As Ciao Bella Italian Grill prepares to serve lunch and dinner, it will close Carmela’s next door Saturday, Aug. 20. Carmela’s has been open for lunch Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We appreciate the lunch patronage at Carmela’s and look forward to serving those customers again at Ciao Bella by the first of the year,” a company representative said in a statement. “The lunch menu at Ciao Bella will include its current outstanding Italian- inspired casual cuisine, including soups, sandwiches, salads, pizza, pastas, Chef’s infamous Vegetarian and Gourmet Burgers and specialty desserts.”

Ciao Bella is still handling all catering and party room needs at 684-6086.

Established in 2001, Ciao Bella Italian Grill is located in Erin Way Shopping Center in East Memphis, 565 Erin Drive.

– Sarah Baker, Memphis Daily News

Fit Plate: Ciao Bella Italian Grill
September issue 2011
Memphis Health and Fitness Magazine

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