Updated 2/1/2024
Growing up in a restaurant family since I was 13 (Richmond Restaurant Group) I’ve had the pleasure to get to know many other restaurateurs in this city. Often times I’ll be having a conversation about a new restaurant that’s opening and someone will ask “who owns that?” I’ve put family-owned restaurants at the bottom since they are not one group, but many different family members.
If you know of any edits or additions that need to be made to this list please let me know in the comments below or send me an email.
18 Establishments
- Johnny & Katrina Giavos
- Stella’s: Richmond, Charleston
- Stella’s Grocery: River Road Shopping Center, Malvern Gardens, Scott’s Addition, Downtown, Westhampton, Manchester, Westover Hills
- The Continental: Grove Ave, Manchester
- Sidewalk Cafe – with Ernest von Ofenheim
- Kuba Kuba – with Manual Mendez
- Kuba Kuba Dos – with Manual Mendez & Hugo Jordan
- Galley / Galley Market / Little Nickel – with Manny Mendez & Chris DiLauro
- Perly’s Delicatessen — with Kevin Roberts & Scott Coleman
12 Establishments
- Lindsey Food Group (Mike Lindsey and Kimberly-Love Lindsey) — ML Steak: Chesterfield Town Center (Coming Soon), Downtown / Kali Love (Coming Soon) / Farm + Oak: Chesterfield Town Center (Coming Soon), Insbrook / Red Bird Social / Frostings Bake Shop / Ram House Bar + Kitchen / Lillie Pearl / Buttermilk & Honey: Grace St, Short Pump / Jubilee
- EAT Restaurant Partners (Chris Tsui) + silent investors – Osaka Sushi & Steak / Wild Ginger / Fat Dragon / Boulevard Burger and Brew / Wong Gonzalez / Wong’s Tacos: Short Pump, Midlothian / Beijing on Grove / Red Salt Chophouse & Sushi / Pizza & Beer of Richmond: Fan, Hanover / Lucky AF
7 Establishments
- Richmond Restaurant Group (Michelle Williams & Jared Golden) – The Daily Kitchen & Bar: Carytown, Short Pump / East Coast Provisions / West Coast Provisions / The Hard Shell: Downtown, Bellgrade / The Hill Cafe
- HOUSEpitality Family (Kevin Healy) – The Boathouse: Sunday Park, Rocketts Landing, Short Pump, City Point / Casa del Barco: Canal Walk, Short Pump Town Center / Island Shrimp Co.
- Travis Croxton
- Rappahannock Restaurant / Merroir / Rappahannock Oyster Bar: DC Wharf, Charleston, Los Angeles – with Ryan Croxton
- Rock Salt (NC) – Independent
- GWARbar – with Hilda Staples & GWAR
- The Big Kitchen Hospitality (John Haggai, Jeff Grant, John Davenport & Susan Davenport) —Tazza Kitchen: Alverser Plaza, Short Pump, Scott’s Addition, Cameron Village (NC), Stone Creek Village (NC), Trenholm Plaza (SC) / Conejo
6 Establishments
- Eduardo “Lalo” Macias
- Lalo’s Margaritas Mexican Grill (Coming Soon), Lalo’s Pinches Tacos
- The Patron / Chicanos Cocina Bar & Grill
- Two Compadre’s Taqueria Bar & Grill — with Jose De La Rosa
- Monterrey Burrito Co
5 Establishments
- Ryan Croxton – Rappahannock Restaurant / Merroir / Rappahannock Oyster Bar: DC Wharf, Charleston, Los Angeles – with Travis Croxton
- R&L Hospitality Group (Rick Lyons & Herb Reuger) – Lunch / Supper / The Grill / City Diner / The Village Cafe / Urban Roost Events and Catering (this isn’t a restaurant)
- Matt Simmons & Chris Holder – Capital Ale House: Downtown, Midlothian, Innsbrook, Harrisonburg, Fredericksburg
- Angela Whitley & Dan Brantingham – Burger Bach: Carytown, Short Pump, Raleigh, Midlothian, Charlottesville
- Manny Mendez
- Kuba Kuba – with Johnny Giavos
- Kuba Kuba Dos – with Johnny Giavos & Hugo Jordan
- Galley / Galley Market / Little Nickel – with Johnny Giavos & Chris DiLauro
- Channing Miller — North End Juice Company: Museum District, Midlothian, Virginia Beach, Church Hill / North End Gelato
- Craig Brosius and Kevin Urbanowski — The Pit and The Peel: Westhampton (Coming Soon), The Fan, Norfolk (Coming Soon), Carytown (closing for Westhampton location), James Center, Short Pump Town Center
- LX Group (Kunal Shah and Neal Patel)
- Kabana / Switch Pop-Up Bar / NAMA
- Juan’s Cantina & Rooftop – with Juan Carillo
- Botayna – with Fabiana Calandriello
- Adriene and Carlos Londoño — Tequila Sunrise Mexican Kitchen & Cantin / Papi’s / La Bodega / Casa Fiesta Mexican Kitchen & Cantina / Margarita’s Cantina
4 Establishments
- Kevin McGrath & Steve Rogge
- Wood & Iron Game Day Restaurant: Midlothian, Scott’s Addition, Short Pump (2023)
- The Flyin’ Pig – with Ian Anderson
- Ed Vasaio – Edo’s Squid / 8½: The Fan, Church Hill / Dinamo
- Eddie & Sidney Padow – Padow’s Hams & Deli: Glen Allen (Corporate), Downtown Ironfronts (Franchise), Midlothian (Franchise), Brandermill (Franchise: Sue Park)
- RVA Hospitality (Liz Kincade)
- And Dim Sum / Tarrant’s / Tarrant’s West / Bar Solita
- Rob Jones – Sportspage Bar & Grille: Midlothian, Mechanicsville, West End, Ashland
- Neverett Eggleston Jr.– Croaker’s Spot: Manchester, Petersburg, Norfolk / Sugar’s Crab Shack
- Chris DiLauro
- Bacchus — with Nancy Fisher
- Galley / Galley Market / Little Nickel – with Johnny Giavos & Manny Mendez
- Paul Keevil – Millie’s / LuLu’s / Tio Pablo / Cafe Clang
- Brittany Anderson
- Metzger — with Nathan Conway & Brad Hemp
- Brenner Pass / Black Lodge – with Nathan Conway & Brad Hemp & Olivia Wilson
- Leni (D.C.)
