Gina’s Cucina Siciliana is preparing to open at 640 Center Point Way in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands. The restaurant will be located in the space previously occupied by Cinco de Mayo, which closed in September 2025.
The restaurant will highlight recipes originating from the Sicilian regions of Agrigento and Messina while drawing on the broader culinary influences that have shaped Sicilian cuisine for centuries.
According to the restaurant, the concept grew out of a family’s effort to preserve the recipes of Gina, a Sicilian mother and grandmother who passed away in 2014. Her son began regularly preparing more than 45 family recipes so his young daughters could connect with the grandmother they were too young to remember. Over time, the dishes became favorites among friends, neighbors, and community groups, eventually leading to plans for a restaurant dedicated to sharing those recipes with a wider audience.
The menu will feature traditional Sicilian dishes such as arancini, spiedini, pasta puttanesca, chicken marsala, chicken piccata, Sicilian pizza, focaccia, and a variety of pasta dishes. The restaurant says its offerings are inspired by generations of family cooking and the culinary traditions of Sicily.
Last week, we reported that another Italian restaurant, Compari Trattoria, is coming soon to 72 Market Street in Kentlands, taking over the space most recently occupied by Caspian House of Kabob.
