Long before they purchased and took over the business in April 2022, Mama Mead’s Pizzeria was Carol Sandoval and Laura Baker’s favorite pizza place. It was located up the street from their house in Longmont, and they had fallen in love with the restaurant and its New York-style pizza. When they found out that the business was struggling after the COVID-19 pandemic, they half-jokingly offered to buy the restaurant and take it over. But what started as a joke became reality when then-owners decided to sell — they accepted Sandoval and Baker’s offer and asked them to take over the business.
Now, it’s Sandoval and Baker’s “fun job.” The pair also own a residential and commercial cleaning services company called Baker Sandoval Cleaning — but what they love most is pizza.
“I’ve had dreams about pizza, and then I’d walk into work the next day and say ‘Let’s make it,’” Sandoval said…