Our History

MR AND MRS MIKE "DUFFY" ASSELTA

OWNERS OF "DUFFINETTIS"

The Asselta family established themselves in the restaurant business in 1947,
and this is the history of our restaurant experience:

1947 - Garden State Restaurant - Davis & Pacific, Wildwood

1959 - Garden State Restaurant - Taylor & Pacific, Wildwood

1963 - Duffy's on the Lake, Wildwood Crest

1964 - Asselta's Italian Villa - Heather & New Jersey, Wildwood
Asselta's Restaurant in the Pan American Motel, Wildwood Crest

1965 - Duffinetti's - Duffy and Mary Asselta built this restaurant in Wildwood Crest

1978 - Sold Duffinetti's to daughter, Trish, your proprietor!

1978 - During the winter months, Duffinetti's took on a whole new look. Our dining room turned in to a nursery school where children three to five years of age arrived to learn at Sleepy Hollow Learning Center

1994 - Our daughter, Allison, started her herb garden creating great improvements to our menu. Now we can boast not only "homemade," but also "home grown." Taste the difference!

1999 - The next generation, David, Allison and grand-daughter, Madison Rose, return to continue the Asselta family heritage

2003 - Mama Asselta, at age 89, returns to make the pastas - somehow everything seems to taste better

SHE IS NOW 95 AND STILL GOING STRONG GOD BLESS MAMA ASSElTA

2005 - Duffinetti's closes after 57 years in business. Thanks for the memories!
 

Michael "Duffy Asselta, "Mr. Duffinetti" 1904 - 1994

1994 UNTIL??? MARKETING OUR FAMOUS HOME MADE FLAVORING AND DIPPING SAUCE FOR YOU OUR CUSTOMER TO ENJOY THE SAUCE THAT OUR RESTAURANT MADE FOR OVER 50 YEARS, CHECK OUT OUR SHOW DATES, WE MAY BE PARTICIPATING AT A SHOW NEAR YOU!!!!!

Thank you for your continued patronage over these 57 years! -Trish Asselta