Taranovas Pizza, a restaurant chain based in India, opened its first U.S. franchise Friday in Columbus in the former Bluewater Grill location on Warm Springs Road.
Sisters-in-law Palak Patel and Vishwa Patel co-own the restaurant that offers a fusion of American, Italian and Indian cuisine.
Their family owns a couple of gas stations, Palak told the Ledger-Enquirer, so they decided to do something different when opening a new business.
“It all comes back to my father back in India,” Vishwa said.
The family has foodies in the United States and in India, she said. They like finding quality fast-food restaurants with a good ambiance…