Dedham, Massachusetts · Open daily 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
About Papa Gino's, a New England Pizza Chain
Thin-crust pizza, pastas, subs, salads and baskets, cooked in neighborhood kitchens across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Not a national brand trying to be everywhere.
Papa Gino's is a regional pizza chain rooted in New England, built around thin-crust pizza and a menu of pastas, subs, salads and baskets.
It is a neighborhood chain, and the footprint reflects that. This page covers the regional roots, the menu approach, and the community presence that comes with running restaurants across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the towns in between.
A regional chain, not a national one
Massachusetts is the core market, and the location directory lists more than sixty restaurants across towns like Worcester, Braintree, Dorchester, Taunton and Franklin.
Towns we cook in
The footprint crosses into New Hampshire from there, with stores in Merrimack, Rochester, Concord and the Gilford area. Where a store is listed, its address, hours and ordering options live on the location page.
A green dot marks a town with an open store in the directory. Every row opens the full list, where hours and ordering options are set per restaurant.
The menu philosophy
Thin crust is the anchor. Papa Gino's has built its reputation on it, and the rest of the menu supports that core rather than competing with it. Pastas, subs, salads and baskets exist to round out an order, not to reinvent the restaurant.
The approach is consistent and familiar. A pizza chain that changes its identity every few years does not stay a neighborhood fixture, and this one has not needed to. You can walk in on a Tuesday and order the same pie you ordered last year, which is the point.
What you can order
- Thin-crust pizzas, built on the same dough and the same deck ovens
- Pasta bakes, subs and salads for people ordering beyond the pie
- Baskets and sides that round out a family order
Standalone and co-branded restaurants
The chain runs two kinds of stores. Both belong to the same brand; the difference is how wide the menu runs.
Papa Gino's
The core menu, full attention
A standalone restaurant serves the pizza, pasta, sub, salad and basket lineup. The kitchen is built around one deck, one dough recipe and one service rhythm, which is what keeps a thin crust consistent from store to store.
See the full menu
Service
Dine-in, takeout and delivery
Best for
A weeknight pie near home
A regional chain lives on repeat business, which means the stores have to work for the towns they are in.
Delivery and takeout make the menu accessible on a weeknight. Dine-in keeps the restaurant a place you can actually sit down in.
Serving local neighborhoods
That combination is why location pages matter so much here. The address, hours and ordering options are the practical details that decide whether a store fits your evening.
Before you order
- Check the store's own hours before you drive over — most run 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily, and a location page confirms it.
- Confirm whether the store is standalone or co-branded if someone in your group wants a sandwich instead of a slice.
- Pick up or have it delivered — both run through the same online ordering flow.
A neighborhood chain
Stores sit in the towns they serve, which is why the brand is known by name in Worcester, Taunton or Concord rather than advertised from a distance. Repeat customers keep the dining room full on a Tuesday.
Next step
Open the directory and find the restaurant closest to where you are tonight.
Find a location near youAcross state lines
The move into New Hampshire shows how a regional chain stays relevant beyond its home state. Commuters and travelers moving between Massachusetts and New Hampshire can find a familiar order without planning around it.
The coverage is not uniform, and it is not meant to be. It follows where the customers are, which is how a New England chain grows without pretending to be something larger. If you are driving the route between the two states, the co-branded stores on that corridor are the ones built for a stop with a mixed group.
What stays the same
Thin-crust pizza, a familiar menu, and stores that answer the basic questions quickly. Those are the parts that hold up over time, and they are the parts the brand has kept.
Nothing here is chasing a trend. The goal is a restaurant you can count on for lunch or dinner, in the towns where it operates, year after year. That is also why the about story for papaginos stays short on spectacle and long on the ordinary details: what is on the menu, where the stores are, and when they are open.
Common questions
Short answers to what people ask most before they visit or order. If your question is about one specific restaurant, the location page or the contact form is the faster route.
How long has Papa Gino's been around?
Papa Gino's is an established New England pizza chain with a long-standing regional presence. Specific founding dates are best confirmed through the brand directly.
Which states have Papa Gino's locations?
Massachusetts is the core market with more than sixty locations, and New Hampshire has its own set of stores including Merrimack, Rochester, Concord and the Gilford area.
What makes the menu different from other chains?
Thin-crust pizza is the anchor, with pastas, subs, salads and baskets rounding out the order. Co-branded locations add D'Angelo grilled sandwiches and lobster rolls.
How do I know which store delivers to me?
Pick the restaurant nearest you in the location directory first. Each location page sets out its address, hours and the ordering options that store runs, so the delivery and takeout details come from the store itself rather than a general rule.
Talk to us before you order
Questions about a specific restaurant, a large order, or anything else about the chain go to the team at the Dedham office.
Reach the office
- Papa Gino's, 1100 Providence Highway, Dedham, MA 02026
- +1 781-360-4011
- [email protected]
Hours
Monday – Sunday
11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Individual restaurants may vary. The location page for each store shows its own hours.