A long-standing, popular Minnesota pizza chain, that’s been operating for more than half a century, has formally shut down after filing for bankruptcy.
Gina Maria’s Pizza, founded in 1975, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on March 26, according to court records, cited by various publications—including the Minneapolis Business Journal and The Street—following the abrupt closure of all its restaurant locations in the Twin Cities area in October, 2025.
A Chapter 7 filing means the company will liquidate its assets rather than attempt to reorganize or reopen.
Abrupt Closures Without Warning
Gina Maria’s Pizza closed its four western Twin Cities locations—Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Edina and Plymouth—in October 2025. Customers and employees were given no warning, and calls to the restaurants gave out an automated message confirming that the locations were permanently closed, according to the Minneapolis Business Journal…