“The crumb heaped baked clams,
another high point of the menu,
available by the half dozen or dozen
($6.00 and $11.95, respectively). The first
bite will be disappointing if you expect
tons of garlic, gradually, though, it will
dawn on you that the stuffing is
intentionally bland because the clams
are so damn good, briny and juicy in the
way that made Little Necks famous the
world over.”
“As you might expect from a restaurant
with roots in Ponza, seafood dominates
the menu, and the proximity of the
Hunts Point Market guarantees it will
be scintillatingly fresh. First to hit the
table is a stunning scungilli salad ($8.95),
made with fresh conch rather than the
canned variety one often encounters in
Italian places. The gastropod is sliced
thin and heaped generously on a toss of
iceberg, tomatoes, and giadinera, the
puckering Sicilian salad of cauliflower,
carrots, red bell peppers, and olives. The
vinaigrette really puts the dish across.“
In 1951 Fred Guarino opened Venice Restaurant.
From 1958 through 1975, cousins of Guarino,
Silverino Miglioccio and Giovanni Ronca
owned and operated the restaurant.


In 1975 Steve Scarogni and his brother in
law, Elio Feola  bought the restaurant from
them.
In 1983, Elio Feola, only 37 years old,
tragically passed away.
Thereafter Steve Scarogni ran the restaurant
along with Elio’s wife, Silvia.
In 1988 Steve Scarogni expanded and moved
the restaurant across the street, and also
added a parking lot.
Unfortunately in 1998 Silvia Feola, age 49
sadly passed away.
In 2000 Steve Scarogni added two new
partners. One is Francisco Feola, son of Elio
and Silvia Feola. The other is Phillip
Vitiello, Steve’s nephew.
This is the history of how the Venice
Restaurant came about.
772 East 149th Street, Bronx, New York 10455
718 585-5164
Monday - Thursday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday & Saturday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Established 1951
The Original