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PROPOSED LIDO ITALIAN RISTORANTE The proposed development is a complete, full service, moderate -priced Italian restaurant which includes a lounge, restaurant, Italian deli.. and banquet facility. Total seating capacity is approxi- mately 3750 The hours of operation will be customary and they will begin by opening for lunch.and dinner seven days _a week. Breakfast is also planned for a later date. The restaurant.will not be opened past 10:00 P.M. Sunday evenings nor past 1:00 A.M.-other days. More precise hours of operation will be determined based on supply/demand. Food preparation is from scratch with the highest quality standards. practiced. Recipes are distinctive, and most have been developed and perfected by the Lido,., Both Italian and American food will ire _served with the_emphasis on Italian. Foods will also be available for home consumption in hot, ambient, and 'frozen .strates. Some packaging of foods for grocery stores and'instituti.onal use will be done on'the pre- mises. While musical entertainment is not planned it also is not completely _ruled out. The decorwi11 be sophisticated yet informal. The center of attention will b.e the _atrium. under -which will be a piazza --style dining, area. Two solariums _ will_ ^be included,', one will contain a' bar while the other will . have dining seats. _ A lower. level banquet room will have a walkout patio with a tiered landscape perimeter. _ _Minimal outside .dining will be available. on the first floor..during.appropriate seasons.. The restaurant business [Lido Italian Ristorante] is family owned and operated by' the Labalestra_ family who have operated the restaurant at its present location for .over 28 y_gArs:: ' The restaurant caters to an upscale clientele. which ._includes a large _business following.