Totonno's Reopening Wednesday, February 10

Posted by Adam Kuban, February 4, 2010 at 6:30 PM

Our man Ed Levine just got off the phone with Totonno's owner Lawrence Ciminieri, who tells us that Totonno's is reopening next Wednesday, February 10 at noon.

Ciminieri says he himself will be making the pies that day.

We're confident that this is the real deal this time. Ciminieri says he will have the necessary permits in place, and that the pizzeria will be ready to go on Wednesday.

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Tags: Brooklyn, Coney Island, NYC, Totonno's, Totonno's fire

12 Comments:

don't you guys know about the boy who cried wolf?

jeffsayyes at 7:49PM on 02/04/10

Yea, I heard Elvis was going to be there too.

Raoul Duke at 9:25PM on 02/04/10

see you there

norman at 8:36AM on 02/05/10

Hells yea

pizzalove at 9:12AM on 02/05/10

Someone go see it (and report back) so we can believe it!

DC8702 at 11:51AM on 02/05/10

Yawn...

ArmandosLover at 11:53AM on 02/05/10

Any weather related update? I'm more than will to drive 40 miles in the snow, but I gotta know that there's gonna be some that coal oven treasure at the other end.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

pauliegee at 7:19PM on 02/09/10

Paulie: My advice is to CALL AHEAD. Apparently, over the weekend, Lawrence's mom, Cookie, called Ed to hedge a bit about the opening date, saying that they expected to have all the permits by Monday (yesterday). And then Lawrence called Ed after that to assure him that they would be open — if the weather cooperated.

My guess is that ... oh, never mind. When it opens, it opens. This is a crazy saga!

Adam Kuban at 7:33PM on 02/09/10

As of 11:15, they are not answering the phone and the machine says they are "in the process of repairing the restaurant." Not looking good for a re-open today...

pizzaPlease at 11:16AM on 02/10/10

This has actually gotten quite ridiculous.

Saying that you "expect to have" all the permits by a certain date (particularly when dealing with NYC red tape) is nothing less than wishful thinking.

Stop claiming opening dates until you have ALL of the necessary permits actually completed and approved. That being said my mouth is watering in anticipation of the re-open and best of luck getting the doors open again! :)

Pizzablogger at 11:23AM on 02/10/10

@Pizzablogger: It's well past ridiculous ... it was ridiculous when he was predicting they'd be open in June...and then July...and then August...and then late September/October...and then "definitely" by the New Year. I ate there for the first time two weeks before the fire, and I'm as excited as anyone to finally get back, but stop stringing us along and just tell us when the first pie comes out of the oven!

apizza82 at 12:11PM on 02/10/10

small business dudes are just as keen to open and get back to making some money, as you are to slobber all over their wares.

building delays are enough to drive anyone insane. sometimes denial is the only way to soldier on.

put your bib in the closet and wait til you hear the door is actually open.

(i'll be there!)

norman at 12:20PM on 02/10/10

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