Totonno's

1524 Neptune Avenue | Coney Island | built 1932

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1924
Antonio "Totonno" Pero leaves Lombardi's to open his own pizzeria in Coney Island
Antonio Pero, known as Totonno, worked at Lombardi's pizzeria on Spring Street in Little Italy before he struck out on his own. In 1924 he opened Totonno's in Coney Island, shortly after the subway began running out to the area. The pizzeria, now at 1524 Neptune Avenue, bakes its pies in a coal-fired brick oven.
“In 1924, Totonno left Lombardi's to open his own pizzeria on Coney Island called Totonno's.”
Source: Wikipedia
2012
October
Hurricane Sandy devastates Totonno's, which reopens in January 2013
Totonno's was one of several landmark New York restaurants wrecked by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The owners had hoped to reopen by the end of the year and instead welcomed customers back in mid-January 2013. The pizzeria had already been through one setback, a fire in 2009 that damaged the original location before it reopened.
Source: Wikipedia
2024
May
Totonno's owners start looking for a buyer to take over the restaurant
In May 2024 the owners began publicly searching for someone to take over the pizzeria. Owner Louise Ciminieri said the family was getting older and no longer had the people needed to keep it going. The coal-burning oven is grandfathered under city rules only as long as the business stays open.
“In May 2024, the owners started publicly looking for a potential buyer to take over the restaurant.”
Source: Wikipedia

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