Glen Burnie has a new spot for charcoal-roasted chicken. Lima's Chicken, a fast-casual chain known for its Peruvian-style rotisserie birds, has opened its fourth location at the Southdale Shopping Center, bringing the brand's signature charcoal-roasted chicken and fresh sides to another corner of Anne Arundel County.
According to the Baltimore Sun, the Glen Burnie restaurant marks the chain's fourth location overall. Lima's Chicken describes itself on its own site as open for business at the Southdale Shopping Center, with the company's locations page stating plainly that the restaurant is “NOW OPEN in Glen Burnie in the Southdale Shopping Center.” That same page touts the chain's “signature charcoal-roasted chicken, fresh sides, and bold flavors” as the draw for new customers in the area.
Notably, a search-result snippet tied to that same web page had described the Glen Burnie restaurant as “coming soon,” a status that conflicts with the “NOW OPEN” language currently posted on the site. It's unclear when that discrepancy arose or whether the snippet simply hadn't caught up to the page's latest wording.
Same Team Behind Galliano and Carpaccio
Lima's Chicken is owned by the restaurateurs behind Galliano, located in Gambrills, and Carpaccio, located in Annapolis, per the Baltimore Sun's reporting. The connection traces back to a 2020 announcement from commercial real estate firm St. John Properties, which noted that the team opening Galliano Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar also owned and oversaw three Lima's Chicken locations at the time.
That same 2020 release, covering Galliano's debut at 8110 Maple Lawn Boulevard in Howard County, credited the restaurant's concept to Jamie Kujawski, Lino DiMeo and Brian Hovermale, according to St. John Properties, Inc. The release also identified Hovermale and DiMeo as part of the ownership group behind Carpaccio Tuscan Kitchen & Wine Bar in Annapolis, tying the Italian dining concepts and the fast-casual chicken chain together under a shared group of local operators.
A Growing Local Footprint
The Glen Burnie opening extends a restaurant group's footprint that already spans Italian fine dining and fast-casual chicken across the Baltimore and Annapolis areas. For Glen Burnie residents, it means another option for a quick, charcoal-roasted meal without leaving the Southdale Shopping Center.
