Meet the Family

Sam D’Angelo Sr.
Sam D’Angelo was born on March 19, 1931 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a veteran of the Korean War and an engineer by trade. Upon meeting his beautiful wife in Fort Wayne, he moved to Cleveland. He worked at Terex/GM as an engineer for 34 years and retired in 1990. He is instrumental in making Casa D’Angelo and D’Angelo’s into fine restaurants. He still works at the Macedonia location.

Josephine D’Angelo
Josephine was born in February 26, 1933 in Cleveland. Her travels to Fort Wayne to visit family members were important to her as she met her husband, Sam, there. Josephine and Sam were married and moved to Cleveland to start a family. Together, they have four children, Paul, Lee Ann, Sammy and Jimmy. Josephine also worked as a bookkeeper and retired in 1986. She too is an important part of the success of Casa D’Angelo’s and D’Angelo’s.

Paul D’Angelo
Paul was born on September 12, 1957. He currently operates D’Angelo’s in Twinsburg with his wife, Donna, whom he has been married to since 1984. Paul and Donna met in West Virginia while he was traveling as a professional musician. The couple has three children, Alieshia, Allison and Paul Jr.. Allison is a hostess while Paul Jr. works as a cook at the Twinsburg location. The family resides in Hudson. Paul has also trained in the martial arts and has a 3rd degree black belt.

Lee Ann D'Angelo
Lee Ann D'Angelo, the only daughter is married to LTC Gary Ramsdell. They have 5 beautiful children and two granddaughters. Phillip, Bradley, Laura, Jessica and Jennifer. Their Son Bradley is married to Carrie Davis and are parents to Gary and Lee Ann's twin granddaughters Makalin and Alyssia. Being a military family they have lived and worked all over the world.

Salvator (Sam) D’Angelo Jr.
Born on May 10, 1963, Sam loves to cook! He got his start as a chef with Yours Truly Restaurant. Sam has worked at all the Casa D’Angelo restaurants. He currently focuses his time between the Mentor and Twinsburg locations. Sam resides in Sagamore Hills and is a football and movie fanatic.

Jimmy D’Angelo (Jimmy D.)
Jimmy is the baby of the family. He was born on May 18, 1965. Jimmy definitely has a passion for the restaurant business. He began his career working for Yours Truly in 1982. He currently oversees operations at the Macedonia and Mentor locations. He has been married to Brenda, an accountant, since August 1991. The couple reside in Solon. They have two daughters, Sarah and Angelica. Both girls work for the family restaurant in addition to attending college full time. Jimmy D. loves to be on the move. He is very handy and enjoys remodeling and fixing things.

Donna D’Angelo
Donna currently operates D’Angelo’s with her husband, Paul. Donna has been in the restaurant business for more than 27 years. The couple has been married for more than 21 years. They moved back to Cleveland from Los Angeles to help open the first Casa D’Angelo’s in 1987. Donna was the interior decorator for each restaurant.

Almost Like Family

These individuals have been with Casa D’Angelo’s for many years. They are like family:

- Monica Penko, Owner, Mentor
- Lucy Zona, Manager, Macedonia, 19 years
- Tammy Brown, Manager, 19 years
- Chris Dunning, Part-time server (and school teacher), Macedonia, 19 years
- Josephine Augusta, 19 years
- Joey Iannaggi, Head Chef, Twinsburg, 14 years
- Dan Bean, Chef, Macedonia, 13 years
- Shawn Gilbertson, Chef, Macedonia, 13 years
- Dan Waldron (Waldo), Twinsburg, 11 years
- Steve Moremile Macedonia & Twinsburg,11 years
- Denise Abramczyk, Server, Mentor, 10 years
- Jacky Kazmierczak, 8 years
- Kimmy DePew, 11 years
- Chari Bracht, 11 years

Your Dining Experience

The D’Angelo’s have been together in business for over 19 years. A lot of hard work and dedication have been devoted to this family operated business.

When dining at any of the three locations, you are certainly treated like a guest of the family. We are proud of our Italian heritage. We strive to provide you with the best Italian feast you have ever indulged in!