Houma restauranteur opens Pirates Pizzeria downtown

Colin Campo, Houma Courier-Thibodaux Daily Comet
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Shiver me timbers, a pizza joint opens next week in downtown Houma. It's currently offering takeout.

Pirate's Pizzeria, at 7726 Main St. on the main strip of downtown Houma, is turning out pizza in the old Samurai Dragon building. Through June 1, the pizzeria is only fulfilling take out orders. On Monday, June 3, the restaurant opens full swing. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Thursdays through Saturdays it will stay open later to fulfill those midnight munchies, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Pirate's Pizzeria owner Bryan Bunn standing behind the bar of Pirate's Pizzeria, May 29. It is currently doing takeout, May 30, and opens for dine in on Monday, June 3.
Pirate's Pizzeria owner Bryan Bunn standing behind the bar of Pirate's Pizzeria, May 29. It is currently doing takeout, May 30, and opens for dine in on Monday, June 3.

While there are muskets, boarding axes, a portrait of Jean Lafitte and plans for a porthole cannon, owner Bryan Bunn said he has no special affinity for swashbucklers.

"That I can't explain, but hey, everyone likes pirates," he said.

Asked if the Louisiana pirate Lafitte was an inspiration for the restaurant's name, Bunn said, "No, but he looks cool in a portrait."

Cooks Kevin Williams and Alden Duplechin play Pac Man on arcades at Pirate's Pizzeria, May 29. The restaurant is currently doing takeout but opens to dine in on June 3.
Cooks Kevin Williams and Alden Duplechin play Pac Man on arcades at Pirate's Pizzeria, May 29. The restaurant is currently doing takeout but opens to dine in on June 3.

Pizzas range from 9 inches to 16 inches, with prices from $11.99 to $18.99. Orders can be placed in person or by phone at (985) 746 - 5085.

The restaurant has multiple games to pass the time. Kegs from the Bayou Terrebonne Distillers have been converted into arcade games, offering Pac Man, Donkey Kong and other classics, with no quarters needed. There is a 150-inch multiplex flatscreen TV, a pool table, dart board and plans to include a Guitar Hero set up for customers to rock out while they fill their pizza hankering.

A mushroom pizza from Pirate's Pizzeria, May 29. Pirate's Pizzeria is currently doing takeout, May 30, and opens for dine in on Monday, June 3.
A mushroom pizza from Pirate's Pizzeria, May 29. Pirate's Pizzeria is currently doing takeout, May 30, and opens for dine in on Monday, June 3.

Bunn also owns Lumiere Houma, another restaurant at 7913 W Main St., and said he chose to open the pizza place to add variety to the area. Bunn, like other downtown business owners, hopes for a revitalized strip that accommodates foot traffic and brings back the city feel to Houma.

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"Downtown is the heart of our parish, and commerce has moved away from downtown," Bunn said. "So if we can create more destinations downtown for people to enjoy, maybe they'll come down and see parts of the city that they may never have seen."

There are plans in the works for Terrebonne Parish to exchange a road with DOTD for Main Street and then to convert the road into a single lane. Read more here: https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2022/07/11/houma-change-aims-make-downtown-more-accommodating-visitors/7820993001/

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