While other restaurants were struggling during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas “Tommy” Bonfiglio’s businesses thrived. His restaurant chains, Tommy’s Tavern + Tap and Tio Taco + Tequila Bar, found success as others shut down. By the beginning of this year, Tommy’s Tavern + Tap expanded to eight locations, from the Jersey Shore to Princeton and Staten Island. Tio Taco + Tequila Bar was also expanding, with three locations throughout the state. Bonfiglio, the founder of both restaurant chains, died Friday. He was 62. His family did not release the cause of death. Apart from being a r…