Updated 11/25/2025
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 have any edits or additions to make to this list, please let me know in the comments below or send me an email.
16 Establishments (1 coming soon)
- Johnny & Katrina Giavos
- Stella’s: Richmond
- Stella’s: Charleston – with Mosiac Catering + Events owner
- Stella’s Grocery: River Road Shopping Center, Malvern Gardens, Scott’s Addition, Downtown, Westhampton, Manchester, Westover Hills
- The Continental: Grove Ave, Manchester
- Sidewalk Cafe
- Kuba Kuba – with Manual Mendez
- Galley / Galley Market / Little Nickel – with Manny Mendez & Chris DiLauro
- Lafayette Tavern (Coming Soon)
12 Establishments (4 coming soon)
- EAT Restaurant Partners (Chris Tsui) + investors – Osaka Sushi & Steak / Wild Ginger / Fat Dragon / Boulevard Burger and Brew / Wong’s Tacos: Short Pump, Midlothian, Raleigh, Hanover (Coming Soon) / Beijing on Grove / Red Salt Chophouse & Sushi / Pizza & Beer of Richmond: Fan, Hanover / Lucky AF: Scott’s Addition, Forest Hill (Coming Soon), Short Pump (Coming Soon) / Civita Italia (Coming Soon)
8 Establishments
- Lindsey Food Group (Mike Lindsey and Kimberly-Love Lindsey) — Bolo’s Eatery / ML Steak / Farm + Oak: Insbrook, / Red Bird Social / Frostings Bake Shop / Lillie Pearl / Buttermilk & Honey: Grace St, Short Pump
- HOUSEpitality Family (Kevin Healy) – Can Can Brasserie / The Boathouse: Sunday Park, Rocketts Landing, Short Pump, City Point / Casa del Barco: Canal Walk, Short Pump Town Center / Island Shrimp Co.
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
6 Establishments
- Travis Croxton
- Rappahannock Restaurant / Merroir / Rappahannock Oyster Bar: DC Wharf, Charleston, Los Angeles – with Ryan Croxton
- GWARbar – with Hilda Staples & GWAR
- Eduardo “Lalo” Macias
- Lalo’s Margaritas Mexican Grill / Lalo’s Pinches Tacos
- The Patron / Chicanos Cocina Bar & Grill
- Two Compadre’s Taqueria Bar & Grill — with Jose De La Rosa
- Mexican Grill
5 Establishments
- The Big Kitchen Hospitality (John Davenport & Susan Davenport & Jeff Grant) — Tazza Kitchen: Alverser Plaza, Short Pump, Scott’s Addition / Conejo / The Granite Grill & Bar
- 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
- Matt Simmons & Chris Holder – Capital Ale House: Downtown, Midlothian, Innsbrook, Harrisonburg, Fredericksburg
- Chris Staples & Bob Graham
- Toast: New American Gastropub: The Village Shopping Center, Winterfield Crossing
- Toast: New American Gastropub: Scott’s Walk – with investors
- Sidecar Cocktail Lounge – with Greg Hill
- Corner Rock Cafe – with 2 others
- Kevin McGrath
- Outpost Pizza Co – with Steve Rogge and Bill Violante
- Wood & Iron Game Day Restaurant: Midlothian, Scott’s Addition, Short Pump – with Steve Rogge
- The Flyin’ Pig – with Bill Violante
4 Establishments
- Manny Mendez
- Kuba Kuba – with Johnny Giavos
- Galley / Galley Market / Little Nickel – with Johnny Giavos & Chris DiLauro
- Steve Rogge
- Outpost Pizza Co – with Kevin McGrath and Bill Violante
- Wood & Iron Game Day Restaurant: Midlothian, Scott’s Addition, Short Pump – with Kevin McGrath
- Eddie & Sidney Padow – Padow’s Hams & Deli: Glen Allen (Corporate), Downtown Ironfronts (Franchise), Midlothian (Franchise), Brandermill (Franchise: Sue Park)
- 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
- Craig Brosius and Kevin Urbanowski — The Pit and The Peel: Westhampton, VCU, Norfolk, James Center
- Brittany Anderson
- Metzger — with Nathan Conway & Brad Hemp
- Bar Buoy / Black Lodge – with Nathan Conway & Brad Hemp & Olivia Wilson
- Pink Room
- 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
- Walied Sanie
- Brick Fire
- Social 52 Kitchen & Craft Bar / Charred: Swift Creek, Shoppes at Rutland Place – with James Baldwin
- Alexa Schuett
- Liberty Public House / Riverbend Roastery / Peaberry Coffeehouse
- Chimbo Sandwich Shoppe – with Austin Curtis
- Paulo & Nelson Benavides – Cochiloco / Hibachi Box / Hibachi House / *Y Tu Mama @ Veil Brewing Forest Hill
- LaChan Toran – Marylou’s / The Black Olive / Benedict on Cary / District Prime Chophouse (Coming Soon)
- Chris Farag
- Southern Railway Taphouse — with Hani Atallah
- Great American Ranch / Scotty’s Taphouse — with a partner
