Leo Keka is another step closer to opening his second Hanover restaurant
HANOVER – Restauranteur Leo Keka is one step closer to opening a second restaurant in Hanover, next door to his Alba on 53 on Washington Street.
The select board this week unanimously approved a liquor license for Keka to open Scutari, an Italian restaurant, in Merchant's Row. Keka purchased Flanders Field in Merchant's Row, which closed in September. He said he hopes to have the restaurant open by the end of May.
"Alba is hugely popular in town and I know Leo has other restaurants that are very successful," member David Delaney said. "I look forward to another venture."
Keka, who owns Alba restaurants in Quincy and Hanover, said Scutari will be Italian cuisine, such as pasta dishes and pizza, and won't be quite as upscale as Alba, which has locations in Hanover and Quincy.
The Hanover location technically marks the second Scutari restaurant, though the first location has yet to open.
The Hanover location will have 200 seats along with another 40 on the patio. The Braintree location, located in the former Dunkin' Donuts University on Granite Street near Braintree Five Corners, will have 97 seats and a 210-seat function room.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Leo Keka's Scutari restaurant plan gets liquor license OK in Hanover
