Mister C's Steak House was a landmark Italian restaurant located at 5319 North 30th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. After operating for almost 55 years, the restaurant closed September 30, 2007. The mayor of Omaha and Omaha City Council declared September 18, 2007, "Mister C and Mary Caniglia Day" in honor of the owners' service to the city through the restaurant. The North Omaha Commercial Club also honored them.[1]
Sebastiano "Yano" Caniglia's family came to Little Italy, south of downtown Omaha, Nebraska, from Carlentini, Sicily, in the early 1900s. In 1946, after working in the family bakery for several years, Caniglia pooled his money together with his four brothers to transform the family bakery business into Caniglia's Pizzeria. In 1953 Sebastiano Caniglia left the family business to buy a drive-in in North Omaha. It was called Caniglia's Royal Boy Drive-In, but Caniglia started adding sit-down seating in the 1950s and closed the drive-in portion in 1970. In 1971 he renamed the restaurant "Mister C's", which became his nickname, too. It was always a family partnership, with his wife Mary and their children, Larry, Tom, and David who all worked in the restaurant at one time.
The other Caniglia brothers went on to open several successful restaurants, as well. Ventures included a range of styles and price points, from the Palazzo Italiano at 84th and West Center, Lou Caniglia’s Steak House & Little Luigi’s Tower of Pizza at 88th and Maple, to "The Top of The World" at the Woodmen Tower and Piccolo Pete’s Restaurant on South 20th Street. In 1988 Mister C's was cited by an industry magazine as one of the USA's leading independent restaurants within its income bracket of $6 to $7 million in annual sales.[2]
The restaurant and its owners were widely regarded as important contributors to the local community; it was a gathering place for students and their families from Omaha North High School, a place of weddings and parties. Mary Caniglia said that Mister C's would close in the fall of 2007, and that she and her husband would retire then.[3]
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Described as a "required place to visit" in Omaha by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,[4] the restaurant was regarded highly for its Italian cuisine and ambiance.[5] Features of the restaurant included holiday lights throughout the main dining area, a 3-D panorama (that now resides at The Durham Museum) featuring local notables and the Piazza di Maria an outdoor Italian themed courtyard.[6] Many items were made available for public purchase before the building would be razed. Mister C's property was purchased by White Lotus Group in 2013. A new five-story, 113,000-square-foot mixed-use building called "30 Metro" now stands in place of the beloved Mister C's restaurant. 30 Metro features 110 affordable apartment units, a Charles Drew health clinic, a T-Mobile and there is still 3,000 square feet of commercial space available. [7]
mister, confused, with, steak, house, landmark, italian, restaurant, located, 5319, north, 30th, street, north, omaha, nebraska, after, operating, almost, years, restaurant, closed, september, 2007, mayor, omaha, omaha, city, council, declared, september, 2007. Not to be confused with Mr C or C Mister C s Steak House was a landmark Italian restaurant located at 5319 North 30th Street in North Omaha Nebraska After operating for almost 55 years the restaurant closed September 30 2007 The mayor of Omaha and Omaha City Council declared September 18 2007 Mister C and Mary Caniglia Day in honor of the owners service to the city through the restaurant The North Omaha Commercial Club also honored them 1 Mister C s SteakhouseMister C s front entrance on N 30th St Restaurant informationEstablished1953Owner s Yano and Mary CanigliaFood typeSouthern ItalianStreet address5319 North 30th StreetCityOmahaStateNebraskaPostal ZIP Code68111CountryUSAOther informationClosed in 2007Websitewww wbr mistercs wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Food and environment 3 Current 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp 1953 Royal Boy Drive InSebastiano Yano Caniglia s family came to Little Italy south of downtown Omaha Nebraska from Carlentini Sicily in the early 1900s In 1946 after working in the family bakery for several years Caniglia pooled his money together with his four brothers to transform the family bakery business into Caniglia s Pizzeria In 1953 Sebastiano Caniglia left the family business to buy a drive in in North Omaha It was called Caniglia s Royal Boy Drive In but Caniglia started adding sit down seating in the 1950s and closed the drive in portion in 1970 In 1971 he renamed the restaurant Mister C s which became his nickname too It was always a family partnership with his wife Mary and their children Larry Tom and David who all worked in the restaurant at one time The other Caniglia brothers went on to open several successful restaurants as well Ventures included a range of styles and price points from the Palazzo Italiano at 84th and West Center Lou Caniglia s Steak House amp Little Luigi s Tower of Pizza at 88th and Maple to The Top of The World at the Woodmen Tower and Piccolo Pete s Restaurant on South 20th Street In 1988 Mister C s was cited by an industry magazine as one of the USA s leading independent restaurants within its income bracket of 6 to 7 million in annual sales 2 The restaurant and its owners were widely regarded as important contributors to the local community it was a gathering place for students and their families from Omaha North High School a place of weddings and parties Mary Caniglia said that Mister C s would close in the fall of 2007 and that she and her husband would retire then 3 Food and environment edit nbsp nbsp Piazza di Maria nbsp 30 MetroDescribed as a required place to visit in Omaha by the Fort Worth Star Telegram 4 the restaurant was regarded highly for its Italian cuisine and ambiance 5 Features of the restaurant included holiday lights throughout the main dining area a 3 D panorama that now resides at The Durham Museum featuring local notables and the Piazza di Maria an outdoor Italian themed courtyard 6 Many items were made available for public purchase before the building would be razed Mister C s property was purchased by White Lotus Group in 2013 A new five story 113 000 square foot mixed use building called 30 Metro now stands in place of the beloved Mister C s restaurant 30 Metro features 110 affordable apartment units a Charles Drew health clinic a T Mobile and there is still 3 000 square feet of commercial space available 7 Current edit nbsp Mister C s spaghetti sauce 33 ounces nbsp Mister C s Italian Dressing 16 ounceFrom 1988 to present Mister C s has produced its famous spaghetti sauce and Italian dressing dba Mister C s Wholesale Foods Incorporated See also editCuisine in Omaha List of Italian restaurantsExternal links editMister C s website A History of Mr C s Restaurant in North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory com References edit Aksamit N Mister C s prepares to close its doors permanent dead link Omaha World Herald September 25 2007 Retrieved 8 16 08 The nation s leading top volume independent restaurants Nation s Restaurant News January 25 1988 Kelly M 2006 Mister C s Will Close Its Doors Next Year Omaha World Herald Friday 24 November 2006 Herrin R Postcard from the road Fort Worth Star Telegram June 27 2005 Retrieved 8 16 08 Mister C s Gastronomic Fight Club Retrieved 8 16 08 Preserving the Sights of Mr C s WOWT Retrieved 8 16 08 Aksamit N Dining Notes Piece of Mister C s is yours for a price permanent dead link Omaha World Herald September 21 2007 Retrieved 8 16 08 41 18 27 N 95 57 22 W 41 30750 N 95 95611 W 41 30750 95 95611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mister C 27s amp oldid 1176980638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
