minnesota united states 1993 founder joe baier number of locations 8 downtown minneapolis uptown minneapolis duluth minnesota hopkins minnesota richfield minnesota roseville minnesota seward minneapolis saint paul minnesota website pizzaluce.com pizza luc lu t e is a pizzeria franchise in minnesota founded in 1993 and based in the minneapolis saint paul area . contents 1 history 2 culture 3 references 4 external links history edit one of the restaurant s vegan pizzas pizza luc owner joe baier worked in pizza delivery until the pizzeria he worked at closed in 1992 . having worked for years in the industry baier decided to open a new pizza restaurant named pizza luc which opened in 1993 in downtown minneapolis . it was not initially profitable and in 1995 scott nelson who had worked previously alongside baier as a pizza deliverer was hired as the pizzeria s general manager helped ensure that the restaurant became profitable . 1 the pizzeria includes gluten free and vegan items on its menu . 2 pizza luc has since expanded to six locations in the minneapolis saint paul area and one in duluth . 3 in 2010 the pizzeria began offering online ordering and within a year over 20 % of its delivery orders were placed via the internet . 4 luc was named 2011 s restaurant of the year by the minnesota restaurant association . 5 culture edit pizza luc is noted for allowing employees to have visible tattoos and body piercings contrary to the policies of other employers in the area . its employee handbooks states pizza luc encourages freedom of expression and therefore has few restrictions about hair styles piercings and tattoos . 1 in august 1999 it was reported that all 70 employees had some sort of body art . scott nelson owner of the pizza luc in downtown minneapolis commented everyone who works here has a tattoo or piercings and i find them to be more loyal to you . i ve had straight workers and they don t last very long . i m letting them express themselves and i get it back tenfold . 6 due to pizza luc s practice of allowing workers to return to their jobs after touring with their bands their employees have included band members from groups such as cadillac blindside and clair de lune as well as jesse johnson and joshua cain from motion city soundtrack . 7 since 2003 pizza luc has hosted an annual block party in minneapolis on the corner of lyndale avenue and 32nd street featuring artists such as brother ali and p.o.s. 8 the 2012 block party was cancelled and the organizers are seeking a larger venue for future years . 9 10 in 2013 the block party was moved to the downtown minneapolis warehouse district location . references edit a b pizza luc employee s handbook pdf . pizza luc . 2010 . pp. 3 17 . pizza luc . pizza today . 27 7 12 64 65 . 2009 . lawler christa january 22 2009 . luce s pesto benedict is dripping with happiness . duluth news tribune . butler cherryh a. july 14 2011 . small chains get online with online ordering . pizza marketplace . top 100 movers & shakers no. 55 pizza luce . pizza marketplace . october 10 2012 . tevlin jon august 6 1999 . body art uninspiring in today s job market ; the trend is prompting employers to set appearance guidelines . star tribune . retrieved 3 november 2012 . simon leslie 2009 . wish you were here an essential guide to your favorite music scenes from punk to indie and everything in between 1st ed . . new york harper . pp. 235 236 . isbn 978 0 06 157371 2 . swensson andrea august 10 2011 . pizza luce block party 2011 set times . city pages . swensson andrea april 12 2012 . pizza luce block party canceled for 2012 . . 89.3 the current . pizza luc block party cancelled looking for new locale . cbs minnesota . april 13 2012 . external links edit official website of pizza luc pizza luc block party website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pizza luc & oldid 742693034 categories pizzerias in the united statesrestaurants established in 1993restaurants in minnesota1993 establishments in minnesotahidden categories minnesota articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 06 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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