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Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint is a fast casual restaurant chain focused on pizzas, salads and paninis with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

The first Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint opened in 2009 in the Toco Hills neighborhood in the Briarcliff community near Atlanta. In 2011, the company began franchising opened its first two franchise locations - one in the community of Woodstock, north of Atlanta, the other in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2012, five more franchised locations opened. As of July 2013, an additional nine franchised locations have opened. Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint currently has 16 units open in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. Future announced expansion includes units in Texas, Virginia and North Dakota. Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint was created and founded by Matt Andrew, who was a founder and former president of the Moe's Southwest Grill chain of tex-mex restaurants. Andrew's founded Integrity Brands LLC to act as the parent company and franchisor of the Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint concept. The Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint menu is focused on made-to-order pizzas designed by the customer in a model similar to Subway, Chipotle or Moe's. Customers choose from three different types of crust, six different types of sauce and more than 40 toppings. The personal sized pizza is created while the customer watches and is cooked in a fast-bake oven for approximately six minutes. Other items on the menu include salads, paninis, garlic breadsticks, and breaded eggplant. Desserts and sodas, as well as beer and wine, are available as well. Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint is known for its gluten-free offerings and the strict policies employees follow to avoid cross contamination while preparing a gluten-free order.