Established: 2009
Seating Capacity: 2 (Take out and Delivery)
Parking: Street
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Authentic Italian Food and Pizza from Brooklyn. Pat Maniglia’s has won a positive write up from the local newspaper (Staten Island Advance) in October.
They have been established in about June 2009. There is a single table capacity in the restaurant, so this is more of a local take-out delivery joint which may very well attract people all over the Island to try. The single slice I have tried literally brought back fond memories from growing up in Bensonhurst Brooklyn.
Pat Maniglia’s Restaurant has had a write-up by the local news paper: The Staten Island Advance.
The article below is written by Jamie Lee on October 8, 2009.
WEST BRIGHTON – A little slice of heaven is being served in West Brighton.
And it came direct from Brooklyn.
Pat Maniglia’s Pizzeria, a longtime restaurant staple in Bensonhurst, started churning out pies in a snug storefront on the corner of Clove Road and Delafield Avenue last March.
Although Staten Island has its share of top-notch pizzerias, patrons couldn’t be happier about the new addition to the borough’s pizza landscape.
“I love to see people smile after eating my food,” said Stapleton resident Mario Maniglia, owner of the shop that bears his father’s name. “Like anyone, I love it when people compliment the food, but it’s more so that I just like to see them happy.”
This is a strict take-out or delivery location – there are no tables inside, just a glass countertop – but customers often stand around just to shoot the breeze with Maniglia while enjoying a slice of one of his specialty pies.
“That’s just how it is here,” said Maniglia, who has already begun teaching his two sons, Mario Jr., 24, and Paulie, 20, the ropes. “And I think it’s important for us to really become part of the community and get to know the customers.”
It doesn’t hurt that his product is high quality.
Maniglia’s father opened his first pizzeria in 1968, and the lad found himself rolling dough when he was just 2 years old.
As a boy, he learned the value of fresh ingredients and was privy to the secret recipes of his father, which helped him bake perfect thin-crust pies.
The sauce recipe remains classified, but Maniglia did give out the pesto ingredients used in making his delicious “Grandma Pie.”
“I don’t use any pine nuts at all,” he said. “Just fresh basil, 100 percent virgin olive oil and seasonings.”
And if pesto isn’t appealing, there are countless other varieties to try, ranging from regular-topped pies to baked ziti and buffalo chicken-topped creations.
“Personally, I love the white pie,” said St. George resident Gina Morrison. “That’s definitely my favorite.”
Pat Maniglia’s Pizzeria, located at 731 Delafield Ave., West Brighton, is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Call 718-448-4500 or visit www.patmaniglias.com.