Teresa's Place

Teresa's Place takes its name from Grandma Teresa Bassignani who immigrated to the United States as a young bride in 1913. She and her first husband settled in Amador City where he worked in the local mines and Teresa took her first job cooking. Her wages were room and board for the young couple.

In 1921 Teresa again came to Amador County working as a cook for a mining companies hotel making meals for hungry miners, she moved to the present location and opened Teresa's Place. It was originally opened as a boarding house for miners and she continued to cook.
In 1928, Teresa married a second time to Giuseppe Giuliani, they had a son land named him Paolo. Paolo was an integral part of the restaurant that is today. The tradition of serving fine homemade food is carried on by the family.