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· Founded by STHS alumni in 1977 · No longer family-operated
D’Amico’s Italian Market Cafe
Italian · Rice VillageAbout D’Amico’s Italian Market Cafe
Founded by Damian Mandola in 1977, D’Amico’s was one of Houston’s first Italian market cafes. The restaurant is no longer owned or operated by the Mandola family — it was sold in 1984 and is now independently operated. It remains a Houston institution in the Rice Village area.
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