New Italian Restaurant Coming To Crocker Park In 2021

WESTLAKE, OH — Leo's Italian Social will open a location at Crocker Park in 2021.

Owned and operated by the Chef Art Pour Restaurant Group, Leo's Italian Social is designed to be the center of a community. The restaurant offers Italian-inspired food and crafted cocktails, with house-infused vodkas, bourbons and whiskeys.

The restaurant will also have bocce ball courts, live music, an outdoor patio, daily happy hours and the "Ring the Bell" challenge, which consists of a house made limoncello shot made in an ice shot glass, which is then thrown to attempt to ring a bell over the bar area.

“We have carefully developed a successful restaurant with our Cuyahoga Fall location, and we are now ready to begin expanding the brand,” said Bret Adams, restaurant group founder. “We will continue to look for strong partners like Stark Enterprises that can help us expand into new markets in a way that upholds the strength and standards of the CAPRG brand.”

The restaurant will be at 200 Crocker Park Boulevard, the former space of Brio Italian. The site is being redesigned to fits it new use. Plans currently are in motion to revamp and reconstruct the restaurant in spring 2021.

“Great minds think alike, and I think this is the case for Stark Enterprises and Chef Art Pour Restaurant Group,” said Stacie Schmidt, vice president of marketing for Stark Enterprises. “We both were built on the mission of providing an incredibly unique experience for all visitors and guests, and we are thrilled that our partnership together is growing with them adding their third restaurant inside our portfolio. Leo’s Italian Social will be the perfect addition to Crocker Park, melding incredible food & drinks with an energetic ambiance to create great memories!”