Our Story

Family-owned and operated for over 50 years, Scittino’s Italian Marketplace has been serving authentic Italian cuisine in Catonsville since 1973. Francesco (Frank) Schittino owned and operated the town butcher shop in Lascari, Sicily until economic uncertainty in the region led him to sell everything and move to the States in pursuit of the American Dream. Frank and his wife Tina immigrated to America with their three children, Lenny, Sal and Josie, in 1958. Shortly after arriving in the States, their 4 th child, Frankie was born. After working for many years for a wholesale meat packing company in the US, Frank came upon an opportunity to purchase a small deli in Catonsville known at the time as Sorrento’s.

Within a few years, Frank, Tina, and their oldest son, Lenny, had grown the small deli into a thriving Italian Market/Grocery/Butcher shop, added a commercial kitchen, and began serving many of the family’s home recipes to the Catonsville community. The business continued to grow under Lenny’s leadership until he and Frank passed away in 1985/86. For the next 35 years, Scittino’s 2nd generation, Sal and Josie, continued building on the family legacy, adding a
full catering menu, and solidifying Scittino’s as a pillar in the Catonsville community.

In 2020, after supporting the family business for over 50 years, Sal and Josie retired. Lenny’s oldest son, Franco, took over the reins as the 3 rd generation of Schittino’s to carry the torch for Scittino’s Italian Marketplace. Under Franco’s leadership, the business has expanded to a new location on Falls Rd., in Baltimore, MD, adding new wrinkles such as Italian wines, additional seating, and more of the family's generations-old dinner entrées.