1. Restaurantes como Fachadas del Crimen.
Una temática recurrente es la percepción de que muchos negocios gastronómicos, como pizzerías, heladerías o restaurantes italianos, sirven como frentes para las actividades de la mafia. Las anécdotas personales describen locales vacíos, personal sospechoso y una atmósfera de secretismo.
- The mafia in my hometown ran a pizza chain as a front and it got so popular that the head of the family just stopped doing crimes and they do pizza full time now.
- I worked at a restaurant in nola owned by a mafia family — imagine a comically stereotypical group including patriarch w oxygen machine and cigar, slick-haired gold-chain “boys”, fur wearing dames, etc. They all got arrested by the feds one day. (don’t do racketeering over the phone, y’all!).
- . Had a thread on the other site about italian restaurants as mafia fronts and based on the replies, that happens a lot.
- Front businesses don't have that element of surprise anymore, they should make a mafia that's a front for an italian restaurant.
- In the mid-1980’s, when i was at law school in dc at george washington university, there was a pizza place/buffet like that a few blocks away. The pizza was really good but they eventually got busted by the feds as a front for mafia shenanigans.
2. La Sorprendente Calidad de la Comida.
A pesar de su propósito oculto, una observación común es que los restaurantes dirigidos por la mafia ofrecen comida de una calidad excepcional. Muchos relatos destacan haber probado la mejor pizza o el plato italiano más delicioso en estos lugares sospechosos, convirtiendo la experiencia en algo memorable.
- My closest encounter with the mafia is i went to a starkly empty pizza place in providence once, they seemed utterly confused that i wanted a pizza, it took 50 minutes to make, they gave it to me for free, and it was the best damn pizza l'd ever had.
- “the best way to launch an italian restaurant is to have it raided because the mafia eats there. Everybody knows they eat well.” mario puzo.
- At last when the mafia uses pizza joints for money laundering you can actually get a slice or two.
- My favorite genre of internet story is "we went to a restaurant that was an obvious mafia front and still had a great meal".
- We also have legit mafia in town. A different pizza place was laundering heroin money!! part of a big trial in brooklyn. But, you know, the thing is, those mafia pizza places, they don't charge much.not necessary because of the "other" businesses. Kind of a win win!!
3. Estereotipos, Familia y Cultura Popular.
Las publicaciones a menudo reflejan estereotipos culturales sobre la mafia, vinculándola con la familia, la lealtad y, por supuesto, la comida. Se hacen referencias a películas icónicas y se utilizan clichés de forma humorística para describir situaciones cotidianas o interacciones en estos establecimientos.
- The mafia is like olive garden when there you’re family and when your not you’re dead too them.
- Every time i read mafia i remember that post where the guy says "i makea da pizza" and the op gets turbo mad.
- Even when they go to the mattresses, the mafia guys bring their favorite italian recipes—and their appetites.
- It's funny to tell people "ah, i can't make it to that. I have family dinner." i feel like i'm subtly telling people i'm in the mafia. The funnier thing is that 1) i'm not in the mafia, 2) i'm not italian, and 3) we're having meatloaf (if anyone wants to know).
- Just had an authentic italian meal at a cosy restaurant. I ate so many bread sticks and salad that i can see why the mafia is protecting this culture.