The first franchise was granted to the Fireside Restaurant in Berwyn Heights, Maryland, in 1979.

There are now over 100 restaurants in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, New York City and Washington, D.C.[1] Ledo Pizza is rectangular in shape and is known for its very thin crust, sweet sauce, thick pepperoni (one per slice; optional), and smoked provolone cheese.

In 2006 the Ledo chain sued the Marcos family claiming that they illegally used the Ledo name and trademark to sell food, resulting in a financial loss..[2] In September 2009, the Marcos family announced that the original Ledo restaurant would be moving a few miles from its original location to downtown College Park.

[citation needed] The College Park restaurant closed in November 2020 and reopened a year later as a Ledo franchise location.

[4][5] In February 2024, Ledo Pizza reached a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Baltimore Orioles.