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Valentino's is a regional Italian restaurant chain based in
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
. Valentino's was founded by Val and Zena Weiler in 1957. The restaurant was purchased by two Lincoln families in 1971 and began franchising additional locations. The first carry-out store opened in 1990, and many of the full-scale restaurants converted to the buffet concept in the early-2000s. As of 2020, Valentino's has 34 locations in
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Opened a
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business in 1982 and expanded that to 45 units before selling it in 1985.


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* Companies based in Lincoln, Nebraska Italian-American culture in Nebraska Restaurants in Nebraska Economy of the Midwestern United States Regional restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 1957 Buffet restaurants 1957 establishments in Nebraska {{Nebraska-stub