Dustin Trani, Chef and Restaurateur, J. Trani’s Ristorante and Trani’s Dockside Station, San Pedro Part 2

SoCal Restaurant Show

Chef Dustin Trani represents the 4th generation of the celebrated Trani Family to be an owner/chef cooking in San Pedro. Currently he is best known for J. Trani’s Ristorante which is his Family’s successor restaurant to their original San Pedro establishment, Trani’s Majestic Café opened in 1925 in downtown San Pedro. Chef Dustin is also an alum of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP.)

His latest venture (in the works since 2019) is the ambitious, soon to celebrate it’s first anniversary, Trani’s Dockside Station located in San Pedro’s historic waterfront in a vintage (fully restored and renovated) 1920 building that initially served as an immigration hall. In more recent years it was the local diner, Canetti’s Seafood Grotto, which closed in 2010 after a 70-year run. The exterior has been restored and preserved along with the addition of a striking, art deco neon vertical sign.

The restaurant is open for Lunch and Dinner. Sunday Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. launches April 21st.

Chef Dustin Trani continues with us providing all the update details of Trani’s Dockside Station.