This restaurant got a lot of press in 2009 when ex-con Anthony "Fat Tony" Rabito was banned from it on condition of his parole, since the Mafia was hustlin' there 24/7. But Fat Tony is just the beginning. One of the more sensational Don Peppe rumors claims that mob boss Ciro Perrone got so irate at a waiter who spilled a drink on his wife that he had his crew, including famous snitch Henry Hill, wait with lead pipes and baseball bats for the staff to leave at the end of the night. That same Perrone was caught disrespecting Growing Up Gotti over a Don Peppe meal by the Feds' wiretaps, so clearly, that guy fears nothing.
It's a matter of principle for me. But places like Don Peppe, Domenick's, Peter Luger and other restaurants that only take cash I refuse to give them my business. We all know they are not fully reporting all the cash so the hell with them.I feel they are ripping me off. If you don't accept credit cards in today's day and age then you are not getting my business.
