Italian Restaurant Case Study

When looking for a tasty, affordable Italian restaurant that has an unique atmosphere, I would recommend going to Rigazzi’s on the Hill. Rigazzi’s is located on the corner of Daggett Ave. and Boardman St., on the Hill in St. Louis,MO. The Italian restaurant open its doors in 1957. Lou Aiazzi and John Rignti opened Rigazzi’s with the envision that Rigazzi’s would be the place where every customers are treated like old friends. They came up with Rigazzi’s, which loosely translates to friends. To this day, the Aiazzi family still runs the oldest family friendly restaurant on the Hill.

During the decision making of the restaurant, Aiazzi and Rignti wanted to combine Northern Italian food and American food. Rigazzi’s is known for their flavorful toasted ravioli, classic St. Louis style pizza, and their Frozen Fishbowls. After John Rignti ended the partnership with Lou Aiazzi, Aiazzi family took full responsibility for the restaurant. The Old School Italian restaurant is just what it seems like. When you go to Rigazzi’s you do not have to dress up. Red checkered long tables, is the style of Rigazzi’s. With old pictures, pictures from the St.Louis Cardinals to the first owners, gives the

My family is Italian, so we are biased to Italian food. However, we still fall in love with the informal old pizza diner all over. We made reservations, since we had a party of 15. I recommend that you make reservations if you have a party of more than five. When we first got there, we all ordered drinks. I ordered a Shirley Temple, one of my favorite things. Next we order about 6 orders of toasted raviolis. Yes we love our raviolis. We also ordered stuffed artichokes. For our entrees, I ordered a Meat Lover Pizza. My sister and I shared a large pizza, and we still had some left over. The server was great and punctual to make sure we were okay. Overall I love Rigazzi’s and will be going back