Our Family

In April 1981, John Sinatra, Sr. founded Sinatra’s Restaurant with the help of his wife Camille.  In a testament to taking calculated risks coupled with boundless effort among the family, he initially called it the Trilogy, to recognize his three sons, John Jr., Michael, and Nicholas — each of whom helped in the restaurant as children over the decades.

The original location at 938 Kenmore Avenue, on Buffalo's north side, transformed what was once a 1950s-era hot dog stand into Sinatra's Trilogy Restaurant and Lounge.  Sinatra's originally focused on it’s lounge business, but began to introduce Southern Italian and Sicilian specialties such as pork braciole, veal osso buco, and pasta puttanesca — using recipes from Vallelunga Pratameno, Sicily and elsewhere that had been handed down through the family over many generations.

In 1992, John's middle son, Michael took the reigns in what City and Regional Magazine Association calls one of the "10 Best Restaurants in North America."  As owner, Michael started with these enduring foundations and took the menu to the great heights it enjoys today.

As the demand for these favorites grew, so did Sinatra's emphasis on being a fine dining restaurant.  In 2000, John expanded and remodeled.  He continued to look after the successful business he founded until he passed away in 2017.

Sinatra's old style Southern Italian dishes have been enjoyed by former residents of the White House, the current U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Congress, Governors, Mayors, leaders of business and the arts and, most importantly, by Western New York families for almost 40 years.  Known for serving the finest veal, the freshest seafood, and the most authentic pasta dishes in all of Western New York, Sinatra's has become another one of Buffalo's fine culinary traditions.