IARIA'S HISTORY

1911, Pete (Pietro) Iaria & his wife Antonia Sgro came to Ellis Island from Roccoforte, Italy (located in the Region of Calabria, Southern Italy)
Pete & Antonia started out in West Virginia in the coal mining industry
They migrated with their 8 children to Indianapolis in 1913, where they purchased a home at 317 S. Noble Street (College Av. Today)
Their original home is where the dining room sits today
Pete & Antonia took in borders and fed workers from G & J Rubber Plant located across the street, this is how the tradition began
In 1916, they opened Pete Iaria's Italian Grocery Store, which is on the site where the bar is today
Iaria's spaghetti sauce was sold in the restaurant from day one and is Antonia's original recipe, it is still what a tops our pasta today
In 1933, Pete & Antonia, sons Matthew & Rocky, and daughter Pasqualina Iaria Piccione gave birth to Pete Iaria's Restaurant
In 1940, Noble Street became College Avenue
In 1949, Pete turned over the restaurant to son Matthew (Mate) and his wife Santina Bondi Iaria, they vowed to continue the tradition of fine Italian food, good service, & immaculate surroundings
In 1992, the third generation of restaurant owners was born when Mate decided it was time to pass it on to his son Nick
Nick, his wife Kathleen and his daughters Santina & Gina ran the restaurant and continued service to customers until the summer of 2003
In September of 2003, Nick sold the restaurant to his brother Matthew's children and nephew, the fourth generation
The fourth generation family members are keeping the tradition alive today