About
On April 12, 1956, Mamma and Papa Di Cicco and
their four sons opened the original Di Cicco’s
Italian Restaurant. Papa would go in early every
morning to bake fresh bread and prepare from
scratch the spaghetti sauce, minestrone soup and
everything else needed for theday. The four young
brothers, Nicola, Alberto, Frank and Roberto
(better known as the “Four Sons of Italy”) would
open the doors seven days a week. As they
tirelessly worked together, singing Italian songs
and tossing pizza’s in the air, Di Cicco’s quickly
became known as the place for great Italian food,
fun, and atmosphere.
The same 1956 Ford Panel Truck that took all of
them back and forth to work also served as their
first pizza delivery vehicle. 47 years later, Di
Cicco’s is still delivering a full menu of
delicious Italian food to customers homes and
offices 7 days a week, and is still known as the
place for great family dining. Through the years
the menu has expanded along with the number of
restaurants. As the family continued to grow
larger, more locations were opened. Today there
are 19 locations in California, 12 of which are in
Fresno.
Clovis, Madera, Sanger, Hanford, Visalia, San Jose
are the other California sites. The first out-of-
state location has been opened in Colorado. Many
different family members now own and operate the
individual locations.
While each location may differ, reflecting the
specialties of that owner, all stores continue to
strive to serve fresh and delicious Italian food,
just like Papa & Mamma taught them!