A New Pizza King In Town

There is a new sheriff in town, and he goes by the name "Lost Pizza Company".  This restaurant chain was started a few years back by two boys from the Mississippi Delta.  First location is in Indianola, right next door to one of the parent's (Brenda and Thomas Lott) restaurant "Peasoup's ", which is a local icon in its own right.

After branching out with a couple of other locations, the boys have hit the big time with their franchising of their concept.  The chain finally arrived in the Jackson area last year, first with a location in Ridgeland, followed by one in Maywood Mart in Jackson.

On one of my visits to the Ridgeland store, I met a young man named Chris at the counter.  He was from Indianola (I think) and he was training to be the manager at the latest location under construction in Brandon.  We had a nice conversation about Brenda and Thomas and the two boys that started it all.  I promised to come see him in Brandon when they opened.

Well, yesterday, the spousal unit were on our way back home from a Roady trip south, and we decided to stop by their newest location in Brandon. We weren't sure where it was located, but knew it was on Hwy 80.  As we were making out way, in search of Otis (my favorite pie) there it was!  Not hard to find at all, since the parking lot was literally overflowing with cars!

This location has only been open a week. There were so many cars in all the surrounding parking spaces that the Mexican restaurant next door had to have been saying "what the hell?!"  All these cars in the lot, but it ain't rice and beans these people are craving!

Brandon has had two dine in pizza joints for years, a Pizza Hut and a Mazzios, both less than 3 miles down the road.  Those places are old school, and the new "King of Pizza" has arrived!

The restaurant has been so overwhelmed with diners in the first week that they have started assigning you a table before you place your order, to make sure that you have a place to sit.  It works!

We ran into some friends that were there for the first time and we gave them a quick run down.  The first thing to take in is the decor.  The best way to describe it is that it's "old school Delta".  The two boys that started LPC take pride in insuring nothing gets "Lost" in the decorating.  They bring their concept of design to every location, but also include some local feel from the surrounding community.  Even the bathrooms get a touch of "Lost"!

Their primary thing is pizza, of course, but they also have other dishes to compliment their menu.  There is a separate beer bar area with just about any brand you could ask for.

No sooner had we taken our seats, when a young fella walks up to greet and check on us.  We looked at each other, and immediately recognized each other!  It was Chris, from the Ridgeland store!  You could see the excitement in his face.  They have been overwhelmed since the day it opened!

I'll be making a return visit pretty soon, since i didn't have enough time to take in all of the special touches in the decor.  I already have a greeting for them to use when customers enter the building:  "You look Lost! Come on in!"

If you are in the area, please stop by and give them a try, and tell Chris, the that I sent you!