DeVivo's owner says family-run restaurant doubled in size and added wood-fired pizza

Rob DeVivo, owner of DeVivo's Italian Eatery, Pizzeria and Bakery, said the family-owned restaurant opened in 2013 and serves what he described as "rustic comfort food." DeVivo spoke about the restaurant during a brief presentation at the meeting.

DeVivo said the restaurant draws on his Italian heritage but offers an eclectic menu so it would not be "just the regular Italian restaurant," giving couples and diners a range of options. "We started back in 2013," he said, describing the business as a family operation.

He said the business expanded in the middle of last year and doubled its size. As part of that growth, DeVivo said the bakery's home-baked desserts were broadened and the restaurant added Wood Fire Pizza.

DeVivo described the operation as family-run: he and his wife own the restaurant and their sons, Jacob and Chandler, are involved in the business. He also emphasized staff culture, saying, "if you take great care of your staff, the staff will take care of you." DeVivo credited the community for enabling the restaurant's growth and encouraged people to try it: "If you haven't tried us, come on, check it out."

No formal actions, votes or funding requests were recorded in the transcript of this presentation. The remarks were informational and focused on the restaurant's history, recent expansion and the role of family and staff in operations.