Italian restaurant Ristorante Santa Lucia opens in Melville

Mar 14, 2017 1064

BY: Erica Marcus

Restaurateur Tony Dushaj is back. Again. The Melville restaurant that has been La Fontana since 2012 has now been rechristened Ristorante Santa Lucia. The name change is accompanied by a management change: Tony Dushaj, who first opened Tre Scalini at this location in 2009 is back as chef-owner.

In fact, this is Dushaj’s third restaurant at 672 Walt Whitman Rd. Here’s a brief history:

1996: Tony Dushaj opens Tre Scalini on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington

2000: Dushaj sells Tre Scalini (it later becomes Piccolo Mondo)

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SOURCE: http://www.newsday.com

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