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Caffe Pranzo â€” a very nice 'hole in the wall'

Owner Rick Gratch caught himself calling Caffe Pranzo a "hole in the wall" Italian restaurant, but he's not wrong. It just happens to be a very nice hole in a very nice wall, which is why customers have been coming back to the restaurant for 14 years.

By Greg Elwell | Modified: July 13, 2010 at 1:33 pm | Published: March 16, 2009

Inside Caffe Pranzo, Photo by Ben Pendleton

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Hours
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday
5 to 10 p.m. Saturday
Closed on Sunday

Phone
755-3577

The restaurant is an all-purpose spot for Italian food. Whether you're on a date, talking business or bringing the family, it's a great place to eat.

Pranzo boasts a menu filled with Italian staples. Starters include baked cheese bread, fried calamari and bruschetta. French onion soup is always available, as well as a soup of the day made fresh daily.

Gratch said the veal dishes — including veal picatta, veal parmigiana and veal marsala — are especially popular, as is the selection of grilled seafood. And customers love to eat (and kids love to watch) pizzas made the old-fashioned way — hand-tossed in the air.

Another specialty is the cheesecake, shipped directly from the world-famous Carnegie Deli in New York City.

"It's the best cheesecake there is," Gratch said.

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