It was 1940 when Frank Grandinetti met Thelma Balzano.
Frank was a handsome Sicilian vendor of fruit and vegetables
in the manufacturing area of lower downtown Denver.
Thelma worked on the second floor of a garment manufacturer.
One day when Thelma leaned out of her window to flirt with
the handsome vendor, Frank tossed her an apple.
Their romance was nurtured by food and fun that eventually
blossomed into the family's restaurant, Pagliacci's.
For lovers of Italian food, the rest is history.

  For 59 years and five generations
  Pagliacci's has been the place for
  our family to learn about business
  and hard work. Tony Mancinelli
  (Below) is from the fifth generation
  and is working as a weekend
  busboy to develop his work ethics.

For the past 57 years Pagliacci's has
been the place to be seen.

    

"The world renowned Minestrone
soup and seven layer lasagna are
the best I have ever had in the US!"
                Bob Gonzales
                Yucatan Technology Inc.