A Dream Come True: The History of Giacomo's Pizzeria

You may think Giacomo’s Italian Restaurant is just an ordinary family restaurant. Many do not realize that as you are sitting in Giacomo’s Restaurant about to indulge in authentic Italian food, you are really becoming a part of someone’s dream that has been fulfilled and continues to do so.

It all started in Sicily in a small town named Burgio where Giacomo was born. Although, Giacomo had an extreme love and passion for his country, there was always that one desire and dream that he held close to him, which was coming to the United States and building his life and future here.

At the age of Twenty-Three Giacomo decided to turn his dream into a reality, leaving his family and going where he would soon call home, America.

Giacomo arrived in Queens, New York where he stayed with relatives. Within a few years, he started his first business, met his wife and began to build his own family. Thinking that his dream had finally come true, he realized that it was just the beginning. After five years in New York, he was given the opportunity to start a restaurant in Charlotte and become part of Carlo’s Italian Restaurant. Throughout his twenty two years in Charlotte, Giacomo and his partners have had several restaurants. Becoming a part of the restaurant business is where Giacomo’s true passion for cooking and running a restaurant developed.

Beginning a new chapter of the restaurant business, Giacomo and his new partner Salvatore bring you Giacomo’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant. Salvatore, also an immigrant from Napels, Italy came to the United Sates and realized his dream of becoming a restaurant owner in the Kannapolis area (Romano‘s). Joining their talent for the first time, Giacomo and Salvatore are excited about creating this new setting for Italian food lover’s.

While you're sitting in Giacomo’s Italian Restaurant, don’t be alarmed if you hear singing in the kitchen, lots of laughter, or if they remember you by name because that is their way of thanking you for being a part of one of the many blessings that life has brought. For there are three secret ingredients that this restaurant has in which not very many others have, and that is a handful of love, a sprinkle happiness, and slice gratefulness.

Thank you,

Giacomo & Salvatore