607 N Main St
Evansville, IN 47711
Retail Property For Sale

DiLegge’s closed to inside dining mid-March 2022, due to the retirement of owner Dan DiLegge, as well as an 11th hour decision by the next family generation to seek a new career direction. DiLegge’s continues to operate outside catering, including some regular daily clients, as well as private events in the attached banquet room and now available restaurant dining room. Dan is selling operations to any interested party(s) who may want to purchase and continue with the successful Italian restaurant which will soon begin its 37th year of business. If there is an interest in purchasing the real estate only, please also inquire. What is up for sale? As they say: “Lock, stock and barrel,” which in this case means the business operations as well as the property at 607/605 North Main Street, Evansville, IN 47711. The owner will not entertain any offers to lease the property. This will be for sale only. Interested individuals would also have the opportunity to purchase family recipes, restaurant equipment, fixtures as well as a three-way alcoholic beverage license. Many of the former employees have expressed an interest in returning to work at DiLegge’s restaurant. For those who are not familiar with DiLegge’s , you may be interested to know it opened in September of 1986 as family operated Italian (mainly) neighborhood restaurant in the vibrant corridor know as North Main Street. The restaurant has become an anchor to this corridor serving both blue collar and white-collar customers in a “Cheers” like atmosphere. The cozy, intimate interior is wood trim featuring hard wood floors, oak wooden booths with Tiffany style lighting which creates an inviting romantic ambiance. The Gondola Banquet Room adjacent to the main structure with shared kitchen, offers a great place for a variety of private events for groups of up to 120. The Garden Patio (showcased as the best place for outdoor dining in the local paper) offers a beautiful and lush surrounding for a great al fresco dining experience. The gated garden seats 45 and features a vast number of flowering perennials and annuals, as well as a kitchen garden. Bordering the patio is a two story Graber Post metal building with endless storage space. Parking is never a problem with 100 off street parking spaces steps from DiLegge’s and an additional 60 spaces available across the street from the front entrance. There is a spacious apartment on the second floor with 1 ½ bathrooms, foyer with skylight, two bedrooms and a large great room. What makes DiLegge’s a unique and desirable restaurant? Location, location, location: Three of the City of Evansville’s major employers (CenterPoint Energy, Berry Global and Deaconess Hospital Midtown) are within walking distance of the restaurant. The seat of local government, the Civic Center, is just minutes away. North Main Street recently underwent a 13-million-dollar improvement to become a Complete Street with dedicated bike path. Construction is soon to be completed on a large market rate apartment complex only a few blocks from the facility. As the restaurant is also in close proximity to the major entertainment venues (Ford Center, Victory Center, Old National Bank Events Plaza, historic Bosse Field, and the newly constructed Aquatic Center), it is a preferred dining option to visit before attending major events at those centers.