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Benny and
Sal, the owners and operators of
Plum Tomatoes
Restaurant, have been in the
restaurant business for over 27 years.
Growing up, as small boys in Brooklyn,
they were both very influenced by family
members who were lifelong restaurateurs. In
1981, they joined partnership with 2 friends
and opened their first pizzeria, in
Westchester, NY. Their second business
brought them to New Jersey, to a small
establishment called Lions Pizzeria.
Following that, they ventured into a more
formal atmosphere in a restaurant called
Cine Citta on 1st Avenue in Manhattan. The
restaurant specialized in a fine, Northern
Italian cuisine. It was not uncommon to
catch glimpse of a celebrity or two while
you dined. Their heart and soul, however,
still was with the Pizzeria/Restaurant
business, so when they sold Cine Citta, they
purchased Vinny’s Pizzeria, in Belle
Harbor, NY. A few years later, they also
purchased and still run, what is now, Bon
Appetit Deli; a gourmet deli and
specialty shop. As their business expanded,
they eventually outgrew the small pizzeria
storefront and purchased a plot of land
directly across the street and right next to
Bon Appetit deli. There they built the
original Plum
Tomatoes Pizzeria/Restaurant.
Their passion for good food, combined with
lots of hard work and their intense desire
for perfection have remained with them
through out the years. Their latest endeavor
has them teamed up with Tony in the
newest Plum Tomatoes, in Mineola, NY.
Tony brings along many years of experience
in the pizzeria/restaurant business. When
visiting either of the two restaurant
locations or gourmet deli, you will always
run into either Benny or Sal or Tony, in
Mineola. They are there daily, ensuring that
the same quality food and service that they
delivered when they began, is still being
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