“I would say that we are classic American-Italian comfort food,” Cannell said and then she added, “and pizza. That’s comfort food, too.” Customers would say that Cannell is right on all accounts. Pizza is comfort food, the atmosphere at the restaurant located just south of the Jackson County Courthouse is welcoming and the pasta is pure comfort. She said her goal is to keep it that way.

Cannell, who grew up in the restaurant business – her father was one of the original owners of Carbondale’s Tres Hombres – bought the restaurant in 2019 from Pete and Stephana Galati who opened the restaurant about 15 years ago. She worked closely with the Galatis for a few months. “I have tweaked a few things, but I have tried to stay true to the restaurant they started,” she said.