Ciao Trattoria on 112 N 4th Ave. is celebrating one year in business For Susanne Ayala the first year of owning and operating Ciao Trattoria with her husband Jessie has gone by like a blink of an eye. "Honestly, it feels like yesterday that we opened so for us to hit this milestone is awesome. It was just coming into the unknown. We didn't know if this was going to work or how to forecast and budget. We had to take the chance and simply figure it out," said Susanne Ayala HOW CIAO CHOSE PASCO? Susanne and her husband Jessie operated an Italian restaurant in Prosser 12 years ago before they pivoted to a food truck and gained a large following. When it was time to open another brick-and-mortar restaurant, downtown Pasco seemed like the perfect fit. Even though many people had their doubts that an Italian restauran...
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