Ruth’s Chris Steak Home might be opening its new Melville restaurant subsequent week.
The brand new 10,684-square-foot restaurant at 881 Walt Whitman Street is slated to open on Monday, August 15. It will likely be the chain’s third Lengthy Island location, becoming a member of Ruth’s Chris long-time spot at 600 Outdated Nation Street in Backyard Metropolis and a 6,917-square-foot restaurant on the Smith Haven Mall which opened in December.

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The Melville restaurant area was previously occupied by Bertucci’s, which closed within the spring of 2019. The brand new Ruth’s Chris could have seating for 343 individuals, which features a essential eating room, bar and three personal eating rooms.
As a part of a pre-opening celebration, Ruth’s Chris will host a dinner with group leaders, enterprise homeowners, and Ruth’s Chris executives, whereas elevating cash for the restaurant’s native charity accomplice Island Harvest Meals Financial institution, based on an organization assertion.
“We’ve had the pleasure to serve the Lengthy Island group for a few years and are lucky to make accessible our one-of-a-kind expertise to much more friends within the space,” William Nicholson, normal supervisor for Ruth’s Chris in Melville, stated within the assertion.
Based in New Orleans by Ruth Fertel in 1965, Ruth’s Chris now has greater than 150 corporate-owned and franchised eating places worldwide. The chain is owned by the publicly traded, Winter Park, Fla.-based Ruth’s Hospitality Group.
“The Melville location might be our third within the space, representing an thrilling enlargement within the area that additional entrenches us all through Lengthy Island’s advantageous eating scene,” Cheryl Henry, president and CEO of Ruth’s Hospitality Group, stated within the assertion. “We look ahead to welcoming new friends, in addition to those that are already accustomed to and captivated with our model.”
Jeremy Isaacs of RIPCO Actual Property represented New Jersey-based landlord Lerner Grobman within the Melville lease.