Isn’t that always the case? Geraci’s waits 63 years to open its second restaurant and the next thing you know… The family behind the legendary Italian restaurant, which opened its original spot in University Heights (2266 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., 216-371-5643) in 1956, and its second location last year in Pepper Pike (29425 Chagrin Blvd., 216-831-1595), will open restaurant number three on July 2, which just so happens to be its 64th birthday. This one will be located in Mayfield Village, in the former home of Tommy V’s Pastaria (6687 Wilson Mills Rd.), which recently closed after nine years. 

"This gives us the perfect triangle of the East Side,” says owner Gregory Spoth. Tommy V’s was more along the lines of a classic pizza parlor, where a handful of dine-in guests, but largely carry-out customers, enjoyed pizza by the slice, salads, subs, sandwiches, pizzas and a handful of pasta dishes. That streamlined approach to Italian food suits the Geraci family just fine, adds Spoth.