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Benvenuto!
a three-generation Pittsburgh tradition!
Benny and Mary DelPizzo, our grandparents, came to
America from Italy in 1908, bringing with them a love of good food, some
family recipes, and the dream of owning their own business.
They opened a small grocery store at the
corner of Larimar Avenue and Meadow Street in the East End. A few
years later, they changed the business into small restaurant they called
the Meadow Grill. For more than two decades, it was a Pittsburgh
landmark. Customers came from all over for the delicious food,
including sandwiches, pasta dishes, and Pittsburgh's first wood-fired
oven pizza.
Mary and Benny's sons, Dino and Bob, learned the business
from their parents. When the family sold the Meadow
Grill in 1949, Dino and Bob carried the family tradition
into a second generation. With their wives, Josephine
and Gerry, they opened Del's - a tribute to the DelPizzo name - in the heart of
Bloomfield.
Del's kept the old family recipes and
added new ones, prospering as loyal customers recommended the restaurant
to family and friends. But by 1974, Bob and Dino had both passed
away, and our mother Josephine took over the restaurant.
In the late 1980's, it was time for more change. Like
our father, we had learned the business by working with our
parents, and we became the generation of DelPizzos to own and
operate the family restaurant.
Since then, our goal has been to preserve
the best of Del's heritage while also creating new traditions our
customers can enjoy and our children can continue. The menu still
includes the best of our grandparents' recipes - the sauces, the wedding
soup, the brasciole, the marinated carrots, and more - but in addition
it offers the contemporary dishes many people want today.
We've also begun a historical renovation. So far, the
exterior has been rebuilt to reflect Bloomfield's rich
architectural history, and we've expanded and remodeled the
bar in a style that recaptures the feel of our grandparents'
Meadow Grill. The restoration project will continue
for the next several years.
As the third generation of DelPizzos to
offer you fine food, we welcome you! Relax and enjoy your meal - and
know that we look forward to serving you for many years to come.
Buon Appetito!
John DelPizzo
&
Marianne DelPizzo
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