Mex-Itali Restaurant LLC

In the beginning (1968), Bob and Lenora Temple started a pizza shop called La Pizzeria. It was housed in a building on Hill Road that was formerly occupied by a grocery store. Having lived in Texas from 1963-1966, Lenora had acquired a taste and the beginning of a dream … a Mexican restaurant in West Portsmouth, Ohio. In 1969, Mexican food was not well known in the area when La Pizzeria added tacos to their menu. (You could get a taco for .25!) Four years later, the restaurant made its first move to a different location, 1819 Galena Pike. Bob and Lenora decided to change the name of the restaurant to Mex-Itali Inn because a wide variety of Mexican food was incorporated to the mostly Italian menu. In early January, 1983, Mex-Itali Inn acquired the property of its present location (the site of the Old Union Mill). After extensive remodeling changes in 1986 and 1998, Mex-Itali Restaurant has kept one thing the same – serving the highest quality food made from Lenora’s own recipes. Everyone at Mex-Itali will keep the tradition going as it was…..in the beginning.