In 1973, a year after The Godfather was released, mobsters were in vogue. Godfather's Pizza took advantage of the timing—it combined the gangster mythos with delicious, thick-crust pies. The eatery's first location in Omaha, Nebraska served the classic combo pizza: pepperoni, sausage, beef, onions, black olives, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.

Today, Godfather's Pizza serves specialties such as the updated Classic Combo and the pineapple- and bacon-covered Super Hawaiian at more than 640 locations. Many are dine-in pizza joints, just like the original, but others are smaller kitchens found inside airports, universities, and safety deposit boxes.