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Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 4:00p-9:00p
Friday & Saturday 4:00p-9:30p
Sunday 3:00p-8:30p
A Family Tradition
The Bernardi Family has been making you feel at home since 1933.
Nildo “Mona” Arthur Bernardi founded Mona’s Italian Restaurant as a bustling beer parlor in Toluca, Illinois in 1933. Many Italians had immigrated to Toluca to work the coal mines that were prevalent during this time in Central Illinois.
The name Mona was derived from the orchestra called Mona’s Harmony Kings. Mr. Bernardi formed this orchestra in the late 20’s and early 30’s. When Mona’s Restaurant opened, the Pabst Brewing Company donated a neon sign with the name Mona below it, and the rest is history.