Froggy's Story

In order to fully comprehend what Froggy’s is all about you first need to understand who the owners are and why they are forging ahead to make Froggy’s a household name.

They are brothers named John and Anthony Russo who grew up about an hour north of the city in Brewster, NY.

Their story begins with a strong effort for personal growth. Anthony began his working career at the age of nine at a local hardware store. It was his first job, and that job sparked a passion within him to work hard and to appreciate any opportunity to make money and to better his life.

John started working at eleven years old at a family run deli in town. He originally only got this job so that he could afford to buy a cell phone since his mother made it perfectly clear to him that if he wanted a phone than he needed to be able to pay for it himself. That taught him a valuable lesson that nothing is ever going to be handed to him. He learned that if he wanted something bad enough he would have to put the hard work in and go out and get it himself. This fueled him and has taught him that anything worth having is worth working hard for.

Their original flagship store is located in Somers, NY. That store's location is very special due to the fact that it has such a long history (over 50 years) of serving delicious food to the local Somers community. Over the years the store has changed hands and it has changed names but has always remained a consistent and reliable place for the community.

They took great pride in 2011 when they were presented with the opportunity to buy that store and even though they were recently out of high school and didn’t really know anything about running a business they took a giant leap of faith. They put everything they had into figuring it all out as they went. They certainly made a lot of mistakes over the years and experienced a lot of growing pains, but they are thankful for it all because it helped fuel them on their mission to expand.

Froggy’s is more than just a NY Style Sandwich shop.

Yes, they take extreme pride in serving the freshest and most delicious sandwiches quickly to their customers but ultimately Froggy’s stands for more than just that. Froggy’s is forging ahead and leading the change on how the food industry and its workers are valued and respected. Froggy’s is on a mission to create a family culture where everyone works side by side in order to build a brighter future together. John and Anthony are always looking to promote from within in order to give better opportunities to their team members to climb the ladder of success with them. They choose to purposefully close all of their stores every day at 4pm because they want their team to be able to be home and have dinner with their own families every single night. At Froggy’s, family always comes first.

Froggy's specializes in NY style “Deli” sandwiches. The go To’s are the simple bacon, egg, and cheese (LMGABECSPK) on a NY style Kaiser roll for breakfast and for lunch their pride lies in their breaded chicken cutlet which is freshly bread daily and made to order for a variety of mouthwatering signature sandwiches.

John and Anthony currently have 5 locations in the New York and Connecticut area, and they have huge goals and plans to expand across the country. Stayed tuned for a Froggy’s opening near you soon!