Mario's is an

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restaurant on Arthur Avenue in

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. in 2000, the

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named it an America's Classic.

History

The Miglucci family still runs the restaurant after first opening in 1919. In the 1930s, they expanded by becoming a full service restaurant. Scolastica Migliucci and her son Giuseppe, Italian immigrants, opened a pizzeria in

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but opened G. Migliucci Vera Pizzeria in the Bronx in 1919 with six tables. Another source says they opened on

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’s 114th Street in 1915.

In popular culture

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filmed an episode here which was described by ''

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'' as "more valuable than a Michelin star".

References

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