Published February 10, 2023, in my The Bold Italic column:
I’ve been dining at Joe’s sister, Original Joe’s Westlake, under prior owners for the last two decades. Bruno Scatena opened Joe’s of Westlake in 1956, which was eventually run by his daughter, Melinda Scatena, who worked there since she was 14 years old, selling it as she ran into health problems. My husband, Dan “The Renaissance Man,” and I adored it in those years and it was perpetually packed as if it were the hottest new restaurant.
Article Here: https://medium.com/@virginiamiller_29308/red-sauce-italian-legend-south-of-sf-original-joes-westlake-24517fee20ba