HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Tony Mandola, a famous longtime Houston restaurant owner, has died, ABC13 has learned.
Our partners at the Houston Chronicle reported that Mandola died on Friday from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
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Mandola and his well-known family operated several eateries and restaurants in the Houston area.
He was best known for owning Tony's Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen in the Fourth Ward.
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He and his wife, Phyllis Mandola, were business partners and operated the business. Phyllis is the only daughter of the famous 'Mama' Ninfa Laurenzo.
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He was 73 years old.