Mario and Anna Abitino immigrated to the US from Naples, Italy in 1972. Having brought their Italian traditions and secret family recipes, Mario started in the pizza business in Brooklyn, NY in 1974. Through hard work and struggles Mario, Anna and their three sons Dominick, Mario Jr. and Salvatore started Abitino's Pizza and Italian Kitchen in 1992 in Midtown Manhattan. Throughout the years Abitino's Pizza has opened other locations throughout Manhattan and can also be found at John F. Kennedy International Airport in the American Airlines Terminal 8.