Pete Ciarrocchi Email and Phone Number

Under Pete’s leadership, Chickie’s and Pete’s has expanded from a single tap-room in Mayfair to now operating 14 stand-alone restaurants, including 4 in Philadelphia International Airport, as well as stands in 24 sports arenas, stadiums, amusement parks, and along Jersey Shore boardwalks.

Chickie’s & Pete’s began in 1977 as a comfortable, family-oriented, corner taproom where Pete experimented with and perfected his winning concept. At the onset of Chickie’s & Pete’s in 1977, crabs were only served in the summer. Once the summer was over Pete needed something to do with all the leftover seasonings. So he started experimenting with different combinations on french fries. Pete went through two winters of tweaking seasonings and a complimentary cheese sauce for dipping based on the regulars’ comments until one day in 1979, he perfected the recipe known and loved today as Crabfries®.