Honoring Chef DaVinci
As a young adult in the 1970's, Eissa moved to Lago Di Como, Italy. While there, he fell in love with the Italian way of life and started working as a dishwasher for a pizza shop. The Chef at the pizza shop, DaVinci, became a mentor to Eissa and taught him how to do everything by hand, focusing on quality ingredients and using traditional Italian recipes passed down from gene
ration to generation. From Italy to America
Years later, Eissa, following his heart, moved to America for short-lived love. After about 5 years of living in the states, going to college, and getting an engineering job, he was asked to move to California, where he eventually met his wife. It was here that he would go on to open his first restaurant honoring DaVinci's memory! The Original Three
Eissa's wife's family owned Greek diners throughout California and inspired him to open a restaurant of his own, using the same recipes he was taught during his time in Italy. With that, in 1982, DaVinci's Pizza Café was born. He opened three prominent locations in very high-traffic areas: One next to the Golden Gate Theater, one in Oakland, CA, and another in San Leandro. After running them for over 30 years, Eissa decided to retire. Feeding the Fire
Eissa moved on to retirement in Texas to be closer to his family and grandchildren. Over the last two years, while he and his wife have been enjoying quality time together, the fire was still burning in Elissa's heart for continuing out his life's work - serving the community with quality Italian recipes. Together they decided to open a New DaVinci's Pizza Café and share the best pizza, pasta, and more with the Sugar Land community!
