Vegas Circle

Ed Pizzarello: The Man Behind the Most Unique Five Guys Ever Built

April 10, 2026·30 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Send us Fan Mail Vegas can make a normal business model look impossible, and that’s why we wanted this conversation. We’re joined by Ed “Pizza” Pizzarello, a longtime Five Guys franchise owner and operator who went from four-diamond hospitality and consulting to helping open the third Five Guys franchise store back in 2002. He tells us what it felt like to bet on a small “cult burger” brand before it had the systems and scale it’s known for today, and what changes when a franchise grows into ...

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