Batavia eatery serving free Thanksgiving dinner to seniors

Grateful for the support of the community for the two years it has been open, the owner of Aliano’s Ristorante in Batavia has decided to show it, by feeding senior citizens for free on Thanksgiving Day.

From noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 28, the restaurant at 90 N. Island Ave. will offer its turkey and ham buffet to senior citizens. No reservations are needed.

“What better thing to do than to help out the community?” manager Ashlee DiDonato said.

The aim, Donato said, was to provide especially for seniors who may not have anywhere else to go for a holiday meal.

The seniors will get the same buffet that will be on the menu for other diners when the restaurant opens for normal service at 3 p.m.

“We’re really trying to be an awesome place for Thanksgiving,” DiDonato said. “ ... We want to give thanks to everybody.”