Barbara Chifici, owner of Deanie’s Seafood eating places, dies of coronavirus

Barbara Chifici, the proprietor of Deanie’s Seafood dining establishments in Bucktown, the French Quarter and on Journal St., died Saturday at Ochsner Medical Centre Kenner. She was 77.

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A assertion from the cafe team stated Mrs. Chifici died of troubles from coronavirus.

This past 12 months, the Chifici household marked 38 several years as homeowners of Deanie’s, known for serving up overflowing fried seafood platters and mountains of boiled seafood.  The cafe team employs practically 300 folks at its a few properties.

“My mom was an inspiration to generations of culinarians and hospitality personnel,” claimed her son Darren Chifici, Deanie’s common manager, in a assertion. “She instilled a genuine perception of hospitality, good quality, spouse and children and satisfaction into every little thing she did.” 

Five of Mrs. Chifici’s seven young children ended up associated in the enterprise. A sixth is a restaurateur in Mandeville.

Born Barbara Anselmo, she married her husband Frank Chifici in 1963. The pair operated two eating places, Chifici’s Restaurant in the Central Company District and Gramboli’s in Metairie.

They bought Deanie’s Seafood Restaurant & Seafood Market place in Bucktown in 1982. Mr. Chifici died in 1985.

In 2001, Mrs. Chifici opened the 2nd Deanie’s Seafood Restaurant found at the corner of Iberville and Dauphine streets in the French Quarter. Deanie’s Seafood Kitchen, located at 2200 Magazine St., opened in 2018.

Mrs. Chifici was awarded an American Culinary Federation New Orleans’ Excellent Foodservice Skilled Award in 2013 and judged quite a few culinary competitions across the region throughout her job. 

The company stated she remained a fixture at the restaurants right until the coronavirus pandemic.

Mrs. Chifici also had a serious estate small business for a lot of many years. She was present-day president and a longtime member of the Elenian Club of New Orleans, a philanthropic team of women of Italian descent.

In addition to her young children, survivors incorporate 12 grandchildren, two brothers and a sister-in-legislation.

Funeral preparations for Mrs. Chifici have not yet been built.

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