Scardina Specialties has a new location at 715 E. Locust St. Damien Scardina is the owner. "I got started making sausage with my father," Damien said. "We were making sausage for this gentleman and he told us that we should turn this into a business. We knew in the winter months that we weren't going to survive on just making sausage. So, we brought in sandwiches, and brought in our popular 'take and bake' pizzas."

Scardina Specialties opened up its first location on Chamber Street in Riverwest on Aug. 1, 2012. After a successful nine-year run there, the city condemned the building and gave Damien three days to move out. Damien's business was shut down for 17 months before opening up at their new storefront on Locust Street.