"One of the best stories about this restaurant in Corona is that the previous owner, allegedly a capo in the Genovese crime family, made a hobby of racing pigeons on the roof. “Tough Tony” Federici inherited the restaurant, founded in 1960 as the Corona Supper Club, from his parents, and for decades, it’s where northern Queens residents have come for graduations, 50th birthdays, and anniversaries. Come here when you want to celebrate something with big plates of swordfish and shrimp scampi, served by waiters in crisp white button-downs who’ll call you “famiglia.” And ask them about the pigeon races. " - willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah, neha talreja
