Published September 2, 2023 | Updated June 18, 2026 A decorated war veteran and bootlegger, Louis Gorat opened his namesake restaurant in 1944. Born in Lentini, Sicily, in 1896, he was wounded in France during World War I but later earned the nickname “Ace-in-the-Hole” due to the difficulty in convicting a man who always had … Continue reading Louis Gorat’s Steak House