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DeVito's Restaurant was established in Harrison in 1986 by Jim DeVito.


FOOD as FRESH as it gets


Juliana Goodwin For Living Well


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ARRISON — DeVito’s restaurant in Harrison is “old school,” says Chris DeVito, one of the owners.


At this second-generation, family owned business, the sausages, bread, pasta, meatballs and sauces are made fresh daily by one of the DeVito brothers: Steve, 55; Chris, 54, and Joe, 52.


“We don’t hire kids to do our cooking,” said Steve DeVito. “The owners do it all.”


And in an industry that increasingly serves up prepackaged food, these brothers scoff at the idea. They even craft the desserts. Try the best-selling coconut cream pie, chocolate layered cake, blueberry cheesecake, or chocolate bourbon pecan pie made with real


DEAN CURTIS FOR LIVING WELL A rare golden trout swims at the trout farm. DEAN CURTIS FOR LIVING WELL


A cajun charbroiled trout is one of the featured dishes at DeVito's.


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