A new arrival at a notable downtown property is set to add some more fuel to the fire of Richmond’s dining scene.
Lucca Enoteca Pizzeria will open at 525 E. Grace St. on the ground floor of the Berry Burk building near CenterStage.
Owners Mike and Maria Oseguera, who also own Maya Mexican Grill and Tequileria in Short Pump, plan to open the restaurant in August. They have a 10-year lease on the 3,500-square-foot space that has sat vacant since 525 at The Berry Burk shut down a year ago.
Lucca will serve pizzas made on a coal-fire oven, as well as traditional Italian entrees. A wine bar is also planned for the space, which can seat 135 patrons.
The Osegueras opened their Short Pump restaurant at 4348 Pouncey Tract Road in 2012. Mike Oseguera said he’s long wanted to open an Italian venture since he worked at Patsy’s Pizza, which has been in business in New York since 1933.
“I really want to get back to that,” Oseguera said of pizza making. “Maya is doing well for us, so I wanted to do something else.”
The 525 had been owned by Tom Haas, Taylor Hasty and Ted and Jim Ukrop. It closed after two years in business.
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