Montebello Ristorante Italiano Opens in Malden

A new Italian restaurant has opened in Malden, moving into the spot where another Italian restaurant used to be. Montebello Ristorante Italiano is now open for business on Florence Street in Malden Center, replacing Artichokes, which recently closed. According to the restaurant's Web site, a chef who used to work at Artichokes has partnered with a chef from Donacesca in Sudbury to open up Montebello.

Montebello looks to be a casual restaurant with a variety of traditional Italian dishes, including eggplant rolatini, bruschetta, pasta fagioli, caesar salad, tripe, pasta vodka, pork chops, chicken francese, veal limone, and shrimp scampi. The lunch menu also includes paninis.

Hours for Montebello are 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM Tuesday to Thursday, 11:30 AM to 11:00 PM on Friday, and 4:30 PM to 11:00 PM on Saturday. The address is: Montebello Ristorante Italiano, 2 Florence Street, Malden, MA 02148. The phone number is 781-321-8500. And the Web site is at: http://www.montebelloitaliano.com/