Brawl at Americana restaurant caught on video

Rose Weldon
An umbrella on the patio of Cipollini Trattoria and Bar at the Americana Manhasset nearly topples during a fight, which was caught on video and posted to Instagram. (Screenshot)

A video of a brawl at Cippollini Trattoria and Bar at the Americana Manhasset that racked up thousands of views on Instagram

Footage posted to the story of Instagram user @landslide_lou shows what appears to be a fight between at least two patrons of the upscale restaurant. Efforts to reach this account’s owner were unavailing.

The video, taken a few yards away, opens with three men fighting on the restaurant’s outdoor patio, with the caption “CIPPOLINI!” [sic] appearing in red.

The men appeared to be punching and kicking an unseen person on the floor.

Onlookers and restaurant staff then tried to restrain one of the men until he and another man went after each other again, nearly knocking over the patio’s umbrella as sounds resembling dishes being broken are heard and some visible on the floor.

The person recording the video then says, “Oh, this kid’s still swinging,” as people appearing to be waiters for the restaurant assisted one of the men up from the floor.

“That bill’s going to be a lot,” an unseen voice says.

“Holla at Cippollini,” another adds.

The video then ends.

A second Instagram account, @gerry24jerry, posted the video about a day later, racking up thousands of views before the post and the account were removed by Instagram.

A public information officer at the Nassau County Police Department said that he had not been given any information on the incident, which occurred in the area run by the 6th Precinct.

Efforts to reach the restaurant, the Americana’s management and Poll Restaurants, which owns Cipollini, were also unavailing.

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