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Chickie's & Pete's facts for kids
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| Private | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Peter & Henrietta Ciarrocchi |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Number of locations
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19 (as of August 14, 2017) |
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Key people
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Pete Ciarrocchi, President |
| Products | Crabs, lobster, seafood, American food, beer and liquor |
| Services | Food and Beverage |
| Revenue | Multi-million dollars (2011) |
| Owner | Pete Ciarrocchi |
Chickie’s & Pete’s is an American bar and restaurant business privately owned and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It started as a small privately owned neighborhood taproom in 1977, and created a brand name as a seafood crab house that expanded from a single location to multiple locations within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. In 2011, ESPN voted Chickie's & Pete's the number one sports bar in North America.
History
Peter and Henrietta Ciarrocchi owned a deli, and in 1977, purchased a nearby small neighborhood taproom on Robbins Avenue, in the Mayfair section of northeast Philadelphia known as "Wally's". Peter made three changes by adding stools to the standing-only bar, lifting the “men only” rule, and naming the bar after himself and his wife, Henrietta, whom everyone called Chickie.
When Peter died in 1987, it was Chickie who encouraged Peter's son, Pete Junior, to run with his own business ideas, his spin on crab seasoned fries, and whatever else he wanted to try. In 1998, Pete expanded the business by purchasing a run-down vacant supermarket building near Veterans Stadium within the Sports Complex Special Services District in Packer Park in South Philadelphia to build upon the sports bar concept by locating near Philadelphia's sport venues.
In February 2016, Herr Foods Inc. released Chickie's & Pete's Crabfries seasoned potato chips.
Locations
As of 2023, Chickie & Pete's maintains seven locations in Philadelphia and its Pennsylvania and South Jersey suburbs, including:
- Bordentown at 183 U.S. Route 130, Bordentown, New Jersey
- Egg Harbor at 6055 E. Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
- Parx Casino at 2999 Street Road, Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
- Robbins Avenue at 4010 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia
- Roosevelt Boulevard at 11000 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia
- Tropicana Casino at 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- South Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, 1526 Packer Avenue, South Philadelphia
Miscellaneous
In 2011, Pete Jr. became part-owner of the Philadelphia Soul arena football team.