Less than three months after an arson fire closed Palermo in San Jose, the restaurant’s owners and staff welcomed back their devoted customers Tuesday with hugs, handshakes and plenty of Sicilian favorites.
The Cusimanos — Diane and husband Renato — bought this iconic space, the former Paradiso’s Deli, in 2016 from longtime owner Tony Paradiso, who had served this cannery district for 50 years. They opened it a year later as Palermo. Soon after, they started transforming the parking lot into patio seating, long before the pandemic made alfresco dining a must.
Most of the seating areas were untouched by the flames Sept. 4. The two-alarm blaze damaged the front porch and the first room of the interior and melted the power lines that run across Auzerais Avenue, knocking out power.
The impact on the kitchen and the rest of the interior was limited to smoke damage, Diane Cusimano said at the time, adding that they were grateful the San Jose Fire Department crews knocked down the fire so quickly.
And now, the Cusimanos say they have much more to to be thankful for this holiday. “We are giving thanks to all of our staff returning to work with us. We are are thankful that we were able to reopen so soon, and we are blessed with community support. Our clientele returned and expressed their happiness for our reopening,” Diane said.
Details: Open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (closed Thanksgiving) at 791 Auzerais Ave., San Jose; https://palermosj.com
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