A black-and-white photo of a smiling young couple in aprons hangs in the back of one of Fresno’s newest restaurants, Roma Italian Kitchen. The photo is a reminder of the new restaurant owner’s roots. It’s an image of his grandparents, Mike and Angelina DiNuzzo, who started Mike’s Pizzeria, an old-school Italian restaurant at West and Shields avenues that opened in 1962.

The couple would also go on to start the DiNuzzo family in Fresno, who would open multiple Italian restaurants that would become Fresno favorites. Their grandson is hoping his new restaurant becomes one of them. Andrew DiNuzzo opened Roma in June — with some limited help from his 9-year-old daughter Roma, the restaurant’s namesake.