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M.Ascioti Meatballs & More opens Dec. 10 at 3249 Milton Ave.
(Don Cazentre)
M.Ascioti Meatballs & More opens for business today, offering the meatball mix, Italian sausage and other items once sold at the landmark Ascioti's Market in Solvay.
M. Ascioti opens from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at 3249 Milton Ave., a little further west than the original Ascioti's, which had operated at 2239 Milton Ave. for 102 years.
The original Ascioti's announced this week it would not reopen. It had been closed since the death in October of owner Philomena Ascioti.
One of her nephews, Marc Ascioti, decided to open a separate store, in the plaza that is just west of the Interstate 690 exit. He worked many years in the original market, and making the meatball mix and sausage were among his duties.
M.Ascioti's Facebook page says:
The new shop willbe open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.\
Don Cazentre writes about food, beverages, restaurants and bars for syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Contact him by email, on Twitter, at Google+ or via Facebook.