Our history dates back to 1936, when Clara Micaletti, the daughter of Italian immigrants, married Kasimer Draganowski, the son of
Polish and German immigrants. Together
with their children, they moved to northern Wisconsin in 1951 looking for a better life. They purchased a large, private home with
the intention of converting it to a Resort.
Using a family recipe for homemade pizza, they began to slowly build their reputation
for fine homemade foods. Times were
difficult, and for eight years Clara would
work the winter months in Chicago at Stouffers as a waitress, while Kasimer
stayed with the children in Wisconsin. It
was the only way to keep the resort open.

Each spring, Clara would travel by train back to the northwoods to be with the family and prepare for the busy summer tourist season. Gradually, they were able to make enough money so Clara could stay at the resort all year.

You can still visit the resort today. It's called the Enchanted Inn and is owned and continues to be operated by the next generation of the Draganowski family.

In 1961, Kas and Clara took advantage of the opportunity to purchase a very small location on Main Street in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Starting with homemade pizza and other simple Italian dishes, the location grew into a full service Italian restaurant and lounge. Today, it is owned and operated by their son, Jerry Draganowski and his family. It is called Drag's Restaurant and Roman Lounge.

In 1982, the family opened a third
restaurant, Draganetti's, in an effort to
combine both the family names of our
parents, Clara and Kasimer Draganowski.
Located on Hillcrest Parkway in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, Draganetti's offers a menu based on the traditional family recipes. It is also owned and operated by Claudia, Joanne,
and John.

Though both Kas and Clara have passed
on, we sincerely hope we are successful in
sharing their zest for life and love of
traditional Italian food with our guests.

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