![]() ![]() 18, and the actual last day will be Sunday, Feb. The farewell celebration gets under way after 4 p.m. We have some new items on the menu, some new ideas but we’ll keep the favorites like the pasta, lamb chops and linguine.” “We’re getting everything together over there. “We probably will open in mid-March,” Olgiatti said. The facility is under renovation on Morley Drive near Hall Road and Gratiot Avenue. ![]() The new restaurant, which will be called Mario’s Luigi’s Downtown, will replicate the same Northern Italian menu, dedicated staff and old-world decor from the Mount Clemens location. Leaving will not diminish my fondness for Mount Clemens.” “My business neighbors have been nothing but supportive. “I leave Mount Clemens with a very good feeling,” he said. He credits much of his success to the popularity of the food, including pizza that used a secret recipe developed by his father. In 1995, he opened a 3,800-square-foot building on Macomb Place, in what used to be an alley in the central business district, and the Mount Clemens Luigi’s was off and running. Olgiatti, 68, formerly affiliated with the original and still-open Luigi’s in Harrison Township, has a long history with the Mount Clemens area - first with Mario’s Bakery and later with Broadway Cafe. “We just want to say thank you to all of the people who have supported us here in Mount Clemens since we opened.” “We’re going to have some reduced drink prices and some complimentary hors d’oeuvres,” he said. ![]() Olgiatti has spent the past 16 years not only as the head of one of the city’s best-known eateries, but also as one of the town’s leading ambassadors, someone who is always ready to talk about the good things Mount Clemens has to offer. He plans to open a new Italian restaurant in Clinton Township next month. 18, as he closes Luigi’s Downtown in Mount Clemens the next day. He will host a low-key farewell celebration Saturday, Feb. weekend will be one of endings and beginnings for Mario Olgiatti. ![]()
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