Our Story

New York Style Pizza Italian Cooking One Family

Born from a shared passion for Italian cuisine and heartfelt hospitality, Monalina’s brings three people’s vision to life in a place where great food, genuine warmth, and a sense of belonging come together to make every meal special.
Siblings Chef Angelo & Chef Angela bring years of culinary experience, individual talents, and a lifelong love of cooking to the heart of Monalina’s.
Their passion began in their childhood kitchen, where family traditions sparked a love for cooking that would grow into lifelong culinary careers. Over the years, they refined their craft in renowned, award-winning Italian restaurants and pizzerias throughout Metro Detroit.
Chef Angelo brings his passion for New York-style pizza, perfecting every detail from carefully fermented dough to the ideal crust.
Chef Angela combines culinary expertise with cherished family traditions, bringing authentic Italian flavors and thoughtfully prepared dishes to the table.
Together, their dedication to quality ingredients, craftsmanship, and attention to detail is reflected in every dish they create.
Alongside Roy, Angelo and Angela turned their vision into reality. Named after Roy’s wife, Monalina’s reflects her warmth and embodies the sense of welcome and belonging we want every guest to experience.

Great food. Good people. A place that feels like family.

Welcome to Monalina’s Pizzeria & Bar.

New York Style Pizza. Italian Cooking. Two Chefs. One Family

Welcome to Monalina’s, where New York style pizza meets the warmth of a family table.
Behind Monalina’s are Chefs Angela and Angelo, a brother and sister team whose love for cooking began in their childhood kitchen alongside their Nonna and mother. What started as family traditions grew into lifelong culinary careers, with years spent perfecting their craft in renowned Italian restaurants and pizzerias throughout Metro Detroit.
Today, we bring that passion to Monalina’s, combining handcrafted New York style pizza, thoughtfully prepared Italian classics, fresh pastas, and a full bar in a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere.
From our carefully fermented pizza dough to every dish we serve, quality, tradition, and attention to detail are at the heart of everything we do.
We’re still that brother and sister who grew up cooking together sharing ideas, laughter, and a passion for great food.

Two kids who grew up cooking together. Two chefs who never stopped. One family table we’re ready to share with you.

Welcome to Monalina’s.

Chefs Angela & Angelo
♜ Two Chefs. One Family. A Lifetime of Cooking. ♜

Welcome to Monalina’s, where New York-style pizza meets the warmth of an Italian family table.

Monalina's

Monalina’s was created by brother-and-sister chefs Angela and Angelo, whose love for cooking began long before they ever imagined opening a restaurant. Growing up alongside their Nonna and mother, the kitchen was always at the heart of family life. It was filled with the aromas of homemade food, the sounds of cooking, shared recipes, laughter, and conversations around the table. Meals were never simply meals — they were moments when everyone came together.
That early connection to food, family, and hospitality became the foundation for everything that followed.
♜ Tradition Became a Career ♜

A Family Tradition Became a Career

What started in their family kitchen eventually became a lifelong profession.

Angela and Angelo carried their passion for cooking into the restaurant industry, spending years developing their craft and learning from talented chefs throughout Metro Detroit.

They worked in award-winning Italian restaurants and respected pizzerias, gaining experience, mastering techniques, and developing the standards that continue to influence the way they cook today.

Through those experiences, they learned that great food is about more than following a recipe. It is about quality ingredients, patience, technique, consistency, and the care that goes into every plate.

But through it all, they never lost the traditions they grew up with.

♜ Where Two Worlds Came Together ♜

The Beginning of Monalina’s

Eventually, the idea of Monalina’s began to take shape.

It was a chance to bring together everything Angela and Angelo had learned throughout their careers with the traditions they inherited from their family.

Monalina’s became the place where those two worlds came together.

A restaurant built around handcrafted New York-style pizza, thoughtfully prepared pastas, Italian classics, fresh appetizers and salads, chef-inspired entrées, and a full bar.

But more importantly, it was created to be a place where people could gather.

A place for family dinners.

A place for pizza nights with friends.

A place for cocktails, celebrations, conversations, and those simple evenings that turn into memories.

We Take Pizza Seriously

Pizza holds a special place at Monalina’s.

From the fermentation of the dough to the sauce, cheese, toppings, and final bake, every detail matters.

Our approach to New York-style pizza is built on technique, patience, and quality. We believe the foundation of a great pizza starts long before it reaches the oven.

And that same attention to detail carries throughout our kitchen.

Whether we’re preparing a pizza, pasta, an Italian classic, or one of our chef-inspired specialties, we want every dish to be something we’re proud to put our name behind.

More Than a Restaurant

Monalina’s was created to be the kind of neighborhood restaurant you want to come back to.

A place where the food feels familiar, the atmosphere feels welcoming, and there is always something worth sharing around the table.

Our menu reflects the journey that brought us here — the traditions we grew up with, the techniques we developed throughout our careers, and the creativity that continues to inspire us in the kitchen.

At the heart of it all is something very simple:

Good food brings people together.