Pietro “Pete” Piegari came through the gates of Ellis Island in 1903 with his family after traveling across the Atlantic from San Gregorio Magno, Italy. They settled in Krebs Oklahoma, a coal-mining community at the time.

After a coal-mining accident at the age of 21, Pete took an interest in growing beer and perfected his own brand called choc® beer. It only seemed natural to start serving up some of his family’s homemade Italian recipes to go with the beer, so in 1925 Pete opened a restaurant in his home “Pete’s Place.” Almost a century later, Pete’s is still going strong and serving the same decadent Italian dishes that have been passed down multi-generations. Keep scrolling to learn more about this historic restaurant in Oklahoma.