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LaRosa's to turn location into taphouse in new building

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December 19, 2025

Cincinnati-based LaRosa's Mount Washington, Ohio, pizzeria is expanding and moving into a former brewery space. The restaurant will re-open as LaRosa's Taphouse, according to a press release.

The taphouse is set to open mid- to late-February. The updated space will be more than double the size of the current Mount Washington pizzeria, featuring a full dining room/beer hall with seating for 100. There will also be an outdoor beer garden with with live music area and enclosed, dog-friendly four-season patio with total seating for 210. There will also be a self-serve tap system offering a wide selection of Big Ash Brewing craft beers, wine and hard seltzers on tap.

"This new Taphouse is all about giving our Guests more of what they already love," Nick Fucito, LaRosa's Mount Washington franchise owner, said in the press release. "While the location may be new, the heart of LaRosa's hasn't changed. We've served Mount Washington for more than four decades, and this expansion and relocation is our way of honoring our loyalty to our Guests. We can't wait to welcome families, friends and even pups into a larger, more comfortable space that still feels like home."

Big Ash Brewing owners Brian and Stephanie Sanders see this as a meaningful opportunity to offer their loyal customers something local and crafted with pride.

"Our passion for brewing has always been rooted in community," Brian Sanders added in the press release. "Partnering with LaRosa's gives us the opportunity to pair our beer with a Cincinnati institution — bringing together great local brews and the flavors families in this community have grown up with, right here in Anderson and Mount Washington."

LaRosa's was founded in 1954 and has 60 pizzerias in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.