Losanti, the Cincinnati-born Italian steakhouse from husband-and-wife team Anthony and Haley Sitek, is bringing its scratch-made chops to Columbus, opening its first local outpost in Franklinton on Feb. 28. The restaurant will plant its flag inside the Gravity development just west of downtown, marking the first time the Losanti brand has ventured beyond the Queen City.
The Columbus location will take over the ground-floor space at 440 W. Broad St. inside Gravity, the former home of Taft’s Brewpourium, and will span roughly 6,000 square feet with private dining rooms and a seasonal patio. Recent descriptions put the main dining room at as many as 250 seats, along with multiple private rooms, including one that can host about 40 guests and has its own bar, according to Columbus Navigator.
What to expect
Franklinton was not a random pick. The neighborhood “reminds us of where we started, a neighborhood with energy, history and room to grow,” the Siteks said as they explained the choice, according to Columbus Monthly. The Franklinton opening will be Losanti’s first restaurant in Columbus and a milestone for the couple’s family-run Crown Restaurant Group.
Losanti bills itself as a modern Italian steakhouse built around scratch cooking. The menu centers on hand-cut steaks finished over high heat, house-made pastas, sauces that simmer low and slow, and desserts produced in-house. The kitchen also leans into a zero-waste approach, with bread, cured meats and gelato made on-site, per Losanti.
Design and capacity
Early reports pegged the restaurant at around 185 seats, but more recent figures have that number up to about 250, a change attributed to tweaks during the buildout, as reported by Columbus Underground. Design details will include a custom mural by Chicago artist Jenny Vyas and antiques sourced around Central Ohio that are intended to give the dining room a vintage steakhouse vibe.
Losanti plans to open on Feb. 28 and to start March service with dinner Wednesday through Sunday, with an expansion to seven-day service slated for April. Reservations are listed on the restaurant’s website. Columbus Business First also reported on the move to Franklinton and spoke with the Siteks about why the neighborhood made sense for their next chapter.
