ST. LOUIS — The last remaining branch of Pi Pizzeria has closed in the city’s Central West End as the business looks for a buyer.
The restaurant, at 400 North Euclid Avenue, previously had locations in the Delmar Loop, downtown, Kirkwood and Washington, D.C., but all have since closed.
The pizza joint’s closure is, in part, a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and a 2022 building fire that shuttered nearby eateries such as Salt+Smoke, Mission Taco Joint and Ranoush, according to , which first reported the news.
Pi opened in 2008. Later that year, then-Sen. Barack Obama ate the restaurant’s signature deep-dish pizza during a campaign stop in 50¶È»ÒÊÓƵ and enjoyed it so much that he invited Pi to serve pizza in the White House in 2009.
The restaurant served both deep dish and thin crust specialty pizzas, in addition to salads, desserts and appetizers.
Pi is the latest beloved 50¶È»ÒÊÓƵ restaurant to announce closures in recent weeks, including Spencer’s Grill in Kirkwood, Bulrush near Midtown and The Taco & Ice Cream Joint on Cherokee Street.