By Editorial Staff
(June 29, 2025) — Dino’s Pizza Restaurant at 968 Killingworth Road (Route 81) in Higganum will close today (June 29, 2025) after nearly thirty years in business. In a statement on the “You Live in Haddam If…” Facebook site, owners Dino and Stella Meleounis posted the following statement:
“It is with humble gratitude and a heavy heart that we announce the closing of Dino’s Pizza. This has been a very difficult and emotional decision and we are so sad to say goodbye, after twenty-nine years, we will close our doors on Sunday, June 29, 2025 as we have decided it’s time to move on to the next life adventure, whatever that might be.
We would like to thank our staff, past and present, for being such an integral part of our business and for helping us to provide so many wonderful experiences to our countless guests over the years. Restaurant work is not easy. Your efforts have never gone unnoticed.
Of course, we give immeasurable thanks to everyone who has dined with us, whether you’ve been dining with us for years or just now found us. We are grateful for your continued support and loyalty. You are the direct reason for our success as we are truly humbled and honored to have served you. You trusted us with your most treasured events: birthday celebrations, graduation dinners, first dates, marriage proposals, engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, intimate wedding receptions, baby showers, children growing up, epic parties and celebrations of life, and many other completely routine and sometimes totally extraordinary moments.
Dino’s gave us all a place to feel at home. However, as much as we love Dino’s and seeing you walk through our doors, this is a bittersweet choice and a most difficult decision, to say the least. What an incredible journey it has been! Once again, our deepest gratitude with our very best and sincerest wishes. We hope that you stay safe and take care of each other. We will miss you all so very much.”
