[Vision2020] Gambinos

Tue Mar 13 22:27:38 PDT 2007

Hi Ellen,

I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing the article!

You are absolutely correct:  27 years of wearing the apron and running a
successful mom & pop restaurant is an excellent track record  :-)  My
daughter, however, would disagree that it was time for you to hang up you
apron  :-)  She (as well as we and the other kids & their parents)
thoroughly enjoyed having more than a couple of her birthday parties at
Gambino's, and the last year or two before you sold, she had become addicted
to your calzones.  We've since tried all others that are available locally,
and she's yet to find something that doesn't elicit, "Boy, I sure miss
Gambino's!"

I, of course, have my own fond memories of Gambino's that predate The Child
Years  :-)  Although I didn't realize that you kept things going for so long
after Pops' diagnosis -- that is a real testament to the devotion you two
had to the restaurant and your customers!

You wrote:
" It was a good run."

No, it was an ***excellent*** run  :*-)

Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ellen Roskovich [mailto:gussie443 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:39 PM
To: sslund at roadrunner.com; jeanc38 at gmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Vision2020 : Gambinos

Thanks, Saundra, for digging up the "Biz Bits" regarding Gams.  I missed
that article last year. . . . must have been gallivanting about when it was
published.  Nice to be able to do that now.  : )

After 27 years it was time to hang up my apron, put down the spatula and
walk out the door.  I think 27 years in business is a pretty good track
record. . . especially for a "mom and pop" restaurant in this day and age.

It was fun.  And there's good memories.  Even though Pops was diagnosed with
terminal lung cancer in early 1996, we hung in there and the doors opened
every day. It was a good run.

Ellen A. Roskovich

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	From:  "Saundra Lund" <sslund at roadrunner.com>
	To:  "'JeanC'" <jeanc38 at gmail.com>, "'2020 Vision'"
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
	Subject:  Re: [Vision2020] Vision2020 : Gambinos
	Date:  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:11:57 -0700
	> >From the Moscow-Pullman Daily News:
	>
	>"Biz Bits: Venerable Sixth Street eatery slated for demolition
	>By Murf Raquet
	>Friday, September 15, 2006 - Page Updated at 12:00:00 AM
	>
	>Gambino's had been a student and family hangout for decades.
	>
	>The restaurant hovered on West Sixth Street in the town-gown DMZ
between the
	>University of Idaho and downtown Moscow. It's a great location,
well within
	>walking distance for most customers.
	>
	>Ellen Roskevitch, who owned the business for years with her late
husband,
	>Don, closed the business after she accepted an offer from Larry
Swanger to
	>buy it.
	>
	>Swanger, owner of the Subway franchises in Moscow, Pullman and
Colfax, saw
	>potential in the building.
	>
	>Unfortunately, that's not how it worked out. The building is coming
down.
	>
	>Under city guidelines, the remodeled building would have to be
raised
	>because it is in a flood zone, Swanger said.
	>
	>For Swanger, starting from scratch was the best option.
	>
	>The roof leaked and the building would require a huge cleaning
effort.
	>
	>"I have no patience to worry about drips," he said. "And I don't
want bugs
	>or rodents."
	>
	>Demolition will be in a few weeks after the regulatory hurdles are
overcome.
	>
	>The new brick building will be 4,400 square feet, about twice the
size of
	>the old one.
	>
	>It will seat 160-180 in the dining area. The bar area will have
additional
	>seating for 30.
	>
	>Swanger will stay with Italian-style food - he's keeping some of
the
	>Gambino's favorites - with an emphasis on pizza and the addition of
a salad
	>bar.
	>
	>"Moscow just has industrial pizza places. I can say it because I'm
an
	>industrial sandwich maker," he said. "I want to bring back college
pizza
	>atmosphere."
	>
	>Everything in the building will be new with the exception of a
60-quart
	>Hobart mixer, which is being refurbished in Spokane. All the old
equipment
	>and appointments, including the tile from the roof, was sold at
auction.
	>
	>The new building won't have an open patio.
	>
	>"I want to be able to control the temperature and I don't want to
deal with
	>the fly problem," he said
	>
	>Swanger, a former business teacher, is acting as the general
contractor on
	>the job and will do the finish work himself as he does at the
Subway stores.
	>
	>That explains why the new Subway on the Troy Highway is a little
late in
	>opening.
	>
	>Instead of finishing the work, he has been spending some of his off
time
	>coaching football in Troy.
	>
	>The new business hasn't been officially named yet, but it's getting
close.
	>
	>Even though the old Gambino's name won't hang outside, Swanger
hopes to
	>include some of the old restaurant's memorabilia in the new place.
	>
	>Swanger also owns the old Chevron building on the corner of Third
and Main
	>streets. It's been a guessing game of sorts as to what he'll do
with it.
	>
	>After the new Subway and the un-named Sixth Street restaurant are
up and
	>running, Swanger promises to begin work on the former gas station.
	>
	>"It will be a food place," he said. "Unless someone offers me a
ridiculous
	>amount of money."
	>
	>
	>-----Original Message-----
	>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
	>On Behalf Of JeanC
	>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:04 PM
	>To: 2020 Vision
	>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Vision2020 : Gambinos
	>
	>On 3/13/07, Megan Prusynski <megan at meganpru.com> wrote:
	> > Last I heard, they laid off all the employees (a couple of my
friends
	>worked
	> > there, they weren't too happy needless to say) because it was
bought by a
	> > new owner. The new owner was supposedly going to fix it up and
re-open.
	> > Guess that hasn't happened yet. Hmm... maybe I should buy the
building and
	> > open an organic vegetarian brick-oven pizza joint instead. :)
Mmm...
	> > pizza... something we are seriously lacking in Moscow. :)
	> >
	> > I'd like to see it fixed up, it looks like crap right now.
	> >
	> > peace!
	> > ~megan
	>
	>A little late to buy the building, aparently it is being torn down.
	>Hubby had driven by this morning and saw it was half demolished and
	>called me to see if I could find anything out.
	>
	>The article posted somethign about remodeling, I guess it was
easier
	>to tear it down. Bummer, I have fond memories of many a pizza there
in
	>college.
	>
	>Jean C
	>
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