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…