![]() ![]() In sticking with the 50’s theme, their restaurants have 4 themed dining rooms for families to enjoy the diner, the family room, the Starlite room, and the gymnasium. Through hard work, enormous dedication, and an emphatic dream, America’s Incredible Pizza Company was born. Their goal was to give loving families a place to be together and lose themselves in a carefree world of pure fun. ![]() They decided to recreate that atmosphere for families today. Rick and Cheryl had both grown up in the 1950s and really enjoyed that era and the family values that came out of that time period. Against the odds, the couple was accepted for the loan. After visiting several banks in the area with no avail at receiving the loan they needed, they visited one last bank. They decided to part ways with their business in Texas and moved to Springfield, Missouri to pursue a new concept. Not everyone agreed with their vision of a 40,000 square foot restaurant with pizza, games, rides, and activities. It was a great hit and next they wanted to add rides and activities to this concept. ![]() Soon after, a hole was knocked into the wall and they added a game room with 10-15 games. Rick attended a pizza show every year and after stumbling upon a video game convention, he got the grand idea to add games to his pizza restaurants. They married and moved to Victoria, Texas where they owned 12 pizza restaurants and had 5 children. Rick and Cheryl Barsness, founders of Incredible Pizza Company, met at Cheryl’s first job in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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