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History
| On a sunny day in 1854 the
Bailer family stood proudly in front of their brand new gingerbread
decorated Hotel and Restaurant, on what was then Ludlow Avenue in the
Bronx. Bailer's as the establishment was then known, soon became a
landmark in the rural community and the family grew and prospered as
the Bronx grew around it.
The years slipped away. The century
turned. And as storm clouds gathered heeding World War I, two brothers
in law arrived from Esperia, Italy and their futures and the Bailer's
Hotel's future were destined to meet.
It was not until the year
1940 that Giuseppe Perrotta and Giuseppe Bevilacqua purchased Bailer's.
This was the birth of "Joe & Joe."
In
the years to follow, the two Joes become known throughout the city as
excellent and knowledgeable restaurateurs. A tradition in fine family -
style dining began.
A
generation later, in 1960, the two Joes retired, passing on the reigns
to oddly enough, two Tonys; Tony Perrotta & Tony Longobardo,
members of the younger generation well groomed in the tradition of Joe
& Joe. Now a city landmark, continues to flourish under the very
able leadership of the Longobardo family.
Now over the 70
years and 3 family generations later, the Longobardo's continue the
tradition of good home-style cooking in Pearl River, New York. | | |
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