Tutti Santi Ristorante Italiano by Nina

ADDRESS: 19420 N. 59th Ave., Suite C117, Glendale, in Citadelle Plaza.

PHONE NUMBER: 623-566-1582.

HOURS: 5 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. In October, the restaurant will open at 4 p.m.

OWNER: Leonardo Zacchino.

CUISINE: Italian.

SEATS: 250 inside, private dining room seats 25.

OPEN SINCE: Dec. 5.

WEB SITE: www.tuttisantiristorante.com.

SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE: Homemade ravioli.

POPULAR APPETIZER: Fried calamari with homemade marinara.

POPULAR DINNER ENTREÉ: Ravioli ($15.95); homemade pastas; veal marsala.

POPULAR DESSERT: Tiramisu.

AVAILABLE FOR: Dine in, take out, catering, private parties.

PRICE: Average is $37 per person, Zacchino said.

WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW: The family-owned restaurant has a private dining room, complete with a private kitchen, chef and plasma screen for presentations or slideshows. The room is available for businesses or families to rent for events. The restaurant also offers osso buco in the winter, Zacchino said. This is the fourth location the family has opened, with the others in Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale. The Phoenix restaurant opened in 1996.

UNIQUE TIDBITS: The Glendale location is the only Tutti Santi that makes wood-oven pizzas, Zacchino said. "You see the oven right when you walk in," he said. Franco Cavallaro is a third-generation pizzaiolo and crafts gourmet, authentic Pizza Napoletana. The restaurant is named for Nina, the mother of the family, who created the menu, Zacchino said.

FUTURE PLANS: The restaurant may offer a light lunch menu of pizzas and salads in the future, Zacchino said. "We're waiting for the plaza to be built up and for more traffic to come in," he said.

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