Traditional fare at Mama Sanninos in Arvada

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Mama Sanninos is only six years old, but it looks like it's been around forever.

Jimmy Sannino decided to keep the legacy alive, taking the original Sanno family recipes -- "my brothers tweaked them in the later years at 3 Sons," he explains -- and using them when he opened his own restaurant with his wife, Karen. From the start, they set out to create a neighborhood restaurant. "We've become a community gathering place," he says. "I like to call it an Italian Cheers!"

Continue reading Laura Shunk's Mama Sannino's restaurant review.

Photos by Mark Manger

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