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New Italian restaurant opening soon in downtown Canton

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CANTON — Paolo Magro of Saranac Lake has a passion for cooking and he’s looking forward to sharing his love of Italian food with the community.

For the past several months, Mr. Magro has been renovating the former Blackbird Cafe, a downtown building at 107 Main St. that will reopen as Little Italy Pizzeria.

The eatery will have seating for 30 and is expected to open in three to four weeks, serving lunch and dinner.

Besides full meals, customers will be able to buy pizza by the slice.

“When I cook, I cook with love,” Mr. Magro said during an interview Thursday. “I thought the location had a lot of potential. The community is nice.”

Mr. Magro said the Canton eatery will be similar to the Little Italy he operates in Saranac Lake which offers 30 kinds of pasta, a variety of pizzas, salad, garlic knots, chicken wings, submarines, desserts, beverages and more.

He also owns Little Italy Pizzeria shops in Potsdam and Tupper Lake. He’s been in the restaurant business since emigrating to the United States in 1984 from Sicily when he was 24 years old.

When the Blackbird Cafe came up for sale, Mr. Magro said he purchased the building from former owner Kenneth Hebb for $180,000. He has been doing much of the renovation work himself, including installing new floor tiling, expanding the size of the kitchen and building a new counter.

“It’s rustic and modern at the same time,” he said. “It’s going to have a relaxed, casual atmosphere.”

The building’s upstairs is being renovated into an apartment.

Mr. Magro plans to run the restaurant when it opens and then hand over the reins to a manager. He expects an estimated 15 full- and part-time employees will work there.

“In the beginning, I will have to train a lot of people,” he said.

Initially, the restaurant will be open Tuesdays through Sundays, but will likely expand to seven days a week at some point.

After the restaurant is up and running, Mr. Magro plans to apply for a beer and wine license.

More information about his Little Italy Pizzeria shops can be found at: www.littleitalypizzeriainc.com.


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