LUIGIS HAS BEEN SERVING THE HUDSON VALLEY SINCE 1987, WITH RESTAURANTS IN STAATSBURG NY, HYDE PARK, AND NOW WAPPINGERS   FALLS.  BUT IT ALL BEGAN IN 1969 WHEN GIUSEPPE AND CARMELINA NARDI MOVED TO THE BRONX NY FROM THE SMALL RUSTIC TOWN OF CAROLEI, IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

YEARS PASSED AS CARMELINA BECAME A MOTHER OF THREE BOYS AND GIUSEPPE SHARPENED HIS CRAFT IN LUIGIS RESTAURANT (NAMED AFTER HIS YOUNGEST SON) IN STAATSBURG AND HYDE PARK NY.  THE FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON FRESH HOMEMADE ITALIAN FAVORITES, PREPARED IN HOUSE BY FAMILY.        

AS TIME WENT ON EACH SON ENJOYED THEIR TIME IN THE RESTAURANT. AS FRANK (THE OLDEST) MOVED ON TO CHARLOTTE NC AND JOSEPH CONTINUED SERVING THE AREA IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD, LUIGIS INTEREST IN THE RESTAURANT GREW.

IN 1997 LUIGI AND HIS PARENTS OPENED LUIGIS GOURMET PIZZA IN HARK PLAZA WAPPINGERS FALLS. THE THREE ALWAYS ENJOYED BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY.  THEY PROVIDED FOOD THAT SHOWED THEY APPRECIATED THE CUSTOMER, BY OFFERING PASTAS AND GOURMET PIZZA THAT WERE DIFFERENT AND ALWAYS CENTERED ON QUALITY.

IN 2006, AFTER 2 YEARS AWAY FROM THE BUSINESS, THE THREE REOPENED UNDER LUIGIS PIZZA AND GRILLE WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FOCUS. WHILE THE MENU STILL FEATURED CLASSIC FAVORITES, SUCH AS HOMEMADE LASAGNA AND CHICKEN PARMIGIANA, THEY WANTED TO OFFER MORE. A WARMER ATMOSPHERE ENCOURAGED A MENU DRIVEN BY A LARGE SELECTION OF ENTREES THAT COULDN’T BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. ALL OF WHICH WERE INSPIRED BY FAMILY RECIPES AND A DESIRE TO GIVE EACH CUSTOMER WHAT THEY WANTED.

TWO YEARS LATER LUIGIS IS PROUD TO OFFER WEEKEND DINNER SPECIALS FOR EAT-IN OR TAKEOUT, AND STARTING IN MAY, BEER AND WINE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING ALL OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND ARE SURE THAT ONCE YOU TRY LUIGIS WE WILL BE YOUR LOCAL FAVORITE.