Our History

It was 1979 when Louise Tambascio opened the doors to "My Place Luncheonette". The Restaurant occupied on of the store fronts in the plaza that pre-dated what is now the "Big Y" shopping mall in Newtown. Louise and her friendly staff soon had one of the most popular breakfast and lunch establishments in Newtown.

In 1989 her sons John and Mark took an adjacent store to start a New York-style pizzeria in combination with a provincial Italian cuisine dinners. Their thin crust pizza and freshly prepared entrees soon placed them in a position to merge with their mom's business in 1992. Down came the walls separating the two restaurants and My Place began serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, seven days a week.

When the Big Y came to town in 1998, the Tambascios relocated their operations to the renovated building fronting Queen Street that had long served as Newtown's post office, before that facility moved to Commerce Road.

After extensive renovations, under the watchful eyes of matriarch Louise, this upscale and unique family restaurant was ready to serve their loyal patrons of Newtown and surrounding areas once again.