“Great atmosphere. Great prices. Great food. Great staff. A jewel in Woonsocket” is the way one Facebook poster describes Pomodoro, located just across the border in Rhode Island. Now in its second-generation ownership, previously operated under the name Savini’s, the restaurant first appeared as the Sons of Italy in 1934.

Owned by Roger and Mitch Savini, the restaurant catered to blue-collar workers in the Bellingham-Blackstone-Woonsocket area. Today, thanks to significant renovation, it has a much broader reach. This “re-invention” to Pomodoro, Italian Kitchen Bar & Lounge, has been engineered by the senior Savini’s son-in-law Matt Moylan; his wife, Jill Savini; and the Savinis’ other daughter, Gina. It’s enough to make mom and dad proud.