Delicious Italian food, same trusted recipes for 16 years.  Come check out our restaurant, bar, live music, homemade desserts, and full service catering! Balzano’s Italian Kitchen
Past, Present, and Future
For 16 years, Balzano’s has been a staple of the downtown restaurant scene.  Offering delicious Italian food with a variety of services, the business has grown from a small restaurant on East Street to a multi-location restaurant and catering business.  Lucy Hergan and her father, Alphonse Balzano, or “Mr. B” to everyone on Main Street, opened the doors in September of 1998 and let the customers drive the business.  The Balzano’s story has been told many times, but as the days march on, new chapters are always being written.
As Lucy’s food became better known, the demand for catering opened a new venture for the Balzano’s staff.  The business began with trays of food, then small events and parties, and expanded from there.  Now, Lucy continues to serve as the exclusive caterer for the beautiful Rolling Pines Golf and Banquet Facility in Berwick.  The Traditional Afternoon Teas will also continue, hosted at Rolling Pines.
In May of 2012, Balzano’s catering demands left the small kitchen at 208 East Street overwhelmed, and Lucy opted to try expanding yet again.  Balzano’s left its little Italian Kitchen on East Street to open the doors at 112 East Main and settle into a new, bigger home.  Now, the original location provides counter service and delivery in town.  The “new” Balzano’s continues to grow into its identity as a large, metropolitan-like restaurant with a bar, and a great live music scene.

However, yet another new chapter is to be written.  Lucy has decided that with her own family growing, it’s time for the restaurant at 112 E Main Street to take flight under new ownership.  Marissa Scala bought the building and liquor license with her sister, Megan, in 2012.  Together they renovated they building, to restore its natural beauty, while creating the dining room Lucy envisioned as the next step on the journey of her business.  After the loss of Mr. B. in January of 2013, and the birth of her first grandchildren (twins!) just this summer, Lucy said selling Balzano’s Italian Kitchen to Marissa “seemed to be the perfect fit at the perfect time.”  Marissa’s values and visions for the future of the restaurant that Lucy and her dad built together were just what she was looking for.  Keeping the 14-year veteran executive chef, Brandon Stahl, in our kitchen means that Mr. B’s recipes will have the same special touches as they always have. Lucy knows Marissa will keep the spirit of an authentic, family-oriented restaurant, and bring a new and exciting breath into the tradition of good food, warm hospitality, and families and friends together around the table.  
On October 1, 2014, Marissa Scala will officially have become the new owner and operator of the restaurant at 112 East Main Street.  Although most of the original Balzano’s Italian Kitchen menu will remain the same, Marissa plans on bringing new ideas into the area, including: infused oils with a self-serve station, custom Italian seasonal gift baskets with imported cheeses, farm-to-table meats, fresh homemade in-house ravioli and baked goods, an increased wine selection, and much more! Live music will continue to be a part of weekends at Balzano’s, as well as 9-11pm martini happy hours with half-priced appetizers.  Catering will be available for private parties, family-style events in our dining room, off-site, and a refurbished catering hall will be unveiled later this fall in our downstairs room.  Marissa plans to hold a grand re-opening on November 1st with live music, special guests, and new and exciting authentic Italian foods.  Everyone is welcome!