{"id":225,"date":"2026-02-08T18:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/?p=225"},"modified":"2026-02-08T18:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:50:18","slug":"225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/2026\/02\/08\/225\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Pizza more than just a slice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"225\" class=\"elementor elementor-225\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c14f5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c14f5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e96334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e96334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louis Pizza more than just a slice <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a776ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a776ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0429-res-768x614.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0429-res-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0429-res-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0429-res.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e28a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71e28a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interior of Louis Pizza<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6641f049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6641f049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3884b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c3884b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0442-res-300x240.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0442-res-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0442-res-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0442-res.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572e9c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"572e9c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5365db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5365db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Julia Tahan and Moe Saab\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2beb38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2beb38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The walls at Louis show just how important the restaurant is to the community. They serve as a museum to its own history and accomplishments. Pictures of ex-Mayor Jim Watson enjoying the pizza, a framed letter from the 29<sup>th<\/sup> American Ambassador David Jacobson commending the service and food, and even an original menu from the1960\u2019s, the pricing on this menu highlights just how long Louis has been standing. 60 cents for a steak dinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The building itself has an interesting story as well. \u201cIt was originally a house that my great great uncle louis turned into a restaurant because nothing else was around in Vanier at the time,\u201d said Tahan.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even during the pandemic Louis managed to fight on. The restaurant sold takeaway make your own pizza boxes. The restaurant has a picture of Jim Watson\u2019s tweet showing his ingredient box on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The Louis experience is important to the community and the people who work there. The love for the place is seen in each of the employees and customers faces. \u201cI love being in the restaurant business, especially when it is with my family like this and with how much we take pride in delivering a quality product to the community. It feels really important that this place is here,\u201d said Tahan.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked about what the future of Louis holds Moe Saab laughed and replied \u201chopefully another 65 years.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c536f9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c536f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5371f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b5371f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0439-res-300x240.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0439-res-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0439-res-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/stories.j-proj.com\/foodbeets\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/DSC0439-res.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad61377 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad61377\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f258d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f258d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Louis Pizza front counter\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Pizza more than just a slice Interior of Louis Pizza Julia Tahan and Moe Saab\u00a0 The walls at Louis show just how important the restaurant is to the community. 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