The County has a new spot for authentic Italian cuisine with Mascoto’s Italian Restaurant, located in the former Napoli’s Restaurant building at 6 Center Street in Caribou. Owners Michelle Hanson and Scott Doody are striving for authenticity with Mascoto’s, offering cuisine made with fresh ingredients, friendly staff, large paintings, and Italian music, providing a unique atmosphere for guests.

Hanson, who owns Frederick’s Southside, another local restaurant that landed her a statewide Small Business Administration award in 2016, said she wants people to know that the building is “not what it was before.” She said that she and Doody, who also owns another business — Scott’s HVAC — spent the better part of a year completely renovating the building before opening the new restaurant in early April.