Marie and Brian Steele are opening an Italian restaurant and market in Midlothian. Photo by Michael Thompson.
For their second restaurant, a husband-and-wife team is bringing more Italian cuisine to Midlothian.
Marie and Brian Steele plan to open Isabella’s Bistro & Salumeria at 1358 Sycamore Square in Midlothian at the end of the month. The 2,600-square-foot space is right next door to Crab Louie’s Seafood Tavern, which the Steeles took over last year.
“I’ve definitely learned in my 33 years in the business the more hands-on you can be as an owner, the better,” Brian Steele said. “That way we are in each location every single day.”
Isabella’s will have an Italian restaurant and market. Most entrees are planned to cost between $16 and $19, and the restaurant will seat about 50. The majority of the pasta and all of the bread will be made on site.
The Steeles plan to sell wine, olives, Italian beer and hummus at the market. “It is a small market with a focus on Italian cured and dried meats,” Steele said of the salumeria.
“The Italian market will be opening anywhere from six weeks to the first of 2015.” Brian Steele said he and his wife are financing the venture themselves. The space was previously home to Veranda Ristorante.
The food scene in Midlothian has been growing in recent months. A new pie concept and a gourmet food shop are in the works for Midlothian Village Square less than a mile away from the Steeles’ restaurants.
Steele said Isabella is a family name, and there is no connection to Mike Isabella, who owns the recently opened Graffiato at 123 W. Broad St.
Steele said he hopes to open a third restaurant near his existing two, but he’s not in a rush. “After doing Crab Louie’s and Isabella’s, I’m going to take eight to 12 months to operate these units,” he said.
Marie and Brian Steele are opening an Italian restaurant and market in Midlothian. Photo by Michael Thompson.
For their second restaurant, a husband-and-wife team is bringing more Italian cuisine to Midlothian.
Marie and Brian Steele plan to open Isabella’s Bistro & Salumeria at 1358 Sycamore Square in Midlothian at the end of the month. The 2,600-square-foot space is right next door to Crab Louie’s Seafood Tavern, which the Steeles took over last year.
“I’ve definitely learned in my 33 years in the business the more hands-on you can be as an owner, the better,” Brian Steele said. “That way we are in each location every single day.”
Isabella’s will have an Italian restaurant and market. Most entrees are planned to cost between $16 and $19, and the restaurant will seat about 50. The majority of the pasta and all of the bread will be made on site.
The Steeles plan to sell wine, olives, Italian beer and hummus at the market. “It is a small market with a focus on Italian cured and dried meats,” Steele said of the salumeria.
“The Italian market will be opening anywhere from six weeks to the first of 2015.” Brian Steele said he and his wife are financing the venture themselves. The space was previously home to Veranda Ristorante.
The food scene in Midlothian has been growing in recent months. A new pie concept and a gourmet food shop are in the works for Midlothian Village Square less than a mile away from the Steeles’ restaurants.
Steele said Isabella is a family name, and there is no connection to Mike Isabella, who owns the recently opened Graffiato at 123 W. Broad St.
Steele said he hopes to open a third restaurant near his existing two, but he’s not in a rush. “After doing Crab Louie’s and Isabella’s, I’m going to take eight to 12 months to operate these units,” he said.