The owner of Amici Ristorante in Niles, Sarah Zimmerman, announced a pending closing date of mid-April. She said she is ready to retire after running the restaurant for 37 years. Zimmerman grew up …
Amici ristorante at 7620 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, is slated to close in mid-April, according to the owner. A Greek restaurant owned by Chef Jimmy Bannos Jr. is planning to open. Richard Requena/Pioneer PressThe Italian-born owner of Amici Ristorante in Niles, Sarah Maranto Zimmerman, said the restaurant is closing after a 37-year run in Niles. She said she is ready to retire, but her sons might be interested in keeping the legacy alive elsewhere.
Zimmerman said she and her family moved to the United States from Cefalù and her parents opened Villa D’Oro pizzeria on Chicago’s Northwest Side in 1965. There, she and her siblings learned the ropes to run the restaurant. She said four of her five siblings also own restaurants. . ” ]. Zimmerman said Amici was “] the second business in Niles to receive a liquor license, and it still holds that license.
“It’s very bittersweet,” said Zimmerman. She said the restaurant was not closing because it was doing poorly but because she was tired. Mary McGovern, a manager for nine years at Amici, used to work at a restaurant owned by Zimmerman’s brother before coming to Amici. “They’ve been great to me,” she said, speaking of Zimmerman’s family. “It was a fun place to work.”
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