Cafe Martorano Claims to Have a Copycat in Rhode Island

Tan and muscular Steve Martorano, owner of Cafe Martorano in Fort Lauderdale, is claiming someone stole his restaurant's idea. As the Juice reported yesterday, Martorano filed a lawsuit against Cafe Longo in Rhode Island for "unfairly copying Cafe Martorano's concept."That concept? White walls, booming beats, and the classic Italian-American dishes...

By Devin Desjarlais

September 28, 2010

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Tan and muscular Steve Martorano, owner of Cafe Martorano in Fort Lauderdale, is claiming someone stole his restaurant's idea. As the Juice reported yesterday, Martorano filed a lawsuit against Cafe Longo in Rhode Island for "unfairly copying Cafe Martorano's concept."

That concept? White walls, booming beats, and the classic Italian-American dishes that we crave.

Jerry Longo, owner of Cafe Longo, did not return a phone call from the Juice.

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