One may be hard pressed to find a pizza lover in Aroostook County who isn’t familiar with Reno’s Family Restaurant.
Opening on Friday, Nov. 13, 1965, and incorporated in 1980, Reno’s does pizza with aplomb.
Of course, pizza isn’t all Nelson and Danny Corriveau — the owners of Reno’s — can dish up for guests of the family-owned restaurant.
The Corriveaus and their staff of seven full-time and 14 part-time employees serve three meals a day, from delicious homemade toast and savory omelets at the crack of dawn to homemade subs and old-fashioned pizza burgers at high noon to whole clam dinners in the evening.
The restaurant is open seven days a week, from 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 6:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Sunday.
Reno’s provides take-out service and full service dining complete with a salad bar and a partially open kitchen, allowing a curious onlooker the opportunity to watch the Reno’s staff prepare all the food that locals enjoy. Like a well-oiled machine, service is fast and courteous without any pretense. The food is as hot, fresh and delicious as it reads on the menu.
“It’s no secret why we have stayed in business in this region,” said Danny Corriveau. “We work hard, we provide quality service and a quality food product.”
It is clear that hard work, service and excellent food are keys to surviving in the food industry, but the Reno’s Family tradition goes beyond the basics.
“Customer service is very important,” Corriveau said. “A satisfied customer will lead to repeat business. We serve many customers two and sometimes three times a day.”
One can always count on seeing not only friends who gather at the restaurant on a regular basis, but also those who have “come home” to visit,” he added. “It certainly isn’t out of the ordinary to hear someone home on vacation say, ‘I can’t wait to have a Reno’s pizza.’”
With the Corriveaus, family is the heart of their business, and “quality and family still count as much today as they did 45 years ago,” Corriveau said.
Coming from the co-owner of Reno’s, that statement makes perfect sense. After all, “family” is the restaurant’s middle name.
For additional information or to place a take-out order, call 496-5331 or 498-8559. Information regarding the restaurant can also be obtained by visiting www.renosfamilyrestaurant.com.
