"A bottle of red, a bottle of white Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight I'll meet you anytime you want In our Italian restaurant" sings Billy Joel in his epic ballad of nostalgia and disillusionment sprinkled with remnants of hope.

That restaurant could be Luigi's Ristorante & Pizzeria, a comfortably well-worn North Valley family establishment that just celebrated its 20th year. There, gondoliers ply the Grand Canal and Roman gods cavort across endearingly kitschy murals, Sinatra croons and there really is a Luigi, one Luigi Napolitano, who descends from a line of Italian restaurateurs stretching back to New York and across the sea to Italy.

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