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22ndCenturyMedia.com holiday guide<br />

22nd century media | November 21, 2<strong>01</strong>8 | 21<br />

Traverso’s humble<br />

from its beginnings<br />

In 1962, with full-time<br />

jobs and small children at<br />

home, John and George<br />

Traverso purchased “Ken<br />

and Dick’s” tavern in<br />

Roseland on Chicago’s<br />

Southeast side.<br />

The opening of that<br />

restaurant, their first fullservice<br />

venture, in 1968,<br />

brought the addition of<br />

“Mama T,” the boy’s mother.<br />

Widowed in 1949 with<br />

four children, Lena worked<br />

in various area Roseland<br />

kitchens, displaying the<br />

skills she learned as a child<br />

in her parents’ hotel in Cesuna,<br />

Italy.<br />

Following six years of<br />

success in Mount Greenwood,<br />

John and George<br />

ventured west, opening<br />

their first self-named restaurant,<br />

Traverso’s, on<br />

Harlem Avenue in Orland<br />

Park. The new restaurant<br />

was met with critical acclaim<br />

and long lines, and<br />

WeekNight Specials<br />

Monday - 1/2 Price<br />

Pasta Night<br />

Spaghetti, mostaccioli,<br />

angel hair, linguini,<br />

shells or baked mostaccioli.<br />

Includes soup or<br />

salad<br />

Tuesday - Family Pizza<br />

Night<br />

40 percent off all pizzas<br />

(excludes parties of 10<br />

or more)<br />

with Mama T running the<br />

kitchen and 21-year-old<br />

Paul Gabriel managing<br />

the large staff, Traverso’s<br />

flourished.<br />

Within a year, the brothers<br />

sold their other two<br />

establishments to concentrate<br />

their efforts in Orland<br />

Park. In fact, by popular<br />

demand, John and George<br />

expanded the restaurant by<br />

Wednesday - Discount<br />

Meal Night<br />

Lasagna, Soup or Salad<br />

$11.95<br />

Full Slab BBQ Ribs<br />

$17.95<br />

Kids Under 10 eat free,<br />

one child per adult (kids<br />

menu only)<br />

Thursday - Winner Winner,<br />

Chicken Dinner!<br />

All Chicken Dinners<br />

$11.95, Includes Soup<br />

or Salad<br />

100 seats, to 300, in 1975,<br />

just one year after their<br />

opening.<br />

Still a strong presence<br />

in Chicago’s south suburbs,<br />

Traverso’s in Orland<br />

Park celebrated 30<br />

years in 2004. And despite<br />

the passing of Mama T<br />

in 1999 — at age 86 —<br />

George, John and manager<br />

Paul continue to oversee a<br />

family tradition more than<br />

40 years in the making.<br />

Where they are today<br />

Dine inside in Traverso’s<br />

traditional Italian dining<br />

room or bar during the<br />

winter months and head<br />

out back to the outdoor<br />

patio and bar during the<br />

warmer months.<br />

Traverso’s patio is one<br />

of the few places you are<br />

permitted to smoke. Have<br />

a cocktail or two and partake<br />

in some entertaining<br />

Karaoke on at 7:30 p.m.<br />

Wednesdays and at 8:30<br />

p.m. Saturdays.<br />

Submitted by Traverso’s<br />

Restaurant, 156<strong>01</strong> S. Harlem<br />

Ave., Orland Park. For more<br />

information, visit traver<br />

sospizza.com or call (708)<br />

532-2220.<br />

PIZZA • COCKTAIL LOUNGE • CASUAL DINING<br />

It’s ourfeeling that thereare twoplacesto<br />

dine whereyou canberelaxed and<br />

comfortableinaninformalatmosphere<br />

—Yourhomeand ours<br />

Welcometoours.<br />

Make your HolidayReservationsnow!<br />

Over 44 years and still bringing<br />

you the very best Italian Cuisine.<br />

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ReceiveaFree<br />

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Thank you to all of our<br />

loyalcustomers foryou support!<br />

TheTraversoFamily<br />

156<strong>01</strong> South HarlemAvenue |OrlandPark<br />

708.532.2220<br />

Open dailyat4pm, SundaysatNoon

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