Lombardi's was the first pizzeria in the United States, founded in 1905 in Little Italy, Manhattan.[1] The business started out as a a grocery store at 53 Spring Street in 1897 opened by Gennaro Lombardi. In 1905 his employee Antonio Totonno Pero began selling tomato pies wrapped in paper and tied with a string. The original way of making a New York pizza in a coal oven is still used at the restaurant. Lombardi's is unusual in not selling slices, popular in New York but not traditional, and only whole pies made to order are sold.
In 1924, Totonno left Lombardi's to open his own pizzeria on Coney Island called Totonno's. In 1984 the original Lombardi's closed. In 1994 another Lombardi's restaurant opened a block away at 32 Spring Street. In 2005, Lombardi's sold pizza pies for 5 cents, which was the original price in 1905, to celebrate the 100th anniversary.
References
- ^ Asimov, Eric (June 10, 1998), "New York Pizza, the Real Thing, Makes a Comeback", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/10/dining/new-york-pizza-the-real-thing-makes-a-comeback.html, retrieved September 24, 2006
External links
- Lombardi's is at coordinates 40°43′18″N 73°59′44″W / 40.72155°N 73.995624°WCoordinates: 40°43′18″N 73°59′44″W / 40.72155°N 73.995624°W
- Lombardi's Original Pizza of New York Official Website
- PMQ's Pizza Magazine covers Lombardi's in January/February 2008 issue: Slice of the City: New York
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