New Chinese restaurant to open at University Mall
Marco & Luca will open within weeks according to owner Dragana Katalina-Sun and will offer a simple, Chinese cuisine menu. Photo by Mike Shaw | The Burgs
Marco & Luca, a Chinese cuisine restaurant with three locations in Charlottesville, is opening a new location at University Mall in Blacksburg within weeks.
The restaurant is located in the former Quizno’s Subs location, and owner Dragana Katalina-Sun said it could open as early as next week, pending inspections.
Katalina-Sun said the Marco & Luca restaurant boasts a simple menu, which features traditional Chinese dishes, including the restaurant’s most popular item – a broccoli and ginger dumpling dish.
Customers will order food from a register and then be given a number to pick up their meal when the order is completed.
Co-owner Sun Da, Katalina-Sun’s husband, was driving around Blacksburg one day when he noticed the vacant space at 725 University City Blvd., Katalina-Sun said.
He met with the owner of the building and the two hit it off.
“My husband is attracted to university areas,” Katalina-Sun said. “Learning and studying is something he loves to do. We want the restaurant to be a place for people to study, eat, talk and socialize.”
Marco & Luca will have to-go options. The restaurant will not deliver at first, and delivery options will depend on the market and is a strong possibility in the future, she said.
Katalina-Sun said she plans on hiring at least three employees. Those interested in working at Marco & Luca should contact Katalina-Sun at 434-227-6690.
The restaurant quickly became popular in Charlottesville and Katalina-Sun hopes their fourth location can be welcomed with similar success in Blacksburg.
“We are excited to meet new friends in Blacksburg,” Katalina-Sun said.
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I’m so excited for this! I visit the C-ville locations whenever I’m close. So glad they decided to come to Hokieville!!!
Comment by Dee — January 17, 2013 @ 10:21 am
I read that the C-ville locations are cash only. Any word on whether that will be true for the Blacksburg location?
Comment by Laurel — January 17, 2013 @ 11:45 am
Nice to see something other than greasy burgers and college kid food coming to the area!
Comment by Bill — January 17, 2013 @ 3:00 pm
This location is cash only as well. It’s worth the effort.
Dumplings are killer, I used to visit the CVille one when I was traveling from NRV to RVA
Comment by tyler — January 30, 2013 @ 10:52 pm