Holly Springs’ Only Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza

Named the Best Deep-Dish Pizza in North Carolina by The Washington Post

Welcome to Acme Pizza Co., where we craft the most authentic Chicago-style pizza this side of the Windy City. Holly Springs readers have voted us Best Pizza every year since 2014, and in 2026 added Best Appetizer for our garlic knots, Best Lunch and Best Takeout. Yelp ranked us #22 in the country for Chicago-style pizza, the only North Carolina restaurant on the list. From our signature sauce to our homemade dressings and dough, every recipe is original, ensuring that every pizza is a masterpiece. Step into Acme Pizza Co. and experience the true taste of Chicago right here in our community.

ABOUT THE OWNERS

JP and Gwynne met working in a Chicago style pizza restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area, in 1989. They fell in love and were married in 1995. 

 Over the years they found they loved to make and serve pizza so much they wanted to open their own restaurant. That was when the idea of ACME was born. 

 They searched for the perfect place in which to open their restaurant, and also raise their three boys. After much research, In 2013 they decided on Holly Springs North Carolina. Although they didn’t know anyone in Holly Springs or in North Carolina, they piled their three small boys into their mini-van and drove across the country to make their dream come true. 

 Today ACME Pizza Co. has won “Best Pizza in Holly Springs” from community vote in Suburban Living Holly Springs Magazine every year since 2014. They have appeared in Triangle Business Journal, The News and Observer, Raleigh-based TV show “My Carolina” and been named Best Deep Dish in NC by the Washington Post.