Mister C's

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Mister C's Steakhouse

Mister C's Steak House is a landmark restaurant at 30th and Fort Streets in North Omaha, Nebraska. After operating for almost 55 years, the restaurant is to close by fall 2007.

[edit] About

Sebastiano Caniglia's family came to Little Italy, south of downtown Omaha, Nebraska, from Carlentini, Sicily in the early 1900s. In 1946, after working in Rosario's Bakery for several years, Caniglia pooled his money together with his four brothers to transform the family bakery business into Caniglia's Pizzeria.

In 1953 Sebastiano Caniglia left the family business to buy a drive-in in North Omaha. Initially called Caniglia's Royal Boy Drive-In, Caniglia closed the drive-in in 1970, and by 1971 adopted the moniker "Mister C".

The other Caniglia brothers went on to open several successful restaurants, as well. Some of these ventures included the Palazzo Italiano at 84th and West Center, Lou Caniglia’s Steak House & Little Luigi’s Tower of Pizza at 88th and Maple, "The Top of The World" at the Woodman Tower and Piccolo Pete’s Restaurant on South 20th Street.

Widely regarded as an important contributor to the local community, especially North High, Mary Caniglia reports that Mister C's will close in the fall of 2007, and that she and her husband will retire then.^[1]