Jim and Madeline Spezzano were simple people from humble Italian ancestry.
Dad had three dreams when he was young:”To marry his next door neighbor sweetheart, move to California, and go into business for himself.
“Have a family, stay close to home near her family, and live happily ever after in rural New Jersey.” After serving as an Army Ranger in WWII, Dad went back to New York and married Madeline in1946. He got a job and went to school at night to earn his accounting degree. By 1954, they had two children (Linda & Jim). In 1958, Dad was ready to leave the Big City and go west to accomplish his dreams. Reluctantly, Mom agreed. Dad found a job at Rohr Aircraft in some place called Chula Vista. They found a home near a lemon orchard and settled in.
pancakes late at night while we watched TV.
But they found a building for rent on Broadway and on July 31, 1964 opened their doors for business. Dad never saw the business really do well. He died in 1967 of a massive heart attack . Mom was forced to take over. She had the least experience of all being a little stay-at-home Mom, but necessity and the desire to make a living for herself and her children became paramount, but still she struggled and persisted.
In 1972, both of us, (Jim became the Manager and Linda a waitress) stuck by Mom to make the business work.
Mom died in 2003, but her and our father’s legacy and belief that CONSISTENCY and a GOOD PRODUCT GENEROUSLY GIVEN live on today. They also believed that treating our employees and our customers like they were in our home make the difference.
Join us as we celebrate the dream that Jim and Madeline began so many years ago.