Miceli's is the oldest Italian restaurant in Hollywood, California. It opened as a small pizzeria in 1949 and was followed by several additional locations. The original Hollywood location and a newer store in Universal City that opened in 1980 are both known for dark, sprawling, colorful interiors, ceilings lined with hanging Chianti bottles, and singing servers. The wooden booths, stools and wall panels were removed from the nearby Pig 'n Whistle when it went defunct in 1952. The restaurant was founded by WWII veteran Carmen Miceli who continued to visit and share stories with guests, including many celebrities and three U.S. presidents, until his death at the age of 92 in 2015. Carmen Miceli was the son of Sicilian immigrants and was born in Chicago on March 17, 1923. He moved to Los Ang