American Dreamers: Liking the Taste of America

The saga of Long Beach restaurateur Vincenzo Cristiano began in World War II Italy, continued in postwar Germany where he met his wife, Inge, moved to Calgary in Canada's Alberta , and Bogota, Colombia, where ...

[Robert J G Jackson Sr]

Congratulations to the Cristianos for their great success.

[Kity]

Long Beach is indeed fortunate in this regard ~ of all the places in the world, the Cristianos settled here and have graced us with their wonderful Italian food, friendship and family for 50 years!

Affettuosi saluti e congratulazioni e molti più anni!

Bravissimo Cristianos!

[Smile]

What a great story!

[Former Hostess]

Both of my sisters and I worked at Nino's at one point or another during the 70's and 80's. It was and still is a wonderful family neighborhood restaurant. Congratulations to the family for keeping it the same year after year.

The food is delicious and I can personally vouch for the zucchini sticks, the fried motzarella and the amazing lasagna!

[Leslie]

Very touching story--hooray for Long Beach!

[Missing Ninos]

I moved from Long Beach in 1990 and now currently live on the east coast. I have been fortunate enough to have traveled all over Europe and the US, and I have still not found a restaurant that has the atmosphere and wonderful food as Nino's.
I am so glad to here that the Cristiano's are still in business that they have not changed a thing.

[Joey Roberts]

CONGRATS NINOS! I was a waitress at Nino's when I was 17-19 yrs old! The Cristiano's are an AMAZING family and wish only the best for them and many more years of success!:)

[ADP]

Saluti da Grumo Nevano (Napoli).

Angelo De Pompeis
www.grumonevano.net

[I Told You So]

Great story. We need more of these on topix!