Gerry and Terri DiNardo opened DeAngelo's in March of 2005. Previously they were owners of an upscale Italian restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana called DiNardo's. Their experience with DiNardo's, coupled with their love for Italian food and quality ingredients, prompted them to open DeAngelo's, a casual family oriented restaurant. They felt the combination of New York style pizzas, calzones and pastas with a Louisiana "flare" would be just the concept that Bloomington would fall in love with. The DeAngelo's "staples" such as the pizzas, calzones, heaping salads and pastas all remain, while additional menu items are always being created and added.