DiCicco's Italian Restaurant

The overview

Red sauce and family recipes since 1956

DiCicco's has served red-sauce Italian comfort food to Fresno families since 1956, when the DiCicco family opened their first restaurant in the valley. Generations have grown up on its minestrone, ravioli, chicken parmigiana, and thick-crust pizzas served in big, welcoming dining rooms.

Now a Central Valley fixture with several locations, DiCicco's remains the definition of a family Italian restaurant here — the place for birthdays, team dinners, and Sunday plates of pasta.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. DiCicco's Italian Restaurant cleared every one.

✓Years in operation. Operating in Fresno since 1956 — 69 years of continuous business.
✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Fresno.
✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Fresno has kept DiCicco's Italian Restaurant busy for 69 years.
✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Fresno regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
✓Recognition in the local community. Named best family Italian restaurant in Fresno for 2025 for nearly seventy years of family-recipe pasta and pizza in the Valley.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Family Italian Restaurant in Fresno Fresno, CA · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Location2221 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93711

In business since1956

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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about DiCicco's Italian Restaurant — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name: DiCicco's Italian Restaurant
Category: Restaurant
Founded: 1956, Fresno, CA
Location: Fresno, CA
Centurion Award: Best Family Italian Restaurant in Fresno — 2025
Record last verified: July 2026

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This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after DiCicco's Italian Restaurant cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is DiCicco's Italian Restaurant?

A Fresno family Italian restaurant since 1956, where the red sauce recipes have passed through generations.

Is DiCicco's Italian Restaurant award-winning?

Yes — DiCicco's Italian Restaurant is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Family Italian Restaurant in Fresno, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best family Italian restaurant in Fresno for 2025 for nearly seventy years of family-recipe pasta and pizza in the Valley.

Where is DiCicco's Italian Restaurant?

DiCicco's Italian Restaurant is in Fresno, CA.