Craft House Pizza is planting its flag in Valley Station, with plans for a 10th location on Valley Station Road expected to bring about 50 jobs to the South End. The expansion marks a milestone for the Louisville-born chain, which has been steadily adding restaurants across the metro since launching in 2022.
According to Louisville Business First, the Valley Station expansion was expected to create about 50 jobs while bringing Craft House Pizza's footprint to 10 locations. The outlet also reported that the company was launching a new spent-grain pizza crust venture alongside the store rollout. The planned address, per the Lexington Herald-Leader, is 5501 Valley Station Road in Louisville.
Four Years of Expansion Near Valley High School
The Herald-Leader reports that Craft House Pizza, which first launched in 2022, was slated to open its 10th location in early November on Valley Station Road, near Valley High School. The same report describes the restaurant's menu as featuring 13 specialty pizzas alongside salads, sandwiches, pastas and appetizers, including a pie simply called the Craft House Pizza.
The chain's ninth Louisville-area location opened in Middletown. That growth has continued a pattern for Craft House Pizza, which previously opened its seventh location near Shelby Park in 2024 — a restaurant the publication noted was the chain's first to offer counter service.
From Hometown Pizza to a New Brand
Craft House Pizza's roots trace back to founder Tom Brown's split from another regional chain. Brown told WLKY that he severed ties with Hometown Pizza in 2021 so he could focus on building Craft House Pizza and Hometown Brewing Co. That pivot set the stage for the rapid string of openings that followed, culminating in the push toward Valley Station.
The Valley Station project adds another location to the chain's Louisville-area footprint, following the Middletown and Shelby Park openings that preceded it. With the new spent-grain crust venture also in the works, Craft House Pizza appears to be betting on both geographic growth and product innovation as it builds out its footprint across the Louisville area.
