From Palermo to Route 17
One family, one dream and more than fifty years of feeding the Peninsula.
- 1970
Andrea Luisi moves to the United States from Palermo, Sicily, with his parents and five sisters. He arrives with one plan: open his own Italian restaurant.
- 1973
After three years of hard work, he opens Andrea's Italian Restaurant in the Oyster Point area of Newport News. It soon becomes a family favorite across the Hampton Roads Peninsula.
- Then
Shortly after opening, Andrea meets Lori. They marry and raise a son and a daughter.
- 1997
Andrea and his family expand and move to our current home on Route 17 in York County.
- Today
The family still runs the restaurant the same way, with bread baked daily, pizza tossed by hand and a room that welcomes families.
Part of the family
Casual and friendly is how we've always done it. Bring the kids, watch the pizza fly, and stay for the cannoli.