Luigi’s is a local Akron place that you have to go to at least once. It’s a great Italian place that has been in Akron for almost 60 years, which I know, because there was a newspaper article at the table we sat at that said that Luigi’s had been around for 36 years, and the article was dated 1985. Most of the other tables have Funky Winkerbean comics, since apparently the animator for that newspaper comic strip is a local guy who has a Luigi’s in his comic strip that is supposed to be the same.

Renee had never been there, so it was nice to have a chance to take her there. You can’t do it too often, because even though it’s great to go there it’s a bit pricey. She enjoyed the food and so did I. They have these little touches that make the place so good. Like the parmesan cheese is really shredded parmesan cheese, not that dry powder stuff. They have the red pepper shakers. The food is just incredible. Get the cheese on the salad. It’s not good for you, but it’s so good.

What is even more bizarre about this place is that I used to live right down the street from it and I never even knew about the place until Leonard took me there one night. It’s weird how much of Akron I missed out on the first time I lived in Akron.

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