ICYMI: Gino's Pizza Owner 'Ecstatic' To Return To Farmingdale

FARMINGDALE, NY — Gino's pizzeria is set to make its long-awaited return to Farmingdale, albeit in a different way. The longtime village staple, forced to shutter after 38 years, will come back to Farmingdale as a ghost kitchen, said owner John Filagrossi.

People won't be able to go to a physical storefront for a slice of Gino's pizza. Instead, they will call the shop's original number — 516-694-7250 — where they can order as many pies as they would like. The pizza will then be delivered; there will be no pick-up option. The delivery radius and pricing are yet to be determined.

“I’m ecstatic that I’m able to come back and do this," Filagrossi, 50, told Patch. "Hopefully, it works out well."

He is hoping to start his operations in four to six weeks.

Gino's was family-owned and operated at its 333 Main Street storefront since 1981. The pizzeria closed in 2019 after Filagrossi said the shop was forced out. He since moved his Gino's to West Babylon.

“Honestly, I never wanted to leave [Farmingdale]," he said. "But I had no choice to because unfortunately, we were getting kicked out by Staller that was supposed to put an apartment complex."

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