Mama Mia!

From the Startlegram:

Watch out, Domino’s. Fort Worth restaurateur Jordan Scott says the homegrown Mama’s Pizza is on the rise again.

Scott, who inherited the West Berry Street location in Fort Worth from his late godfather, the longtime owner Frank "Chris" Farkas, said he has purchased control of Mama’s franchise rights after a three-year negotiation.

He plans to bring Mama’s pies back to Camp Bowie Boulevard on Aug. 11, in an old Double Dave’s Pizzaworks that’s blocks from Mama’s once-most-popular location, which closed in 2004.

At one time, there were 18 Mama’s Pizza stores — nine owned by Farkas and nine by franchisees. Most fell victim to the 1980s oil crunch, Scott said. Today, Scott operates one of the 18 along with two new ones that he opened. Successors to independent franchisees operate other Mama’s Pizza stores in Plano and Lewisville. Neither of the latter adheres to the original recipe, he said.

After Mama’s returns to Camp Bowie, Scott said he plans to expand by selling franchises beyond his own locations on West Berry, at Interstate 30 and Fielder Road in Arlington, and at Debbie Lane and U.S. 287 in Mansfield.

I used to frequent the Camp Bowie Mama's regularly years ago when I lived in the Metroplex. Glad to see Mama's on it's way back with the original recipe. This ain't Domino's, California Pizza Kitchen or Pizza Hut!