Homemade Italian sausage.
Dine in, carry out, catering.
Serving Kalamazoo since 1984!
You can taste the history in Papa’s Italian Sausage, made from the same Sicilian recipe passed down in the Rizzuto family for over a century, stemming from the Italian seaside village of Caltabellotta. We have been serving up traditional, home-style Italian sausages in Kalamazoo, MI since opening our doors in 1984!
Customer favorites include Papa’s famous sausages, Potato La’ Roma (fried...
In 1983 Carl Rizzuto Jr. test marketed the product at local art fairs, and outdoor events in Kalamazoo Michigan. Watching the faces of the patrons as they bit into the sandwich, Rizzuto knew it was time. In 1984 on a $5,000 loan Papa's Italian Sausage was opened in a small take out location in Parchment, Michigan. Rizzuto brought the family recipe from the basement of his father's home to the...