Marias Italian Kitchen

Marias Italian Kitchens often remind guests of the casual, sometimes boisterous, neighborhood eateries of another era. Each Marias Italian Kitchen is a direct descendant of the Alfano familys take-out kitchen that Maria Alfano opened in 1975. Growing up in Hoboken New Jersey, Maria learned all the delicious nuances of Napolitano family recipes, soups, dressings, pasta dishes and other regional Italian foods from her mother, Luisa, who was born in Naples, Italy. She must have learned her lessons well because that first Marias Italian Kitchen was a huge success. In 1985, Marias daughter, Madelyn Alfano followed in her footsteps and opened the first table-service Marias Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oaks. Madelyn ultimately expanded the successful concept to nine more locations, and still personally supervises the kitchens and oversees all the restaurants. Each one carries on the Alfano tradition of warmhearted service, painstaking attention to detail, and a commitment to using only th...