Rosenberg appears to be getting a Marco’s Pizza of its own, and this one is built for taking dinner home. The planned Marco’s Pizza Rosenberg restaurant would occupy 1,450 square feet at 3514 Highway 36 in Rosenberg Shopping Center, with a state filing describing the space as a takeout-only pizza shop.
That puts the next chapter of a pizza business founded by an Italian immigrant in Ohio along a familiar Rosenberg shopping route near I-69/U.S. 59. The footprint is compact. The appeal is easy to picture: a box of pizza headed home after work, with perhaps a little less agreement in the car about whether anyone really needs a side of CheezyBread.
Marco’s already has a presence in nearby Richmond. Its current Texas restaurant directory lists three Richmond locations but none in Rosenberg, and TCM’s review did not establish a previous Rosenberg restaurant. The Highway 36 project therefore appears poised to become the chain’s first location in the city.
Marco’s Pizza Rosenberg puts takeout at the center
The plan starts with a straightforward job: get pizza out the door. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing specifically calls for a “Take-out only pizza shop.” For customers, that points toward meals around their own kitchen tables, game nights and evenings when cooking loses the vote.
Carryout is already part of the broader Marco’s business, alongside delivery and, at some restaurants, dine-in service. Rosenberg’s filing establishes the takeout format, while details such as delivery service and ordering options remain unannounced.
For a sense of what might fill those boxes, the chain’s Pepperoni Magnifico combines traditional pepperoni with its curled Old World Pepperoni, plus romesan seasoning and a garlic-sauce crust. The broader menu also offers CheezyBread: dough baked with the brand’s three-cheese blend and garlic sauce, with pizza sauce and ranch alongside. Those are current chain offerings, rather than a confirmed Rosenberg opening menu, but they offer a useful introduction for anyone who has yet to try Marco’s.
A pizza journey from Italy to the Toledo area
Long before the red Marco’s sign became a familiar sight across the country, Pasquale “Pat” Giammarco was a child moving with his family from Sulmona, Italy, to the United States. He was nine, according to the company’s account. In 1978, he opened the first Marco’s in Oregon, Ohio, in the Toledo area.
The connection to that beginning still turns up in the food. Marco’s credits Giammarco with developing its original sauce recipe, made in stores with imported herbs and spices. The company also says its dough is prepared fresh in each restaurant daily. A chain can expand a long way from its first counter while keeping those kitchen routines central to its identity.
The Marco’s Pizza Rosenberg project would extend a journey that grew gradually beyond northwest Ohio. In a company account marking Marco’s 40th anniversary, Giammarco recalled opening additional restaurants to serve customers who had been traveling long distances for his pizza. By the time the business accelerated its franchise expansion in the mid-2000s, it had more than 120 stores.
Today, Marco’s franchise website reports more than 1,200 locations in the United States and international markets. Rosenberg would add its own small storefront to that much larger story: a neighborhood-scale place to pick up food from a brand with nearly five decades behind it.
A familiar stop along Highway 36
The proposed address places Marco’s inside an established retail center. The Blue Ox Group’s leasing material identifies the property as Rosenberg Shopping Center, along Highway 36 near I-69/U.S. 59, across from the Lowe’s-anchored center and near the Fort Bend County EpiCenter.
That setting gives the takeout plan a practical local frame. Pizza pickup could become another stop along a route residents already use for shopping and errands. The filing does not identify a suite number, so 3514 Highway 36 is the address to watch.
Marco’s Pizza Rosenberg construction points toward 2027
Registered October 5, 2026, the project carries an estimated construction cost of $100,000 for renovation of the 1,450-square-foot space. The filing says the construction is privately funded by the tenant and lists Houston-based Extend Architect, LLC as the design firm.
The filed schedule runs from November 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027. April 1 is an estimated construction-completion date. An opening date has not yet been confirmed.
The property owner is listed as KM Rosenberg IV DST, while the tenant field remains unassigned. The filing does not establish who will operate the franchise.
For now, Rosenberg has an address and a plan for a pizza counter of its own. If the project moves forward as filed, the next milestone for customers will be learning when those first boxes can start heading home.