Cannova's

Cannova’s was founded in 1921 by Anthony Cannova, a native of Sicily. Originally located at 607 E. Winneshiek in Freeport, it featured a grocery store in the front and a pizzeria-tavern in the rear. After serving in the Pacific in WW II, Anthony’s son Frank returned to run the business and moved it to its present location in 1964. Frank transferred primary control of the restaurant in 1983. Cannova’s continues to make Frank’s original recipes of pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, Italian beef, fresh bread and pizza dough. Today, Frank’s daughter Linda and her husband Patrick run the operation. Pat plays the piano on selected Friday and Saturday nights. He received his B.M. and M.M. in piano from the University of Illinois-Urbana.