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Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by NJShore4Life » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:52 pm

Rocco wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:40 am
NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:22 am
Rocco wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:44 am Lucchese soldier Frank Lagano shot dead outside his diner in NJ. Unsolved....Greek Mob takeover? lol
That was the first and only time I have ever heard of Italians owning a diner in Jersey.
He was "partners" with a greek ! lol
There ya go, something didn’t pass the smell test there. No Italians own diners....

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by Rocco » Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:40 am

NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:22 am
Rocco wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:44 am Lucchese soldier Frank Lagano shot dead outside his diner in NJ. Unsolved....Greek Mob takeover? lol
That was the first and only time I have ever heard of Italians owning a diner in Jersey.
He was "partners" with a greek ! lol

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by NJShore4Life » Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:22 am

Rocco wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:44 am Lucchese soldier Frank Lagano shot dead outside his diner in NJ. Unsolved....Greek Mob takeover? lol
That was the first and only time I have ever heard of Italians owning a diner in Jersey.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by Rocco » Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:44 am

Lucchese soldier Frank Lagano shot dead outside his diner in NJ. Unsolved....Greek Mob takeover? lol

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by bluehouse » Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:56 am

Remember the organic eat well craze in the early 2010s lol that didnt last long

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by Philly d » Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:26 pm

baldo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:35 am I think part of the death of diners is the due to the rise of “foodie” culture. Younger people especially don’t have an appreciation for food that isn’t “Instagram worthy”. I’ve noticed less and less Chinese restaurants around as well. They used to be a staple along with pizzerias growing up in the 80s. There are still fancy “Asian fusion” places around but they aren’t the same as the cheap reliable places that served egg rolls and lo mein.
great call. two chinese restaurants just closed by me. replaced with sushi and poke places.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by baldo » Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:35 pm

Agree 1000 percent njshore. I lived in Manhattan for years and have been to Italy multiple times (my parents are from there) so I’ve been exposed to good food and simple food is still the best, man.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by NJShore4Life » Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:15 pm

I absolutely can’t stand the millennials and their douche bag foodie culture. I also can’t stand now how everyone thinks they're Dave Portnoy now with reviewing pizza. There’s literally complete morons out in places like Iowa rating their shitty dog food pizza that I wouldn’t feed to a zoo animal a 9.4 like they’re Dave Portnoy saying “one bite everyone knows the rules” .

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by johnny_scootch » Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:43 am

DonnieB wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:58 am
johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:51 am
NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:45 pm Every single Diner in NY and Jersey Is Greek owned, I’m not even exaggerating!
Diners in NYC have been dropping like flies for years.

RIP The seaview diner, kings plaza diner, the oasis, the blue bird, the foursome, el Greco, Dizzys, the vegas diner. Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head many many more have perished.
The Blue bird & KPD bk legends....I miss that ole tin can dinner
George's Luncheonette hasn't closed so I still have faith in the world.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by baldo » Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:35 am

I think part of the death of diners is the due to the rise of “foodie” culture. Younger people especially don’t have an appreciation for food that isn’t “Instagram worthy”. I’ve noticed less and less Chinese restaurants around as well. They used to be a staple along with pizzerias growing up in the 80s. There are still fancy “Asian fusion” places around but they aren’t the same as the cheap reliable places that served egg rolls and lo mein.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by DonnieB » Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:58 am

johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:51 am
NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:45 pm Every single Diner in NY and Jersey Is Greek owned, I’m not even exaggerating!
Diners in NYC have been dropping like flies for years.

RIP The seaview diner, kings plaza diner, the oasis, the blue bird, the foursome, el Greco, Dizzys, the vegas diner. Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head many many more have perished.
The Blue bird & KPD bk legends....I miss that ole tin can dinner

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by mr white » Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:49 pm

Same thing with Greek diners and diners in general in Boston and 20 miles out in all directions. The Busy Bee Diner in Brookline MA (about a mile west of Fenway Park) was owned by Pete Christakis and was a personal spot of Cadillac Frank Salemme. I know because I worked two blocks away and saw him there and he made the papers th we re and then went back again around turn of the century and made the papers there again...haha...it might still be there although I think I read or was told it closed..can't remember. But it was hilarious because they had financial news on the TVs and nobody in the place had stocks..I think they were still betting the number there but I could never tell for sure...definitely sports....those days areong, long over, I hope this isn't rating on a message board..and I miss all the diners and its fucking sad to hear the same thing is happening in NYC.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by monarch » Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:32 pm

In 2019 the Greek diner in my quiet Center City neighborhood turned into an Italian restaurant owned by Albanians. Philadelphia was outdoor dining & takeout only for most of 2020 so I noticed Jerry Blavat sitting outside with the same group every Monday. The only reason I noticed him is because he drove a Jeep Compass with his picture on it and he was dressed like the picture; I’m a transplant so the first time I saw him I had to ask who he was.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by baldo » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:40 am

I bought my first house in 2009 off a Greek couple that owned a diner here in NJ (they were moving back to Greece). Funny thing is the oven in the house was barely used...they must have been working at the diner all the time LOL.

Re: Greek Mob in Philly and New York

by NJShore4Life » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:06 am

johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:51 am
NJShore4Life wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:45 pm Every single Diner in NY and Jersey Is Greek owned, I’m not even exaggerating!
Diners in NYC have been dropping like flies for years.

RIP The seaview diner, kings plaza diner, the oasis, the blue bird, the foursome, el Greco, Dizzys, the vegas diner. Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head many many more have perished.
Yeah all the Greek owned diners around here are getting killed by the pandemic.

I once asked a Greek acquaintance of mine who owned diners why all the diners in NJ are Greek owned and he told me it was because all the Greek guys learned how to cook serving in the Army over in Greece and when they came to the USA as young men that was a skill they had that they put to use to live a better life in America. Some of those Greek diners make a lot of money!

I know a Greek diner owner who has a real estate portfolio in the millions and he just owns a dumpy little 24/7 diner in Jersey. Some of them bring in serious cash operating 24/7 with the right location.

-Dante

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