John's of Bleecker Street
| John's of Bleecker Street | |
|---|---|
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1929 |
| Current owner(s) |
Peter Castellotti Robert Vittoria |
| Previous owner(s) |
John Sasso Augustine "Chubby" Vesce |
| Food type | Italian pizzeria |
| Street address | 278 Bleecker St |
| City | New York City |
| County | Manhattan |
| Postal/ZIP code | 10014 |
| Country | United States |
| Website |
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John's of Bleecker Street, simply known as John's Pizzeria, is a historic pizzeria located in Manhattan, New York City on Bleecker Street which serves coal fired brick oven pizza prepared in the style of a tomato pie. In 2015, it was considered the 10th highest rated pizzeria in the United States by TripAdvisor.[1][2]
John's is known for its graffiti-carved wooden booths where any patron can carve their name.[3] The pizzeria does not serve slices, only whole pies, and accepted cash only until 2016.[4] John's began accepting credit cards in May of 2016.
History
John's was founded in 1929 by John Sasso, originally located on Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village. After losing his lease, he moved the pizzeria to Bleecker Street. The restaurant was later purchased by the Vesce brothers in 1954. In the 1960's Augustine (Chubby) Vesce purchased John's Pizzeria from his brother Joe and he and his wife Rose became the owners of John's until 1980-81. Augustine wasn't well and wanted to take it easy, so he made a deal with Pete Castellotti, whom was managing John's for two or three years to give him 40 percent of his shares if he would run the business for him so that he could retire. A year or two later, Castellotti opened up John's on 65th St., moved to Florida and opened John's of New York in Port Charlotte, leaving his two young kids and Vittoria to run John's of Bleecker St.. His estranged wife Madeline quit her job as a legal secretary and opened a huge John's Pizzeria up in the eighties and then in 1994 John's Pizzeria on Broadway arrived. In 1993 Robert Vittoria became the majority partner of John's Pizzeria when his beloved aunt Rose Vesce passed away.. He was the nephew of the Vesce family and worked within the corp. for years.
Neither Partner was related to John Sasso.
UPDATE:
Peter Castellotti Sr./Robert Vittoria -Partners/ John's Pizzeria -276-8 Bleecker St, Ny, NY. Lisa Free owner/operator -John's Time Square/ John's Jersey City/ John's Bronx (closed)
Ratings
John's has been highly rated throughout its operation. Adam Kuban of Serious Eats considers it an NYC Quintessential pizza for connoisseurs.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Hunter, Marnie (29 July 2015). "TripAdvisor picks America's best pizza". CNN. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ↑ Trevor Conley (30 July 2015). "New York City has 3 of top 10 pizza joints in the U.S.". NYC Sun Times. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ↑ "The best pizza places in America, according to TripAdvisor". Fox News. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ↑ Levine, Ed (6 November 2002). "Pizza 2002: The State Of the Slice". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ↑ Kuban, Adam (9 September 2011). "NYC Quintessential: John's Pizzeria of Bleecker Street". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
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Coordinates: 40°43′54″N 74°00′12″W / 40.731569°N 74.003318°W