David Grisanti will open his new restaurant, “David Grisanti’s on Main,” but it’s not Main Street, Memphis. It’s going to be on Main Street, Collierville.
The Italian restaurant, which will be located at 148 North Main Street, is slated to open in “two or three months,” says Grisanti, who is part of the Grisanti lineage of Memphis chefs.
“My grandfather had the restaurant downtown and it was on Main, too,” Grisanti says, referring to downtown Memphis. David’s dad was the late restaurateur John “Big John” Grisanti.
As for the fare, Grisanti says, “I’m still going to do my traditional family recipes. I’m still going to do my fish. Still do my prime ribs and all that. And my olive, cheese, and prosciutto appetizer. A lot of people love manicotti. And I’m still going to do my Elfo.” He added that he will also be doing a lot of fish specials.
Grisanti, who formerly had a restaurant at Sheffield Antiques Mall in Collierville, says,”I love Collierville. Everyone’s been great. That whole Sheffield mall was really a good start for me.”
His new restaurant will be bigger, seating 122, as opposed to about 75 people at Sheffield’s. And, he says, “It’s going to have a bar.”
