1916 - Tedesco's is Founded
Antonio Tedesco opens the business after coming to America

1921 - Prohibition
Prohibition closes the bar

1933 - Grand Re-Opening
Antonio reopens his bar at 6701 Bergenline Ave in WNY

1947 - Antonio Passes
Restaurant responsibilities are left to Antonio's sons, Tullio & Albert

1950 - 1973 Tedesco's Frozen Food
Tedesco's Restaurant was one of the first Itlaian Restaurants to develop a full line of frozen foods. With over 20 original items such as Pizza, Mussels, Eggplant, Veal Parmigian, Chicken Cacciatore, etc...

1968 - Tullio & Albert Passes
Tullio & Albert pass away tragically only 12 days apart and the responsibility of running the restaurant was left to Albert's 2 sons, Mike and Tony; and eventually the other brothers came to work.

1986 - 70th Anniversary
Tedesco's celebrate their 70th Anniversary

1991 - 75th Anniversary
Tedesco's celebrate their 75th Anniversary

1994 - The Mike & Tony Show
Mike and Tony start their own public access tv show that airs at the restaurant every Monday night in the hopes to boost business and entice new customers.

1996 - Tedesco's Restaurant Sells
In 1996, the restaurant was unable to keep up with the supply and demand of fast food services and changing demographics in West New York.  It was then sold to an emergency medical center.

2005 - www.tedescosrestaurant.com
Tedesco's launched its first website to reconnect with their history with the help of email and internet.

2007 - www.tedescosrestaurant.com
Tedesco's launches it's fully-covered website in order to expose the history, the story, the people, and the family to the world.

A Historical Landmark
by John Tedesco (4th Generation)

Many people will tell you that Tedesco’s Restaurant was a historical landmark in this town and will always be remembered.

This website has been developed for the sole purpose of archiving and preserving the history and name of this family restaurant handed down through 4 generations between the years of 1916 and 1996.

I was only a child when I first learned how to make pizza and eventually became the main “Pie-Man” when I was 17 years old.  I worked with my aunts and uncles on the busiest nights of the week.  Along with my brother, who tended bar, and my sister, who was a waitress, it was truly a family-managed restaurant and created the greatest memories of my life.

Throughout this site, you will find many photographs of our history and learn about some amazing times.  Like in 1994, my father and Uncle put together a funny, slap-stick style public access TV show that was recorded on the premises of the restaurant every Monday night with the sole purpose of drawing new business.  “The Mike and Tony Show” aired in 2 million households in New Jersey and also appeared in New York and Pennsylvania.

More importantly, our press archives will reveal facts about the restaurant’s history and how it was said to be one of the first pizza places in the U.S. by Pizza Today Magazine

I hope you enjoy this documentary and if you have any feedback, comments or just want to say you remember us, please let us know.  Also, if there is anything additional you would like to see on this site, please don’t hesitate to let us know.