
Welcome to the family
When we opened Café Lago on a neighborhood corner in 1990, we had a simple mission: to share classic, Tuscan-inspired recipes that we grew up with—the dishes that forged our first food memories—in a restaurant where guests would feel at home.
To us, dining out means eating good food with good people. We love the sound of family chatter over plates of fresh-made pasta and pizza, and seeing kids creating crayon art on our paper-covered tables. We even keep a portfolio of our favorite masterpieces. We've enjoyed watching a lot of those kids grow up, and we hope that some of their best food memories have been forged by us. Now that some of them are starting to bring in children of their own, we feel that our original mission has been accomplished.
We thank you.
Meet our team

Carla Leonardi
Founder / Owner

Corey Poonacha
Chef

Justin Dissmore
Pasta Chef

Dallas Chruszch
Sous Chef

Jose Vega
Kitchen Roundsman

Zachary Blachon
Pizzaiolo

Kevin Munro
Lead Line Cook

Tobin Youngs
Bartender and Server

Rhett Taylor
Bartender and Server

Jenny Brown
Server

Zawadi Manning
Server