New Lucano's Pizza Opens in Palos Heights
The pizza restaurant is brand new in town but already has drawn a crowd.
Palos Heights' newest pizza place has launched with a bang. Lucano's Pizza opened for business Tuesday to a surprising response from the community, said owner Alex Dreznes. He said business that first day far exceed what they expected. "We turned the "Open" sign off, it was so busy," Dreznes said. Lucano's feature item is their thin crust pizza. Dreznes said they got their training and has worked as a franchisee with Barraco's Pizza since 2006, operating locations Lisle and Crest Hill. In June, they broke off from the big chain and rebranded to Lucano's. Join the conversation. Friend Palos Patch on Facebook and sign up for the daily email newsletter! The newly independent operation then started looking for the chance to move to the south …
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ann cuvala
8:54 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I've lived in Palos for 24 years. Barraco's has been a favorite for all of them, not to say I haven't ordered from other area pizza/Italian restaurants. I have, and I've enjoyed the experience for different reasons, including Caprio's. In the short time Lucano's has been opened in Palos, I've ordered pizza's for a party, ordered from the catering menu for a graduation party, and several Friday …   more ›