When Middletown residents of Sicilian ancestry want a taste of home, many go out to Avella’s Italian Takeout at 232 Williams St., near Wesleyan University. “It looks just like when I was growing up,” said Rose Scarrozzo, whose grandparents were born in Sicily. “My grandmother used to cook just like this. It looks like home.”
That brings a big smile to the face of Sal Avella, who opened the Italian deli in May, and works seven days a week to bring authentic dishes to Middletown’s many sons and daughters of Sicily — and anyone else who loves great food and the passion it takes to deliver it every day.
