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Mama’s Famous Pizza & Heroes

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The restaurant first opened on Long Island in New York in 1979 before making its way to Tucson. The family had strong ties to Tucson and move to the Old Pueblo to be closer to their parents, which then led to opening their very first Mama's Famous Pizza & Heroes near the University of Arizona in 1981.

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