Patsy's

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title: "Patsy's" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["italian-restaurants-in-manhattan", "neapolitan-cuisine", "restaurants-established-in-1944", "midtown-manhattan", "frank-sinatra", "family-owned-companies-of-the-united-states", "1944-establishments-in-new-york-city", "american-companies-established-in-1944"] description: "Italian-American restaurant in New York City" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy's" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Italian-American restaurant in New York City ::

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Field	Value
name	Patsy's Italian Restaurant
image	Patsy's 236 W56 jeh.jpg
established
closed
food_type	Italian-American
street_address	236 West 56th Street
city	New York City
state	New York
postcode	10019
website	http://www.patsys.com/
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| name = Patsy's Italian Restaurant | logo = | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = Patsy's 236 W56 jeh.jpg | image_width = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = | map_width = | map_alt = | map_caption = | slogan = | established = | closed = | current_owner = | chef = | head_chef = | food_type = Italian-American | dress_code = | rating = | street_address = 236 West 56th Street | city = New York City | county = | state = New York | postcode = 10019 | country = | coordinates = | seating_capacity = | reservations = | other_locations = | other_information = | website = http://www.patsys.com/ Patsy's is a family-owned and operated Italian-American restaurant at 236 West 56th Street (between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Staff at Patsy's are represented by UNITE HERE Local 100.

History

It was founded by Pasquale "Patsy" Scognamillo in 1944. In over 80 years of existence, Patsy's has had only three chefs: the late Patsy himself, his son Joe Scognamillo (who has been at the establishment since the age of seven) and Joe's son Sal Scognamillo (who has been manning the kitchen for the past 25 years).

Reviews

In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 23, and ranked it #9.

Celebrity appeal

Patsy's has been known for years as Frank Sinatra's favorite restaurant and, in fact, his family still eats at Patsy's whenever they are in town.

Expansion

For years Patsy's had only one restaurant, which was its 236 West 56th Street location. In 2008, a second Patsy's was opened in the Hilton in Atlantic City, unveiling the first of the Patsy's franchise restaurants. There are subtle differences in decor and menu offerings between the two restaurants, but critics and customers have responded favorably to Patsy's in Atlantic City, claiming that it offers the same atmosphere and food of the original.

References

References

1. "Zagat Stories".
2. "Eat Union – UNITE HERE Local 100".
3. "Taste of T 2014 - Participating Chefs".
4. "Zagat Stories".
5. "BACK OF THE HOUSE".
6. "Archived copy".
7. C.C. HOYT, Press Restaurant Critic. (July 5, 2009). "Frank Sinatra loved Patsy's – now we know why – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Sunday Life". pressofAtlanticCity.com.

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