- DJB Hospitality Holding Co (Dennis Barbaro)
- Sedona Taphouse: Westchester Commons, Glen Allen, and Fredericksburg / Napa Kitchen and Wine
- Routsis Brothers (Bill, Nick, Vic, and John) – Brick House: Midlothian, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Richmond
3 Establishments
- Eduardo “Lalo” Macias
- Lalo’s Margaritas Mexican Grill (Coming Soon)
- Don Pedro Mexican Restaurant
- Anthony’s Italian Restaurant
- Mark Herndon
- Buckhead’s Chophouse
- The Roosevelt — with Kendra Feather
- Square Burger (TX) — with Craig Brundege and Brandon Horrocks
- James Baldwin & Walied Sanie — Social 52 Kitchen & Craft Bar / Charred: Swift Creek, Shoppes at Rutland Place
- Trey Owens
- Soul Taco: Shockoe Slip, Raleigh / JewFro
- Kendra Feather
- Laura Lee’s / Garnett’s
- The Roosevelt – with Mark Herndon
- William McCormack – McCormack’s Irish Pub / McCormack’s Whisky Grill / McCormack’s Big Whisky Grill
- Karen Verdisco – Pie Hole Pizza: Ashland, Midlothian / Brew
- Nathan Conway & Brad Hemp
- Metzger — with Brittanny Anderson
- Brenner Pass / Black Lodge — with James Kohler & Olivia Wilson
- Michael Cohen & Justin McDonald — Riverbound Cafe / Marty’s Grill / Crafted
- Kevin Liu
- The Jasper — with Mattias Hagglund, Thomas Leggett, and Brandon Peck
- Carytown Cupcakes / The Tin Pan
- Nader Hagez
- The Four Brothers Bistro: Glen Allen, VCU
- Bistro 804 — with Virginia Hagez
- David Blanchard — Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co: Broad St., Morris St., Forst Hill
- Ibo and Ashley Pinar — Bell Greek: Village Chopping Center, Iron Bridge Rd, Polo Place
- Scott Jones, Adam Worcester, and Jeremy Wirtes — Triple Crossing: Downtown, Fulton Hill, Midlothian
- Filippo Genova – Genova’s Pizza Station / Casa Italiana / Pizza Express
- Paulo & Nelson Benavides – Hibachi Box / Y Tu Mama / Hibachi House
- Brandon Pearson
- Fan Boy / Sabai / The Jungle Room
2 Establishments
- Patrick Murtaugh & Eric McKay – Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond / Hardywood Park Craft Brewery West Creek
- Salvatore “Sal” Anthony Nuara & Krystina Nuara
- Bel Cibo Pizzeria
- Belmont Pizzeria — with Melinda and Victor Guevara
- Historical Restaurant Concepts (Ryan Koontz, Jeb White, Ron Morse, & Paul Kostandin) — Station 2 / Oak & Apple
- Jay Ko
- J Kogi: Jackson Ward — with Michael Ng
- Fighting Fish: Scott’s Addition
- Randy O’Dell
- En Su Boca – with Patrick Stamper
- Get Tight Lounge – with Drew Schlege
- Patrick Stamper
- En Su Boca – with Randy O’Dell
- Beauvine Burger Concept
- Joe & Whitney Kiatsuranon
- My Noodle Bar / YaYa’s Cookbook
- Hani Atallah
- District 5 — with Gary Wenzel and Roland West
- Southern Railway Taphouse — with Chris Farag
- Carter Snipes & Bobby Kruger — The Hof / Brambly Park
- Zach Archibald, Noelle Archibald, and Jennifer Rawlings – Lamplighter Roasting Co: Summit Ave, Addison St
- Chris Farag
- Southern Railway Taphouse — with Hani Atallah
- Great American Ranch — with a partner
- Jimmy Tsamouras — Dot’s Back Inn / Demi’s Mediterranean Kitchen
- Chris Davis
- Alamo BBQ — with Paul Hubbard
- Frontier by Alamo — with Juliette Highland (wife)
- Olivia Wilson — Brenner Pass / Black Lodge with Brittanny Anderson, Nathan Conway & Brad Hemp
- Carena Ives — Jamaica House / Carena’s Jamaican Grille
- Kathleen Richardson — Urban Farmhouse: Shockoe Slip, Midlothian
- Ian Kelly — Sugar Shack Donuts: The Fan, North Chesterfield
- Rabia Kamara — Ruby Scoops / Suzy Sno
- Maria and Michael Oseguera – Maya / Oceano
- Chris Carabell & Kevin Donham – Rusty Taco: Short Pump, Chesterfield
- Mike Epps
- Stanley’s RVA – with James Kohler
- Cobra Burger – with Adam Musselman, Joshua Franklin, Melville Johnson
- Bob Graham – Toast: New American Gastropub: The Village Shopping Center, Winterfield Crossing
1 Establishment
- Jay Bayer – Bingo
- Joe Carter, Sharron Carter & Wendell Sprouse — Izzy’s Kitchen
