The Palm Restaurant is the oldest family-owned white tablecloth restaurant to expand across the United States and still maintain family ownership. Pio Bozzi and John Ganzi’s original New York City steakhouse on Second Avenue has grown into a thriving empire of over 25 restaurants spanning the continent from Boston to Los Angeles.

The northern Italian entrepreneurs who began The Palm tradition in 1926 intended it to be a restaurant specializing in cuisine from their native Parma, Italy. Steaks and seafood were not part of the original concept of The Palm but began out of an effort to cater to its clientele of artists and writers. Today, The Palm runs its own meat wholesale company to ensure the quality of its steaks. Even with these signature additions, tradition at The Palm honors its roots. Some of John Ganzi’s original Italian dishes are still on the menu today, reinforcing The Palm’s reputation as the Italian steakhouse.

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