Founded in 1972, Happy Joes Pizza & Ice Cream is a chain of family-oriented restaurants that maintains locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and North Dakota. The chain s restaurants serve a selection of soups, salads, appetizers, sandwiches, calzones, beverages, pasta dishes and desserts. Its restaurants also offer Mexican pizzas with a variety of toppings, such as taco cheese, fajita-seasoned chicken, black olives and nachos. The chain s restaurants signature dishes include Meatworks, Scrambler and Spicey Joes taco sauce. Happy Joes Pizza & Ice Cream s restaurants provide catering services for private events and birthday parties. In addition, the chain offers delivery, carryout and online ordering services, as well as gift cards of several denominations. It provides online games, jokes and coloring pages. Happy Joes Pizza & Ice Cream s restaurants additionally feature family-fun centers.