- Conex – with a partner
3 Establishments
- Ed Vasaio – Edo’s Squid / 8½ / Dinamo
- RVA Hospitality (Liz Kincade)
- Tarrant’s / Tarrant’s West / Bar Solita
- Mario Contreras
- Lalo’s Margaritas Mexican Grill – with Eduardo “Lalo” Macia
- 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 — Social 52 Kitchen & Craft Bar / Charred: Swift Creek, Shoppes at Rutland Place – with Walied Sanie
- William McCormack – McCormack’s Irish Pub / McCormack’s Whisky Grill / McCormack’s Big Whisky Grill
- Adriene and Carlos Londoño — Papi’s / La Bodega / Margarita’s Cantina
- 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
- 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
- Brandon Pearson
- Fan Boy / Sabai / Loso
- Kevin Grubbs, Jenatha Robinson, & Jonathan Knizatko – Latitude Seafood Co: Duckridge Landing, Stony Point Fashion Park, and Westchester Commons
- Herbier Abernethy & Josh Novicki – Cobra Cabana / Hot For Pizza / Brave Captain
- Jay Ko
- J Kogi — with Michael Ng
- Fighting Fish / Goldwing
- Donnie Glass – Beaucoup / Jardin / Grisette
- Kendra Feather
- Laura Lee’s
- The Roosevelt – with Mark Herndon
- Garnett’s Cafe – with partner
- Joe & Whitney Kiatsuranon
- My Noodle Bar / YaYa’s Cookbook / Thai Boat
- Sandy Wang, Andy Wu, and Johnny Lin – Sushi O / Main Street Dragon / Big Bamboo Asian Kitchen & Teq Bar
2 Establishments
- Michael Cohen & Justin McDonald — Riverbound Cafe / Marty’s Grill
- Kevin Liu
- The Jasper — with Mattias Hagglund, Thomas Leggett, and Brandon Peck
- The Tin Pan
- 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
- 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 – with partner
- 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
- Jimmy Tsamouras — Dot’s Back Inn / Demi’s Mediterranean Kitchen
- Chris Davis
- Alamo BBQ — with Paul Hubbard
- Frontier by Alamo — with Juliette Highland (wife)
- 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
- Paul Keevil – Millie’s / LuLu’s
- Mike Epps
- Stanley’s RVA – with James Kohler
- Cobra Burger – with Adam Musselman, Joshua Franklin, Melville Johnson
- Bill Violante
- Outpost Pizza Co – with Kevin McGrath and Steve Rogge
- The Flyin’ Pig – with Kevin McGrath
- Jay Bayer – Bingo / Morty’s Deli
1 Establishment
- 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 (9)
- Mexico Restaurant – Ashland, Woodlake, Short Pump, Mechanicsville, Forest Hill, Innsbrook, Sandston
- Little Mexico / Lolita’s
- Kiatsuranon Family (7)
- Sukanya Pala-art (Mother) – Mom’s Siam and Mom’s Siam 2
- Joe (Son) and Whitney Kiatsuranon – My Noodle Bar, YaYa’s Cookbook, Thai Boat, MPM Tiki Bar
- Lorna Bedford (Daughter) — Native Plate
- 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
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.
Have you worked at every single one of these places?
Sugar Shacks 🙂 2 open in Richmond with a third on the way plus several outside of Richmond.
You’re not a restaurant, Sugar Shack.
If I’m not mistaken, Chris DiLauro still owns half of Bacchus (with Nancy Fisher). Does he get bumped up to the 4-slot?
Yeah for sure. Can you confirm?
The owners of Sushi-O in Midlothian and Main Street Dragon in the Fan are taking over expanding into downtown Richmond for their newest concept. Sandy Wang, Andy Wu and Johnny Lin plan to open Big Bamboo Asian Kitchen & Teq Bar at 412 E. Grace St. later this year. The roughly 3,800-square-foot restaurant space is where EAT Restaurant Partners’ Asian-Latin fusion spot Wong Gonzalez closed in late August
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.
Thanks for sharing James. I’ve added it to the list.
Kiatsuranon own MPM tiki bar
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.
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.
Casa Del Barco Short Pump is now open – thanks so much for a great list!
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?)
Lindsey Food Group is at 10 now!
– Frostings
– Farm & Oak @ Twin Oaks
– Red Bird Social
Lalo also has Lalos Pinches Tacos in Henrico!
Lolita’s in Carytown is also owned by The Garcia family; the sisters in particular who own Little Mexico.
Also – love this blog! I reference it quite often.