Tops Pizza & Steak House

What Tops Pizza & Steak House does

Tops Pizza & Steak House is a family-owned, single-location casual restaurant based in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 1965 and operating continuously for over 50 years. The venue serves a traditional pizza, pasta, wings, and steak-focused menu, drawing primarily on long-standing proprietary recipes and a multi-generational local customer base. The core offer is straightforward Italian-American casual dining executed in a high-volume, value-oriented format.

The business operates four revenue channels: dine-in service, take-out, third-party delivery via the SkipTheDishes platform, and a catering and private-events line. Customers can order directly through the company's own website or via the delivery aggregator. The company runs a VIPPP loyalty program for repeat customers and has invested in community-engagement programming, including a Stampede Shindig tied to the Calgary Stampede and recurring Tune-Go musical bingo nights. The headcount disclosed on LinkedIn is approximately 6 employees, consistent with a small independent operator rather than a multi-unit chain.

The business model is a traditional independent restaurant P&L: food and beverage sales net of ingredient, labor, and occupancy costs, supplemented by catering and event revenue. There is no franchising, no external funding, and no multi-unit footprint. Revenue is generated almost entirely through in-person transactions, online ordering for pickup/delivery, and event bookings. The operator's strategic posture is incremental — building on an established legacy brand by adding modern convenience channels (delivery aggregator, loyalty program) and event-led foot traffic rather than pursuing growth through new locations or formats.

Name

Tops Pizza & Steak House

Legal name

Tops Pizza & Steakhouse

Website

https://topspizzasouth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tops Pizza & Steak House is a family-owned, single-location casual restaurant in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 1965, serving pizza, pasta, wings, and steak through dine-in, take-out, delivery (SkipTheDishes), catering, and community events for local Calgary diners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAC

Family-Style Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFACAK

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFACAE

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Pizza restaurant
• Casual dining
• Italian cuisine
• Catering services
• Food delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-In Service: Full-service dining with daily specials, happy hour, and regular menu items including pizza, pasta, wings, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and alcohol (beer, wine, cocktails)
2. Take-Out and Pick-Up: Customer orders via phone or online for collection at the restaurant. Online ordering through restaurant's own platform.
3. Delivery: Delivery service available through SkipTheDishes third-party marketplace and potentially direct restaurant delivery during operating hours.
4. Catering and Events: Off-site catering for home or office events, and on-site private event hosting for weddings, corporate events, sports team functions, and family gatherings. Custom menus available. Event venue accommodates 10-100+ guests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tops Pizza & Steak House is a family-owned neighborhood restaurant in southeast Calgary serving handmade pizza, pasta, wings, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and full bar service for dine-in, take-out, and delivery. The restaurant also offers off-site catering, on-site private event hosting for 10-100+ guests, daily food and drink specials, and recurring live entertainment such as Tune-Go musical bingo.

Product overview

Tops Pizza & Steak House is a family-owned restaurant established in 1965 offering a unified dine-in and take-out food service with delivery capabilities. The core products include their Dine-In Menu and Take-Out Menu featuring pizza, pasta, wings, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and entrees, supported by direct delivery and SkipTheDishes integration. Beyond food service, they offer Catering & Events for private functions, Live Entertainment including Tune-Go musical bingo and live musicians, seasonal events like the Stampede Shindig, and a VIPPP loyalty program. The restaurant operates daily with Happy Hour specials and rotating daily deals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Menu Full sit-down dining service offering appetizers, pizza, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, mains, salads, sides, and a full bar with cocktails, beer, and wine for in-restaurant guests at the Fairmount Drive SE location.
• Take-Out Menu Pick-up ordering for the same menu items as dine-in including pizza, pasta, appetizers, mains, salads, and desserts, available via phone or online ordering through the restaurant's own platform.
• Delivery Service Food delivery service operating through the SkipTheDishes third-party marketplace and direct phone orders, with restaurant-based delivery during operating hours (3pm-11pm Monday-Saturday, 3pm-9pm Sunday).
• Catering and Private Events Catering and event hosting service for private functions including corporate events, weddings, sports team gatherings, and family reunions. Offers off-site catering with custom menus and on-site venue space accommodating 10-100+ guests.
• Daily Dine-In Specials Rotating daily food specials including Monday Pasta Night, Tuesday Pizza Night, Wednesday Wing Night, Thursday Margarita Night, Friday Nach-Zzas Night, Saturday Appetizer Discounts, and Sunday Burger Bonanza.
• Happy Hour Daily discounted food and drink specials available 3pm-6pm everyday and Saturday 9pm to close, including VLT (video lottery terminal) gaming service.
• Tune-Go Musical Bingo Recurring musical bingo entertainment event held every Friday night at 7pm where guests guess songs to win prizes, including a monthly Tune-Glow black light party variant.
• Live Entertainment Live music performances featuring local musicians including Doug Taylor and Shae Scully performing acoustic covers of popular songs to create a vibrant dining atmosphere.
• Stampede Shindig Annual Calgary Stampede-themed pop-up bar and carnival food event featuring midway menu items, smash burgers, deep-fried foods, and shooter flights in the lead-up to the Calgary Stampede.
• VIPPP Loyalty Program Very Important Pizza Person Plus email newsletter loyalty program offering exclusive monthly deals and special offers to subscribers.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SkipTheDishesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSkipTheDishes is a third-party food delivery marketplace that lists Tops Pizza for delivery orders. Customers can order Tops Pizza through the SkipTheDishes platform for home delivery, extending the restaurant's reach to customers who prefer aggregator-based food delivery services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Panago Pizza: Western Canada-based pizza chain headquartered in BC with strong delivery and online ordering infrastructure. Comparable to Tops on pizza-focused menu, Calgary market presence, and multi-channel ordering model.
• Domino's Pizza: Global pizza delivery chain with strong digital ordering platform and Calgary market presence. Comparable to Tops on core pizza product, delivery-heavy channel mix, and family-meal positioning.
• Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria: Canadian casual pizza chain serving Neapolitan-style pizzas with dine-in experience. Comparable to Tops on casual pizza-led full-service model with craft pizza positioning across Western Canadian markets.
• Pizza 73: Alberta-founded pizza chain (Edmonton-headquartered) with deep Calgary market penetration, delivery-focused operations and franchise model. Directly comparable on pizza category, Calgary geography, and delivery channel mix.
• Pizza Hut Canada: Major pizza chain with dine-in, take-out, and delivery in Calgary. Directly comparable on pizza hero product and family-meal positioning, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Boston Pizza: Canada's largest casual dining chain, with a pizza-centric menu and full bar service across hundreds of locations including Calgary. Most directly comparable to Tops on pizza-led casual full-service model, dine-in/take-out/delivery mix, and family-oriented positioning.

Others

• SkipTheDishes: Third-party food delivery marketplace and current Tops channel partner. Comparable as an ecosystem/infra enabler whose commission structure directly affects Tops' delivery economics.

Broad incumbents

• Earls Kitchen + Bar: Western Canadian full-service casual dining chain with broad menu, full bar, and Calgary locations. Comparable as a broader incumbent in Calgary casual full-service dining, though pizza is not its hero product.
• Cactus Club Cafe: Canadian upscale-casual dining chain with broad menus, cocktails, and event-hosting capabilities in Calgary. Comparable as a broader casual full-service peer with strong event/catering and bar business.
• Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar: Alberta-based casual dining chain with full menus, full bars, and neighborhood pub positioning. Comparable as a Calgary casual full-service competitor, particularly on neighborhood family-dining and bar-led traffic mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/top
• Instagraminstagram.com/topspizzasouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tops-pizza-&-steak-house

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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