- Gary Wenzel and Roland West — District 5
- Melinda and Victor Guevara, Salvatore “Sal” Anthony Nuara & Krystina Nuara — Belmont Pizzeria
- James Kohler – Stanley’s RVA with Mike Epps
- Steven Gooch — The Stable’s at Belmont
Restaurant Families
These restaurants are owned by different family members of the same last name.
- Garcia Family (8) – Mexico Restaurant – Ashland, Woodlake, Short Pump, Mechanicsville, Forest Hill, Innsbrook, Sandston, and Little Mexico
- Lo Presti Family (6)
- Mario Lo Presti – Mary Angela’s
- Rick Lo Presti – Piccola’s
- Joe Lo Presti – Mediterraneo
- Joe’s Wife & Son – Pronto
- Joe’s Son-in-Law – Arianna’s Fan and Arianna’s Lakeside
- Kiatsuranon Family (5)
- Sukanya Pala-art (Mother) – Mom’s Siam and Mom’s Siam 2
- Joe (Son) and Whitney Kiatsuranon – My Noodle Bar, YaYa’s Cookbook
- Lorna Bedford (Daughter) — Native Plate
Alex Palma says
Dood! This is perfect! I get asked that question as well. I over hear people attaching random restaurants to the wrong restauranteurs all the time. I’ve stopped correcting them.
Ian says
Sugar Shacks 🙂 2 open in Richmond with a third on the way plus several outside of Richmond.
Kingfish says
You’re not a restaurant, Sugar Shack.
Derek says
If I’m not mistaken, Chris DiLauro still owns half of Bacchus (with Nancy Fisher). Does he get bumped up to the 4-slot?
Chad says
Yeah for sure. Can you confirm?
James says
Should also include Brittanny Anderson, Nathan Conway, and Brad Hemp who all own Metzger as well as Brenner Pass/Chairlift(with James Kohler and Olivia Wilson) which are both opening in the next two months.
Chad says
Thanks for sharing James. I’ve added it to the list.
Mark Friedrich says
Chad, I have dined at a few of the many fine restaurants you have compiled without knowing the interconnections. I found your list today looking for just this type of information. It is more important now as I start a new service business that will be calling on the food service industry.
Do you have any recommendations on the best way to approach these decision makers?
Thank you.
Joseph Comfort says
HI Mark – As a restaurateur, I would suggest that you dine or at least patronize the establishment before approaching the decision-maker. AND, determine who that decision-maker is (without calling and asking “who is the decision maker in your business”) – in many of these cases, there is a Director of Ops that primarily handles operational matters. After determining the correct person to contact AND pre-qualifying your match for the targeted business, you may have an insight as to how your service would be of benefit. Doing your homework and being a CUSTOMER first is a sure way to flatter the operator and get the meeting. FWIW – I don’t do business with anyone who doesn’t do business with me – it’s simple and a telling bit of loyalty that we should owe eachother.
Patrick Brown says
Casa Del Barco Short Pump is now open – thanks so much for a great list!
Greg says
Chad,
Thank you, this is nicely done. I visited Chicago recently and noticed how many of the best of the best big restaurants were interconnected and it’s well published. In case you’re looking for a challenge, you could layer in investors (silent and angle), developers, and landlords. Some provide the property, some the money, and some the advice.
For example, Johnny owns other restaurant properties as solely the landlord. I also found this recently: Howard and Karen Kellman, Feather’s landlords, are key to the development of Church Hill’s food scene. They own the buildings that house not only the Roosevelt but also Dutch & Co., WPA Bakery and another retail space on 27th Street. In Scott’s Addition, they own Rick Lyons’ Lunch and Supper properties. (Alewife too?)
Alley says
Lindsey Food Group is at 10 now!
– Frostings
– Farm & Oak @ Twin Oaks
– Red Bird Social
Lalo also has Lalos Pinches Tacos in Henrico!