Paliani's Restaurant & Pizzeria
A Slice of Home for Everyone
Happy 45th Anniversary to us!!!
Paliani’s was established in 1965 by my Uncle Angelo & Aunt Mary Paliani. Like many local Italian family restaurants in the Genesee County area, its start up came around from the assistance of my father John Bufalini. My dad originally started with a small pizza location on Saginaw Street in 1958 called Napoli’s. A few years later he closed that and built a trio of restaurants eventually selling two to partners. Over the years, he also helped many family members and friends establish their own pizzerias. Many of these restaurants are still around and thriving today. Paliani’s is one of those restaurants... I guess you can say "pizza runs in my blood"
My name is Marina, I grew up a local girl with Paliani's not only being family because its a true reflection of my heritage - but because it was my first real job, and along with the rest of the Burton community something that I grew up with and it always felt like home. I returned to Michigan in 2007 to buy the restaurant from my cousin Phil. He ran it for nearly 30 years, and when he was ready to sell, I couldn't imagine anyone but family running it. As you may have noticed A LOT of things have changed in the surrounding area, businesses have come and gone, however we remain a strong neighborhood landmark. It is 'home' to so many people in the area. My goal is to keep our loyal customer base growing all the time with those stable regular customers continuing to bring in their children, and their grandchildren for a bit of nostalgia and experience the great food they grew up with. Even moving away from the area doesn’t deter the continued patronage. If customers no longer live in Burton, when visiting - coming ‘home’ includes dining at Paliani’s.
Even though we are a strong standing landmark - we have managed to change with the times. You'll notice that we've remodeled the front entrance way with a rustic brick, added Beer, Wine & Liquor to serve with your meal - and the separated dining sides include a 50 inch plasma on one side for football, hockey or baseball games with the other side offering a more quiet dining area - but it's all a non-smoking restaurant and we still maintain the homestyle Italian feel. We also have a new logo - you'll notice that all of us sport the 'three guidos' on our jackets and shirts. It is a concept that my mom and I designed for our Paliani Family Reunion several years back...we even added a new slogan - Mangia e statti zitto (shut up and eat) But believe me - we only say it in the most loving way. We are inviting all patrons to 'become guido's' - by joining we'll send on special deals for your birthday - just like you're part of the family!
Don't forget - on Friday and Sunday afternoons hop in for a taste of our afternoon buffet. It includes antipasto salad, pastas, breadsticks and pizzas.
Thanks so much for including us in your lives for the past 45 years - we look forward to keeping you in our 'family' for a long time!
~Marina
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