"The stromboli at Tony DiMaggio's Pizza on Monterey Road is a real San Jose gem. So it was heartbreaking - and hunger-inducing - when the restaurant was shut down for nearly a year for repairs following a devastating roof fire in July 2024. Fans checked in on the progress regularly on social media, noticing when the new sign when up last May and hoping for good news."
""This is a very special place to me and my family," he said. "This pizzeria has been so much more than a restaurant. It's been a gathering place, a local landmark and a true testament to the power of a family's dream. The dedication, hard work and passion that the DiMaggio family poured into this business are what made it an institution in this town.""
"That reopening got a proper celebration Thursday with San Jose City Councilmember Bien Doan presented the family with a commendation for its 48 years in business and called the restaurant an "icon in San Jose." Tony DiMaggio Sr. died in 2012, but at 80 years-old Anna DiMaggio still comes in to help out, working alongside Jack's wife, Dimitra, and his brother, Tom."
Tony DiMaggio's Pizza on Monterey Road was shut down for nearly a year following a devastating roof fire in July 2024. The restaurant reopened in June, exactly 11 months after the fire, and longtime customers crowded in, forcing early closures the first three days because the kitchen ran out of food. Jack DiMaggio now runs the pizzeria his parents opened on Dec. 31, 1977, with 80-year-old Anna DiMaggio still helping alongside family. San Jose presented a commendation marking 48 years in business, and signature recipes like Tony's Stromboli remain unchanged.
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