Our story began in 1940, on Hempstead
Turnpike in Bethpage, Long Island, which at the time was primarily
farmland. It was on a cool fall Saturday in November that our
grandfather opened his small retail store selling fresh turkeys to the
public. Later he addedfarm fresh eggs, sweet butter, baked breads and
other staples his customers were requesting. In 1949,
our grandfather was the first to offer rotisserie chickens cooked over
an open flame in barbecue ovens. He was truly a pioneer in retail take
out food, expanding his menu to include fresh homemade salads to
compliment his rotisserie chicken. A short time afterwards he added his
soon to be famous southern fried chicken and barbecued spare ribs. This turned into a thriving take out business. His menu kept growing as
he met his customer's needs. Before long he had a complete catering
menu designed for the holidays. Eventually his customers were using his
take home catering service all year long. Our grandparents created
recipes and made all the spices for the products that they sold in their
retail store. As you would imagine, complete take out meals and
catering was a very new concept in the 1950's and became very popular on
Long Island. Some tried to imitate this concept, but Zorn's was always
number one.
Now over six decades and three
generations later, we are still family owned and operated and have
hundreds of freshly made items for our customers to choose from. We
still use many of the same recipes and cooking methods used by our
grandfather. Some are looked upon as old fashioned by today's
standards, but this is how we maintain our high quality and
consistency. The value of our generous portions, personalized customer
service, quality ingredients and our family recipes has made our stores a
success and we thank you for choosing Zorn's.
Let us be part of your next occasion ... Start
your own Zorn's Tradition.