Which Colorado restaurant chain trademarked the name Colorado mountain pie? Beau Jo’s.
Beau Jo’s, a Colorado pizza chain, trademarked “Colorado mountain pie,” an alternate name for its Colorado-style pizza. The style began after Chip Bair purchased the Beau Jo’s restaurant in Idaho Springs in 1973 and developed a distinctive regional pie intended to stand apart from standard pizza forms.
The defining crust is thick and braided, often made with whole-wheat flour and honey. Beau Jo’s piles on substantial sauce, cheese, and toppings, sells the pizza by weight, and traditionally serves honey alongside it for dipping the crust. The sweet-savory combination is part of the style’s identity rather than an incidental garnish.
Other restaurants may serve thick crusts or offer honey with pizza, but the trademarked name is associated with Beau Jo’s. That is why the chain—not Donatos, Pizza Ranch, or Mellow Mushroom—is the canonical answer. The name describes a branded Colorado specialty, not a general category covering every mountain-themed pizza.