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Pietro’s Trattoria
Pietro’s Trattoria
282, Rocky Lane, Lodi, CA, United States
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Pietro’s Trattoria
282, Rocky Lane, Lodi, CA, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
For the family behind Pietro’s Trattoria, food and architecture have always been intertwined. When Arcanum Architecture first worked with Jim and Annette on the family’s original restaurant on Kettleman Lane, the focus was on preserving history. For their son Pete, the next generation to lead, the goal was evolution: to create a new home for Pietro’s that would honor the family’s Central Valley roots while introducing a lighter, more contemporary spirit.
Designed from the ground up in Lodi’s Reynolds Ranch district, the new Pietro’s Trattoria replaces the beloved original, which will be reborn as Jimmy’s Steakhouse when construction begins later this year. The restaurant’s design reflects both continuity and reinvention: the warmth of a classic Italian trattoria interpreted through the precision and craft of California architecture.
The new Pietro’s unfolds as three distinct yet connected buildings arranged around a sunlit courtyard. The composition – bar, main dining room, and private dining pavilion – breaks down the nearly 9,000-square-foot program into intimate human-scale experiences. At the heart of the restaurant sits the cookline: a glowing centerpiece visible from nearly every vantage point. The layout allows for layered movement through spaces, framed views of the courtyard, and an ongoing dialogue between indoors and outdoors. Gardens of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs reinforce the restaurant’s agrarian ethos, while a trellis with integrated fans and heaters transforms the courtyard into a year-round outdoor room. A fountain and fireplace anchor the courtyard, creating an atmosphere that is equal parts rustic and refined.
Each of the three buildings is articulated with its own material expression: one in hand-laid Napa Cottagewood limestone, one in light ochre smooth troweled plaster, and one blending stone, wood, and plaster. The stonework, rusticated and deeply wrapped around the window openings, reveals a “cut-through” detail that celebrates the hand of the mason. Standing seam roofs and wood siding give the complex the appearance of a small agrarian borgo, an elevated echo of the Italian countryside rendered through California craft.
Inside, a palette of polished concrete, white oak millwork, marble, and handmade tile establishes warmth through texture. The bar, located in its own building, features a luminous gabled wood truss ceiling, polished marble countertop, and walls lined with wood and textured wallcovering. In the dining room, a herringbone wood-acoustic ceiling filters soft daylight from concealed skylights, creating a gentle glow over the banquettes designed by Arcanum Architecture and finished by interior designer John De La Cruz.
A 40-foot glass wine wall becomes the focal point of the private dining space, softly illuminated and visible across the courtyard. The layering of materials and light invites discovery, creating privacy and richness without overt formality.
The design takes cues from Lodi’s agricultural landscape: its vineyards, barns, and open skies are framed through an Italian lens. The exterior reads as a repurposed Italian barn, grounded in stone and metal yet open and approachable. Gardens at the entry, inspired by the original Pietro's in Lodi, provide both beauty and function, supplying the kitchen with fresh ingredients for the seasonal menu.
Throughout, details reflect the family’s history: vintage sketches from the founder adorn the men’s room walls, while shelves display the family’s house-made biscotti, pasta sauce, and dried salami, a quiet tribute to Pietro’s origins.
With 256 seats across 8,890 square feet of indoor space and a 1,290-square-foot patio, the restaurant balances capacity with intimacy. The second floor houses 1,450 square feet of office space, keeping the family business close to the heart of its operations. Flanked by two hotels and surrounded by vineyards, the site connects locals and travelers alike to the enduring ritual of shared meals.
For Arcanum Architecture, Pietro’s Trattoria is both a culmination and a beginning, a place where heritage and ambition coexist. The project embodies the next chapter of a multi-generational story: Italian warmth expressed through California craft, rooted in family, and shaped by the land itself.
Designed from the ground up in Lodi’s Reynolds Ranch district, the new Pietro’s Trattoria replaces the beloved original, which will be reborn as Jimmy’s Steakhouse when construction begins later this year. The restaurant’s design reflects both continuity and reinvention: the warmth of a classic Italian trattoria interpreted through the precision and craft of California architecture.
The new Pietro’s unfolds as three distinct yet connected buildings arranged around a sunlit courtyard. The composition – bar, main dining room, and private dining pavilion – breaks down the nearly 9,000-square-foot program into intimate human-scale experiences. At the heart of the restaurant sits the cookline: a glowing centerpiece visible from nearly every vantage point. The layout allows for layered movement through spaces, framed views of the courtyard, and an ongoing dialogue between indoors and outdoors. Gardens of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs reinforce the restaurant’s agrarian ethos, while a trellis with integrated fans and heaters transforms the courtyard into a year-round outdoor room. A fountain and fireplace anchor the courtyard, creating an atmosphere that is equal parts rustic and refined.
Each of the three buildings is articulated with its own material expression: one in hand-laid Napa Cottagewood limestone, one in light ochre smooth troweled plaster, and one blending stone, wood, and plaster. The stonework, rusticated and deeply wrapped around the window openings, reveals a “cut-through” detail that celebrates the hand of the mason. Standing seam roofs and wood siding give the complex the appearance of a small agrarian borgo, an elevated echo of the Italian countryside rendered through California craft.
Inside, a palette of polished concrete, white oak millwork, marble, and handmade tile establishes warmth through texture. The bar, located in its own building, features a luminous gabled wood truss ceiling, polished marble countertop, and walls lined with wood and textured wallcovering. In the dining room, a herringbone wood-acoustic ceiling filters soft daylight from concealed skylights, creating a gentle glow over the banquettes designed by Arcanum Architecture and finished by interior designer John De La Cruz.
A 40-foot glass wine wall becomes the focal point of the private dining space, softly illuminated and visible across the courtyard. The layering of materials and light invites discovery, creating privacy and richness without overt formality.
The design takes cues from Lodi’s agricultural landscape: its vineyards, barns, and open skies are framed through an Italian lens. The exterior reads as a repurposed Italian barn, grounded in stone and metal yet open and approachable. Gardens at the entry, inspired by the original Pietro's in Lodi, provide both beauty and function, supplying the kitchen with fresh ingredients for the seasonal menu.
Throughout, details reflect the family’s history: vintage sketches from the founder adorn the men’s room walls, while shelves display the family’s house-made biscotti, pasta sauce, and dried salami, a quiet tribute to Pietro’s origins.
With 256 seats across 8,890 square feet of indoor space and a 1,290-square-foot patio, the restaurant balances capacity with intimacy. The second floor houses 1,450 square feet of office space, keeping the family business close to the heart of its operations. Flanked by two hotels and surrounded by vineyards, the site connects locals and travelers alike to the enduring ritual of shared meals.
For Arcanum Architecture, Pietro’s Trattoria is both a culmination and a beginning, a place where heritage and ambition coexist. The project embodies the next chapter of a multi-generational story: Italian warmth expressed through California craft, rooted in family, and shaped by the land itself.
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