Paliotti’s Italian Restaurant is a family owned and operated restaurant located in downtown Abbotsford.  http://www.paliottis.ca/ We serve traditional Italian food, and are known in particular for our amazing pasta. Big and beautiful is the best way to describe Paliotti’s. For over five years we have been considered one of the best restaurants in town, and become a meeting place for the business people in the Fraser Valley and everyone’s special occasion restaurant as well as just going out for dinner. Depending on your mood, you can have a casual or gourmet Italian experience in the downtown core of Abbotsford. We are also known for great food, excellent service, and fair prices for the high quality food and large portions we serve. Paliotti’s has the unique flavor, unbelievable food and classic service that can only come from spending years in the restaurant industry. The Paliotti family invites you to visit our restaurant today, we love this business and are passionate about cooking the finest Italian food!

Our History:

All Legends start somewhere; Our Family History in restaurants started in Montreal, in the 60’s. My dad, mom and Uncle Joe, after working a few years at Dominion Food Stores they decided to buy their first restaurant. It was located outside of Montreal in Chomedey Laval, It was called Labelle Pizzeria. I was only a kid then but, when I went to the restaurant, I would remember people saying that they loved the food. The kitchen was in the front; we had a big bellied pizza chef from Naples, Italy, the chef and the rest of the staff and family would be throwing pizza dough in the air (showing off). The phones were ringing off the hook. We had our family and staff working very hard, but also having a lot of fun together.

At thirteen years old, my cousin John and I started washing dishes. I remember stacking the dishes as high as we possibly could and my Dad freaking out and afraid that the dishes would fall and break. It was a lot of work but a lot of fooling around (very fun).

After mastering the dishwashing, we were promoted to the front kitchen where me (Joe) plus my cousin (John), were cooking pasta, steaks, salads and learning how to make pizzas. It wasn’t too long before I was throwing pizza dough in the air just like the chef from Naples.

When I was sixteen my Dad wanted to go to Italy, he gathered up the whole family and off we went. We purchased a restaurant and worked it for two years. I was in love with Italy, never wanted to come back but again he wanted a change and off we went back to Montreal.

Dad bought this pizza restaurant in west Montreal, after school I worked many hours with my family and staff. When I finished school I knew that the restaurant business was for me, I thought of other careers, but realized that the restaurant business was in my blood and my life.

I went to Vancouver on vacation a few times, I was already married with two kids and discovered that BC was a great place to live.

I moved to BC, I looked everywhere for a restaurant. I finally found one, a hamburger drive inn in Maple Ridge on Dewdney Trunk Road.

The idea we had was to make the food taste great, and have good service. The people would love it there, and they did. It took a lot of hard work from all of us, for many years. It has paid off because after 30 plus years we are still counting the years and cooking together as a family.