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Finally in 1988, the present restaurant was created
with innovative design elements of mosaic tiles, Morano lights, artistic
murals, blown Venetian glass light with neon, all of which provide a
warm and exciting decor. |
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Melo's has set the standard for over 30 years in Contra Costa
County which continues to offer a menu that stays fresh, helathy and
updated, all the while always remembering their roots and Italian heiratige
where this all began. |
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Melo's actually began in a remote village
in the lush Calabrian hills of Southern Italy. There two brothers, Carmelo
and Gaetano, were raised on simple, rustic meals which incorporated
the best regional ingredients such as pure olive oil, tasty tomatoes,
red hot chilis, wild oregano, flavorful eggplants, hand made pasta and
bread. In this region the cooking was done with love and everyone loved
the cooking. These flavors and traditions were kept in memory by the
brothers as they crossed the Atlantic to their new home in California.
In 1956 they began their first restaurant venture called the "Napoli
Pizzeria" in Vallejo, California. It quickly became incredibly
popular. This popularity was expanded to Contra Costa County where Melo's
Pizza was opened in 1971 in Pleasant Hill.
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In 1981, Gaetano expanded the original "hole in the
wall" in both menu and design. |
