Little Italy Restaurante

08/30/2026

…..when former employees bring their special ones to dinner….warms the heart!!

08/17/2026

1995. Theresa, Carla, Ebet and Alissa. We called them ”The A Team.” They were our core of front of house Bussers and Hostesses all the way through High School. When I say “The A Team” I’m not joking. Theresa was the “ring leader” who brought her friends in to work and if they didn’t, she’d dismiss them in the snap of a finger and find us someone who would do the job to HER expectations without making extra work for those who knew their jobs.
When these girls graduated and went on to their respective colleges they begged Spiros and I to start hiring their replacements so Theresa and the girls could replace them. I have to admit here and now, we were in total denial they’d actually leave us. When they DID, Spiros and I sat at the bar that afternoon in stunned realization (and admittedly some tears) that ….people grow up and leave you for other pursuits.
Theresa became a paediatric surgical nurse, Carla a physical therapist, Ebet and architect and Alissa an engineer.
In the 42 years Ltitle Italy Restaurante has operated we have been privileged to watch our young employees work their way into professions we were proud to watch.
Metropolitan Opera singers turned lawyer, young college students attaining law degrees, teaching certificates earned, nurses, primaries in the IBEW, authors….the list is amazing!
Hospitality affords young people the chance to not only pay tuition and supplement incomes, it teaches responsibility, empathy, loyalty and working with different personalities they will encounter in the real world of LIFE!
I’d love to know how many former employees since 1984 this reaches and what working here meant to you….how it helped you in your professional pursuits….and where you are today.
It’s been an honor, and this year, as every year we find employees go out of state to college or finally secure the job here they wanted that gives them the income and benefits we could not provide….and I always choke back a little tear.
Reach out and ad your story

08/11/2026

August 21-22-23. Friday opens 3pm-9pm Saturday 11am-9pm Sunday 11am-5pm

08/08/2026

What I love about this place is that we have reached a milestone. There is now a THIRD generation getting to know this other “home” on E. 88th.
I can’t tell you all how this makes my heart happy.
Watching young couples my age in 1984 coming in on first dates, then bringing their newborns…and now those newborns coming in with their newborns. These are the things that make a life full, the things that make a community…the things that make memories.
How very grateful I am can’t be quantified.

07/31/2026

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07/30/2026

Have a college student who needs some extra income? An 18 year old hanging around bored but needs gas money? We have the solution! We are hiring for dishwasher, busser/host, hostess and a pizza maker/cook!!
We are loosing personnel to faraway colleges. It's sad to loose such fine and wonderful employees, but we wish them the best in a new and exciting time in their lives.
Please apply in person after 4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays. We don't do "on-line" applications. We'd like them to see the place, meet the staff and allow them to understand that this is a place to have fun, make money and learn how to work with others who enjoy the same!

07/16/2026

07/13/2026

We are now hiring for all positions.
Please feel free to apply IN PERSON Tuesday-Saturday after 4pm

07/09/2026

Late to post but wanted to give a shout out to Drovers Run on Hwy 95 between Culdesac and Lapwai Idaho. Pop in for some good food, REALLY good homemade fries and a cold beer!
Tell Kathy hi from Little Italy in Anchorage!

03/31/2026

Ian Caleb Demello 1984-2026.
Ian came to us as a delivery driver, dishwasher, cook 24 years ago. Here he met and later married our oldest daughter and gave us two beautiful grandchildren.
He was a very talented individual who could build, machine or repair almost anything. He wore his heart on his sleeve, always had his arms available for a warm embrace and could laugh at the drop of a hat.
There was a memorial held in Kenai this last Saturday where all his surviving 9 siblings, his mother, relatives, our family and friends met to remember him.
For those unaware or unable to attend (myself included) we will gather again tomorrow at 2pm at Creekside Church 2201 S Knik Goose Bay Road in Wasilla at 2pm to honor him and his legacy. I hope to see you there. PJ