Opening a restaurant often takes years of sacrifice, long hours and financial risk. For Angel and Crystal Luecke, turning that dream into reality felt like the greatest accomplishment of their lives — until a fire destroyed it.
The mother-and-daughter team opened Mothers Italiano, an Italian restaurant in Chapel Hill, after building a reputation in the area with their Mothers Subs food truck.
“Our hearts wanted to do an Italian restaurant — get bigger and better and give back to the community,” Angel Luecke said…