With staff who count their years of service by the decade, and the third and fourth generations of the founding DeAngelus family working at the restaurant, Twin Oaks is beating the odds every day.
CRANSTON --Back in the 1980s, the list of 100 independent restaurants with the highest dollar volume of food and beverage sales in America was topped by the likes of Tavern on the Green in New York City, Anthony’s Pier 4 in Boston and the cow-centric Hilltop Steak House up the road in Saugus.
Now, all three of those iconic spots are closed. But the Rhode Island restaurant that also spent years on that list, continues to serve lunch and dinner. Cranston’s Twin Oaks’ legacy is firmly intact after 80 years.
With staff who count their years of service by the decade, and the third and fourth generations of the founding DeAngelus family working at the restaurant, Twin Oaks is beating the odds every day.
“We are a dinosaur,” said general manager Frank Caduto, 72. “There just aren’t restaurants our size anymore.”
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