Then, as now, success in the food service business is a most demanding taskmaster.
Patrons expect good food and attentive service.
Employees must be trained and motivated to deliver an outstanding dining experience to everyone who walks through the door. For restaurant owners, it means long hours and giving heart and soul to the business. Few people have been more successful at these herculean tasks than Jim Pardini. Three times in the 1990s he was honored as Restaurateur of the Year by the Fresno chapter of the California Restaurant Association. Unlike those who enter food service with big dreams and exit with nightmares, Pardini made the move with eyes wide open.