For DeFalco’s Italian Deli and Grocery, the third time was a charm. The popular restaurant opened in 1973 at the Old Wagon Wheel Shopping Center and moved 11 years later to the Arizona Design Center at 68th Street and Thomas Road.

But it ultimate lost its lease, and the family landed at their current location in 2000 at 2334 N Scottsdale Road. And that third move “has been the best thing that could happen to us,” said General Manager Anthony DeFalco, who will officially take over the business in another year when his parents retire.