A family-run Lodi staple, Guantonio’s, reopened Friday following a weeks-long closure after the owner and family patriarch, Nick Guantone, suddenly died.
Guantone, known as “Big Nick” by family and the Lodi community, died in December after he “suffered a massive heart attack,” according to an online fundraiser benefitting the family.
The fundraiser’s organizer described Guantone: “He was a loving husband, caring father, devoted grandfather, and beloved member of our community.”…