Tomaso’s Restaurant, celebrating 45 years in business this year, has been a Cedarburg landmark since 1976 when Ray Thomas bought it from the DiQuardo family. Now retired, Ray’s son, Scott Thomas, and daughter, Nicole Thomas, run the place together with help from family and children, their dependable employees, and occasional help.

The original building that Tomaso’s can be found on Washington Avenue and it has a history. It was built in the late 1880s to house the Roebken & Wittenberg business — with a furniture store on one side and an undertaker on the other.