Straw Hat Pizza is a chain of pizza restaurants founded in 1959 in San Leandro, California.

Charlie Olson and Bill Henderlong founded Straw Hat Pizza in 1959, after working together for a regional chain called Me-N-Ed's.

They named the store after hats worn by employees at their former employer.

[1] At one point there were 230 locations across California and Nevada.

[2] As of February 2024, the company's website lists 28 locations spread across California.