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Zeppoli and from his family's history — his great-grandparents emigrated from Sicily to the United States — to create the menu. The dinner menu was served only
Wednesday through Sunday, but the cafe was open seven days a week. The restaurant received praise for its salads. As is typical for restaurants in Philadelphia, the restaurant was
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Res Ipsa's storefront was previously occupied by the kitchen of an adjacent restaurant. When the owners of ReAnimator Coffee. Mark Corpus and Mark
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Sicilian dinner menu was primarily seafood and pasta-focused. Michael Vincent Ferreri, the executive chef, drew from his professional experience at Italian restaurant
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