About Popolano's
Together with Don and Paula Wright, Jerry and Carol Paliga, Sr. decided to sell their heating and air conditioning business and open the area’s first hometown pizzeria – Popolano’s. The demand for more than just pizza encouraged the founders to expand their menu to include many of their classic Italian family recipes. |
Jerry and Cyndy have continued the tradition of serving their patrons with an excellent choice of high quality foods in a friendly home style atmosphere. Jerry and Cyndy own and manage onsite the affairs of Popolano’s. |
There is a large patio for outdoor dining during the summer months with heaters for the cooler spring and fall nights. The family tradition of great food in an enjoyable atmosphere continues with their expansion. |
We would like to thank our many out of town guests that frequent our establishments from Chicago, South Bend, Munster, Homewood, Calumet City, Lynwood, Portage, Michigan City, Laporte, Merrillville, Hammond, Highland, and even the Lake Michigan campers at the dunes. |
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In 1983, after watching one of his son’s last high school football games, Jerry Paliga, Sr. and several other parents wanted to gather for a pizza and a pitcher of beer. It was then that Jerry realized there was no place to go in Lansing and how his hometown needed such a place for families to enjoy. 
In 2003, Jerry and Cyndy took a leap of faith and acquired an over one hundred year old historical building in downtown Chesterton. They’ve turned it from an old fashioned ice cream parlor to a quaint restaurant full of old world charm including stained glass windows dating back to the Civil War era. 
