According to manager Jim Pavlick, Anselmo's boasts a strong following -- despite the fact it has only been open for three years -- because "once people try us, they don't go nowhere else." Pavlick said Anselmo's, which originally opened as an Italian specialty shop, stresses freshness for all of its meals, which are made to order. Pavlick admits that method "takes a little longer," but he's sure that the food will be worth the wait.

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