Friday, June 26, 2009

Chamber's June Business-of-the-Month 2009




Selected for the Chamber's June Business-of-the Month was Dalonzo's Restaurant located in the old Home Savings building on Main Street. It is owned and operated by Wellsville native Nick Dalonzo.

Nick has been in the restaurant and pizza business for 12 years now on his own. He says he actually first got interested in preparing good Italian recipes in his mother's kitchen when growing up. He got his first experience in the restaurant business working for his father and uncles just down the street from where he grew up on Commerce St.

Nick opened his first place at the old Dairy Queen location at the intersection of Rt. 45 & Wells Ave. He was there seven years until he moved out on the hill into the old Fairview School building. He was there for four years before coming back to the village to his present location a little over a year ago.

Dalonzo's offers a full menu and specializes in Italian cuisine. You can eat in or order out. Just newly added is a couple of outdoor tables shown above for those that would like to take advantage of this sidewalk dining. Nick has also introduced his new "Calabrese" pizza to his available menu. The difference in his Calabrese pizza is that it is cooked on the oven stone and not in a pan. It gives the thinner crust a little bit of a crunchy feel with your favorite toppings. The new pizza is named in honor of part of his family heritage that came from the Calabrese Region in Italy.

Presenting the plaque to Nick is Chamber President Randy Allmon on the left and Chamber member Brian Wallace to the right.



ole nib


3 comments:

Nick D said...

Hey Nib, I've been to Crestview, but that's about it, lol. Thanks a bunch for the nice story and pics. In about another week, that lighted sign will be up finally, :) Can't take much more of it being empty. Hope this one lasts longer than the first one (1 day). Kinda beefed up the security a bit. Thanks again, Nick D

Anonymous said...

I thought the school off of RT 45 was called Fairview Elementary, but I could be wrong.

************* said...

No, I was wrong. It was Fairview. Up until now Crestview sounded right to me. Even got the wrong school district. The old school in Hillcrest was called Fairview. Got corn fused on the "crest" part of it.

nib