Troiano family's Mamma G's opens second Pittsford location featuring family pasta recipes

The Troiano family's Mamma G’s Ristorante Italiano opened a second Rochester‑area location in Pittsford Plaza, occupying a 5,094‑square‑foot space next to Stretch Lab and launching a larger menu that includes wood‑fired pizza and a full bar. Democrat & Chronicle reported the new restaurant would open Feb. 18, and local coverage noted the Pittsford location was slated to begin service on a Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Mamma G’s began in Henrietta in 2015 and is named for the family matriarch, Gilda. The Troiano family moved to Rochester from Pescara, Italy, and Roc55’s reporting highlights the restaurant’s regional focus on Abruzzo cuisine and a commitment to handcrafted pasta as central to the brand’s identity.

The Pittsford Plaza site is part of a run of recent additions to the shopping center that include Cinnaholic, Ulta Beauty and Georgio’s Pizza. 13WHAM reported Mamma G’s will take over the 5,094‑square‑foot unit and offer an expanded footprint compared with the original Henrietta space, with the larger menu aimed at serving lunch and dinner service and supporting a full bar program.

Menu expansion for Pittsford will add wood‑fired pies alongside the family’s pasta repertoire. Coverage quoted the restaurant describing the new lineup as "a wide selection of traditional Italian favorites and special offerings." Roc55’s review of the Henrietta location provides a price benchmark: most entrées ran about $18–$22 and included bread plus soup or salad, with lunch examples such as Chicken French over pasta for $17 and homemade pasta with meatballs for $14. Roc55 also emphasized that the Abruzzo focus "isn’t a gimmick or a one‑off, but rather the driving force behind a menu with dishes you’ll likely find nowhere else in the region."

Operational notes published for the Pittsford opening outline an initial schedule of Wednesday and Thursday from 4–9 p.m., Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., then a regular Tuesday–Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m. cadence to begin the following week. Roc55’s Henrietta listing recommends reservations for dinner, "Reservations: Suggested for dinner", and suggests that diners take note of portion sizes that can make for generous lunches.

Roc55’s profile of the original restaurant included a subjective note on decor, observing that the Henrietta location "still very much looks like a 1990s Friendly’s," while praising the Troianos’ regional recipes and handcrafted pasta as distinguishing features in Rochester’s crowded Italian market. The Henrietta address remains 2133 E. Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623, and the phone number listed is 585‑358‑0488; the restaurant also maintains a Facebook presence under the page name mammagsristorante.