LaRosa’s Closes 40-Year Mount Washington Pizzeria, Reopens as Taphouse with Big Ash

The LaRosa’s storefront at 2111 Beechmont Ave in Mount Washington closed for the final time March 1 after more than 40 years of service and will relocate into Big Ash Brewing’s Skytop Pavilion space to reopen as LaRosa’s Taphouse. The move shifts the longtime neighborhood pickup-and-delivery spot into a beer-hall format that pairs LaRosa’s pizza with Big Ash beers.

The new LaRosa’s Taphouse is being built inside Big Ash’s existing Anderson Township/Skytop Pavilion footprint and promises 210 total seats, with a dining room and beer-hall area for 100, an outdoor beer garden with a live-music area, and an enclosed, dog-friendly four-season patio. The site will install 14 big-screen televisions and a self-serve tap system offering Big Ash Brewing craft beers, wine and hard seltzers, converting what Pizzamarketplace described as a small Mount Washington shop into a “beer-hall vibe built for families, big groups and live music nights.”

Timing for the reopening is inconsistent across reports. A December 19 trade preview in Pizzamarketplace said the taphouse targeted a mid- to late-February opening. Local reporting published February 28 by a local TV outlet said the business would reopen in mid-March. CityBeat reported the Mount Washington location closed March 1 and described the new taphouse as “set to open later this month.” Local coverage and Hoodline flagged those differing dates and noted official corporate or brewery channels for the final opening announcement.

Operations details reported as the Mount Washington store closed include a final-day service window of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, and the chain’s assurance that gift cards and Buddy Cards purchased at 2111 Beechmont Ave remain valid at any LaRosa’s in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. CityBeat also noted that the LaRosa’s in Anderson will temporarily deliver into the Mount Washington area while the relocation is underway. Hoodline captured hiring activity through job postings advertising bartender and taproom roles tied to the Beechmont address, suggesting an active operational ramp-up.

Franchise owner Nick Fucito framed the move as continuity rather than an exit, saying, “We’re incredibly thankful to have been such a core part of the Mt. Washington community for so long. While the address is changing, our commitment to our Guests remains unchanged. We’re excited to welcome everyone and give our Guests more of what they love in a bigger, more comfortable space.” Big Ash owners Brian and Stephanie Sanders echoed the community angle; Brian Sanders said, “Our passion for brewing has always been rooted in community. Partnering with LaRosa’s gives us the opportunity to pair our beer with a Cincinnati institution — bringing together great local brews and the flavors families in this community have grown up with, right here in Anderson and Mount Washington.”

LaRosa’s, founded in 1954, operates about 60 pizzerias across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Reporting so far identifies the host site as Big Ash’s Skytop Pavilion; one local summary also lists a Beechmont street number of 5230, which sources say should be confirmed with the companies for precise address and official opening-day details.