Lo Sole Mio, a longtime Omaha favourite restaurant, will shut for good in a few weeks.
The long-lasting Italian restaurant’s last day will likely be July 2.
Homeowners Don and Marie Losole listed the restaurant on the market a number of weeks in the past, however no purchaser has been discovered. Each are practically 74 years previous and are desperate to retire.
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“We have now achieved our dream, our objective, our ardour and now it’s time to maneuver on to the subsequent chapter in our lives,” they mentioned in a publish on the restaurant’s Fb web page.
The Losoles additionally mentioned that in current days, points with provides, rising prices and labor shortages have been including to the already irritating enterprise of working a restaurant.
Each of them have been within the restaurant enterprise since they had been 14 years previous and Lo Sole Mio has been at its current location at 3001 S. thirty second Ave. for 30 years.
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They’re the mother and father of six youngsters, however none wish to take over the enterprise.
“As what occurs to most mom-and-pop locations, the mother and father’ ardour is just not the childrens’ ardour and nobody desires to hold on such onerous work,” their Fb assertion mentioned.
They’d deliberate for son Dino to succeed them, however he died in a bike accident in 2013.
The restaurant has hosted various well-known folks over time, particularly in the course of the School World Collection and the Berkshire Hathaway annual assembly. Former Louisiana State College baseball coach Paul Mainieri visited each time his group got here to Omaha and informed reporters it was his favourite place to eat in Omaha.
The couple plan to spend extra time with their 17 grandchildren.
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The ten longest-running eating places in Lincoln
1942: Lee’s Restaurant
Lee’s Restaurant, proven in 2014 when the mascot Pete was welcomed house after being stolen, is Lincoln’s oldest full-service restaurant. It’s positioned at 1940 W. Van Dorn.
1957: Valentino’s
Valentino’s, the second-oldest restaurant, has a number of places in Lincoln. The restaurant chain obtained began on Holdrege in 1957.
1963: Misty’s
Misty’s (the signal for the unique at 6235 Havelock is proven) is Lincoln’s third-oldest restaurant.
1965: Virginia’s Vacationers Cafe
Virginia’s Vacationers Cafe at 3280 Cornhusker Freeway is Lincoln’s fourth-oldest full-service restaurant. On this image, Wealthy “Rob” Robinson eats breakfast at Virginia’s in 2008.
1976: Tico’s
Tico’s, 317 S. seventeenth St., is Lincoln’s fifth-oldest full-service restaurant.
1978: daVinci’s
DaVinci’s has a number of Lincoln places, all serving pizza, pasta and sandwiches. The Knudson household started their restaurant enterprise in Lincoln in 1978 with Pontillo’s Pizzeria downtown. The primary daVinci’s location opened in 1984 on South forty eighth Avenue.
1982: Piezano’s
Piezano’s, 2740 South St., is Lincoln’s sixth-oldest restaurant. On this photograph, Shawn Watters takes down a ticket at Piezano’s on Tremendous Bowl Sunday in 2016.
1984: The Isles
Isles Pub & Pizza, 6232 Havelock Ave., tied for seventh-oldest full-service restaurant in Lincoln.
1984: Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace, 701 N. twenty seventh St., tied for seventh-oldest Lincoln restaurant.
1986: Billy’s
Billy’s Restaurant, 1301 H St., is Lincoln’s ninth-oldest restaurant.
1988: Hello-Manner Diner
Lincoln’s Hello-Manner Diner, 2105 Nebraska 2, has loads of homestyle favorites comparable to meatloaf on the menu. The restaurant opened in 1988.
