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La Casa Pizzaria s iconic Peppi is back after months of repairs A large truck hit the pole holding up the beloved Peppi back in November Share Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021 A large truck hit the pole holding up the beloved Peppi back in November Share Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript EVER. KATHERINE: IT’S BEEN TEN MONTHS SINCE THE 10-FOOT ICONIC PEPPI HAS STRUMMED HIS MANDOLIN ATOP THE LA CASA PIZZARIA SIGN. IT’S BEEN SAD. PEOPLE HAVE MISSED HIM. KATHERINE: CO-OWNER AND GENERAL MANAGER NICOLE JESSE SAYS, IN NOVEMBER, A LARGE TRUCK HIT THE POLE HOLDING UP THE BELOVED PEPPI. THE DAY THAT HE WAS HIT, WE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE CALL AND SAY, WHAT HAPPENED? OR WHERE DID HE GO? KATHERINE: FOR JESSE AND OTHER FANS OF THE HISTORIC RESTAURANT, PEPPI’S ABSENCE HAS BEEN AKIN TO THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER. THIS IS KIND OF A COMFORT PLACE FOR PEOPLE. KATHERINE: FORMERLY HER GRAND ....