New Italian Restaurant Opens in Commack

A new Italian restaurant opened up in Commack recently following the closings of four local restaurants.

MaBella opened up on 169 Commack Road at the former site of Cafe Mendoza, which closed down last month.

The restaurant is owned by Frank Algieri and his wife Maria who came up with the name MaBella by combining Maria's name with the name of their daughter Isabella.

Both Frank and Maria have roots in Italy, with Maria having grown up in the same town that Frank's parents are from.

The menu includes classic Italian dishes such as eggplant rollatini, spaghetti with meatballs and hot antipasto.

The restaurant is open Sundays to Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

The MaBella opening comes after four restaurants in the Commack area closed down in October and November.

In addition to Cafe Mendoza, the restaurants Frizzles previously located on 2188 Jericho Turnpike, Tony Roma's, previously located on 2 Henry Street and Pacific Moon Asian Fusion, previously located on 1171 Jericho Turnpike, all shut down recently.