{"id":3266,"date":"2026-07-01T13:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/don-peppe-queens-2"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:00:20","slug":"don-peppe-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/don-peppe-queens","title":{"rendered":"Don Peppe \u26059.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"padrino-inject-root\">\n<div class=\"padrino-inject-inner\">\n<div data-padrino-shell=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/top-restaurants\">\u2190 Restaurants in Queens worth a visit \u2014 TOP 10 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>\u0420\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043d<\/strong> \u00b7 <span>Queens<\/span> \u00b7 \u2b50 9.1\/10 \u00b7 1567 reviews \u00b7 $$  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-06-30 19:21:46<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>135-58 Lefferts Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420, United States<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex is-nowrap wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+1718-845-7587\">Call<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&amp;destination=40.668967,-73.8216764\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a81d6fbcdb6a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a81d6fbcdb6a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/don-peppe-queens\/#Don_Peppe_Cash_Only_Garlic_Forever\" >Don Peppe: Cash Only, Garlic Forever<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/don-peppe-queens\/#The_Story\" >The Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/don-peppe-queens\/#What_to_Order\" >What to Order<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/don-peppe-queens\/#The_Space\" >The Space<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/don-peppe-queens\/#Who_Its_For\" >Who It&#8217;s For<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 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id=\"Don_Peppe_Cash_Only_Garlic_Forever\"><\/span>Don Peppe: Cash Only, Garlic Forever<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No website menu games, no small plates, no mercy: Don Peppe in South Ozone Park serves southern Italian food in portions that make doggy bags a structural necessity, in a room perfumed with roasted garlic since before most of its rivals existed. It is the anti-trend restaurant \u2014 which is exactly why people who chase trends keep ending up here.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Story\"><\/span>The Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The family&#8217;s restaurant roots reach back to 1940s Brooklyn; the Ozone Park dining room has been going strong since 1968, a stone&#8217;s throw from the Aqueduct Racetrack. The walls wear jockey silks and framed horse photos, a nod to decades of racetrack clientele, and the operation still runs on old rules \u2014 family-style platters, brisk confident service and cash on the table.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Order\"><\/span>What to Order<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Three dishes carry legend status: baked clams crisped nearly black on top and creamy underneath, linguine with white clam sauce studded with chunks of roasted garlic, and the veal Don Peppe. Everything arrives on platters meant for the middle of the table, and regulars chase it with carafes of the ice-cold house wine. Ordering for fewer than four people is technically possible, but spiritually wrong.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Space\"><\/span>The Space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A plain, bright, unpretentious hall of big round tables \u2014 the decor budget clearly went to the kitchen. What fills the room instead is noise: families, racetrack crews, food pilgrims and the constant percussion of platters landing on tables.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Its_For\"><\/span>Who It&#8217;s For<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Big hungry groups, anyone nostalgic for pre-Instagram New York dining, and eaters who judge a restaurant by its garlic-to-everything ratio.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_to_Know\"><\/span>Good to Know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Is it really cash only?<\/strong> Yes \u2014 come prepared; there is no card reader waiting to save you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big are the portions?<\/strong> Family-style enormous; one platter feeds several, so order fewer dishes than instinct suggests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about wine?<\/strong> The house wine, served cold in carafes, is part of the tradition \u2014 just go with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they take reservations?<\/strong> Call ahead, especially for groups and weekend evenings; the room fills with regulars fast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it worth the trip for one dish?<\/strong> The baked clams alone have justified longer journeys for half a century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opening_hours\"><\/span>Opening hours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Day<\/th>\n<th>Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday<\/td>\n<td>Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u201321:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday<\/td>\n<td>13:00\u201319:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"entity-gallery\" class=\"padrino-entity-gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-1.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-2.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-3.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-4.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-6.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-7.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<details>\n<summary>Show 2 more photos<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-8.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.queens-trend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/06\/don-peppe-queens-9.jpg\" alt=\"Don Peppe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area wp-block-group\">\n<h2 class=\"comments-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_reviews\"><\/span>Visitor reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"comment-list\">\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Cluinn Grymson<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n17 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>A relic of better, bygone days in New York. Definitely one of my favourite go-to Italian restaurants for special occasions. Big, tasty portions&#8230; I&#039;ve tried so many dishes on the menu, and you can&#039;t go wrong with whatev\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Diana Abdullaeva<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n31 January 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>A wonderful, warm family restaurant.<br \/>\nThe food is always fantastic, the service excellent, and the attention to detail impressive \u2014 especially the clean, hot plates for every dish.<br \/>\nThe atmosphere is cosy and relaxed, and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Martin L<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n23 January 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>Worth the hype. Simply exceptional family Italian-American food. We ordered rigatoni with sausage and broccoli rabe, veal Don Peppe, stuffed artichokes, tiramisu and cannoli. 10 out of 10. Everything was perfectly cooked\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Edwin Lap<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n8 January 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>I was in Queens on business, and someone recommended we go there. When we arrived, it looked like the restaurant was closed, but it was open. A wonderful family Italian (Neapolitan) restaurant since 1968!<br \/>\nThere&#039;s no menu\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Rhoan Llobrera<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n16 December 2025<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>This is a late review, but I celebrated my birthday here, and it&#039;s definitely worth sharing. Everything was wonderful from start to finish. The baked clams were simply incredible \u2014 hands down the best baked clams I&#039;ve ev\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Reviews last updated: 2026-06-30 19:21:46<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"padrino-entity-related wp-block-group\" aria-label=\"Similar places\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Similar_places\"><\/span>Similar places<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/park-side-restaurant-queens\"><span>Park Side Restaurant<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/asian-jewels-queens\"><span>Asian Jewels<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/casa-enrique-queens\"><span>Casa Enrique<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/jiang-nan-flushing-queens\"><span>Jiang Nan Flushing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/leticias-restaurant-queens\"><span>Leticias Restaurant<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/holy-schnitzel-queens-queens\"><span>Holy Schnitzel (Queens)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/cafe-premiata-queens\"><span>Cafe Premiata<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/bruno-queens\"><span>Bruno<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/manettas-ristorante-queens\"><span>Manetta&#039;s Ristorante<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Data is refreshed monthly. Sources: queens-trend.com and editorial picks based on reviews.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Restaurants in Queens worth a visit \u2014 TOP 10 2026 \u0420\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043d \u00b7 Queens \u00b7 \u2b50 9.1\/10 \u00b7 1567 reviews \u00b7 $$ \u00b7 updated: 2026-06-30 19:21:46 Address: 135-58 Lefferts Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420, United States Call Get directions Don Peppe: Cash Only, Garlic Forever No website menu games, no small plates, no mercy: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":563,"featured_media":2924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3266","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-restaurants"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/563"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3266"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3521,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3266\/revisions\/3521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3266"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=3266"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=3266"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queens-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=3266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}