Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant

Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant
Restaurant information
Established	1907; 118 years ago (1907)
Owner(s)	Louis, Rachael, Michael, Nino & Anthony Russo
Food type	Italian-American
Dress code	Business/Country Club Casual
Street address	2911 West 15th Street
City	Coney Island, Brooklyn
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	11224
Country	USA
Reservations	recommended
Other locations	Tinton Falls, NJ
Website	www.gargiulos.com

Gargiulo's is an Italian-American restaurant established in 1907 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City.

The restaurant was started and run by Gus Gargiulo, and later he was joined by his brother Louis and sisters Tessie and Angelina, with other family members working in the kitchen. Large parties were often held in the spacious dining room with its large maroon drapes and the parties often spilled out into the small courtyard in the back on warm days. Pictures of these parties lined the walls in the entrance hall, many with recognizable faces such as Jimmy Durante.

In April 1965, the Russo brothers (Michael, Victor and Nino) bought the restaurant from the Gargiulo family. Louis, Rachael, Mike, Nino & Anthony Russo are the current owners. In June 2007, they celebrated the restaurant's 100th anniversary, and in November 2015, they celebrated 50 years of Russo family ownership.^[1] In 2014, waiters started using iPads to take orders, discontinuing their former practice of using pen and paper.^[2] In late 2019, the restaurant opened an additional location in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.^[3] In June 2021, the family also opened a new Coney Island venue, La Tombola, in the historic Childs Restaurant Building on the Boardwalk.^[4]

See also

• List of Italian restaurants

References

1. Calder, Rich (2006-12-29). "CONEY ISLE EATERY STAYS". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
2. Satow, Julie (2014-08-08). "At a Brooklyn Institution, Old School Goes iPad". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
3. Sacks, Bob (1 November 2019). "Restaurant Review: Gargiulo's Tinton Falls". The Two River Times. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
4. Lynch, Scott (2021-06-12). "The Landmark Childs Building On Coney Island Boardwalk Is Now A Massive New Restaurant". Gothamist. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

External links

• Official website
• "Historic Bites: These 12 Brooklyn eateries offer diners a side order of history"

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