Welcome to La Gazzetta Italiana

During my early years , Manners Big Boy and Tasty Burger were the “ biggies ” in our town ’ s fast food business . Tasty Burger was my favorite for several reasons ; the burger , fries and rings were good , the price was right ( coffee was 5 cents ), and owners , Carl , Ed and Mike Napoli were Italians whose family came from Cosenza , Calabria .

They must have been doing something right . They owned 13 counter-service spots , mostly downtown on Euclid Ave . but , they had one on the west side on Clifton ( that was across the river for us east siders ). The brothers worked day and night managing and grilling . Sadly , the family lost Carl in a traffic accident during a storm when he was transporting a waitress to a downtown location .

Tasty Burgers were small shops and had bar stools great for spinning while waiting for your order . The Napoli ’ s had so much business they opened drive-ins / car hops which they named El Dorado . They had full service dining rooms and every night they offered nightly specials like chicken , shrimp and steak . But , the signature deal was always the burger , fries and rings .

Of course , when one had some extra bucks there were plenty of extra places to go like Quagliata ’ s White House , Tre Scalini , Spaghetti House , Frankie & Johnnies on the Hill , Rondini ’ s in East Cleveland , Cavoli ’ s on the west side , and Caminati ’ s at Shaker Square .

Paul Sciria , Managing Editor

Take out a subscription to La Gazzetta Italiana ! It ' s a great gift idea ... Sign up today at www . LaGazzettaItaliana . com .... Share with family and friends !

Jennifer Spitalieri Ben Lariccia Serena Scaiola Anne Robichaud

www . LaGazzettaItaliana . com Computer Tablet

Margie Miklas David Occhionero Joanna Fedeli

Smart Phone

LA GAZZETTA ITALIANA | JULY 20163