Discover What Our Diners Are Raving About!

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — Local Italian restaurants faced off to win the title of best sauce Sunday afternoon.

The Sunday Sauce Showdown was at the DeBartolo Commons at the Southern Park Mall.

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – This area prides itself on its Italian food, so having one restaurant win four of the five categories in an Italian sauce contest is impressive. It happened this past weekend at the Southern Park Mall.

On Thursday, First News learned the secrets behind the sauces at Papa GeGe’s Italian Villa in Boardman.

Italian restaurants in Boardman might just as well give up trying to win the contest for the best pasta sauces.

The real sauce boss has ruled the Youngstown/Sharon area for two years with his recipes from his New Castle roots, showing Ohioans what real spaghetti, marinara and Alfredo sauce should taste like.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Papa GeGe’s Italian Villa in Boardman is offering its award-winning sauce for sale both within its store and online.“Everyone thinks their sauce is special. But we’re award winning,” says the owner of the restaurant, Eugene Razzano. “The people is what makes it special.”