Mario's

2342 Arthur Avenue | also 2340 Arthur Avenue | Belmont | built 1931

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1980
Mario's expands its Arthur Avenue dining room to 120 seats
The Migliucci family's restaurant, which began in the Bronx in 1919 with six tables and a sawdust-covered floor, grew in the 1940s as Vera Mario's Restaurant and Pizzeria. A further expansion in 1980 brought the main dining room to 120 seats, its capacity today. Recipes from its Neapolitan-style kitchen that appeared in The New York Times included octopus salad and striped bass Marechiare.
“…again in 1980 to reach its current capacity of 120 seats in the main dining room.”
Source: Wikipedia
2000
The James Beard Foundation names Mario's an America's Classic
In 2000 the James Beard Foundation gave Mario's its America's Classic honor. The restaurant on Arthur Avenue, in the Belmont section of the Bronx, is still run by the Migliucci family. Its founders, Scolastica Migliucci and her son Giuseppe, were Italian immigrants who had come by way of Cairo, Egypt, and in 1919 opened G. Migliucci Vera Pizzeria in the Bronx.
“…in 2000, the James Beard Foundation named it an America's Classic.”
Source: Wikipedia
2020
Regina Migliucci DelFino takes over Mario's after her father's death
Brothers Mario and Clemente Migliucci ran the Arthur Avenue restaurant, followed by Mario's son, Joseph Migliucci. When Joseph died in 2020, his daughter Regina Migliucci DelFino took charge of operations.
“Joseph's daughter Regina Migliucci DelFino took over operations after his death in 2020.”
Source: Wikipedia

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