Silva has no shortage of customers. Weekend diners face lengthy waits at Mark Secchia’s year-old “dinner-tainment” venue in Grand Rapids’ Monroe North neighborhood. But turning a profit on acts ranging from drag queens, magicians and sword swallowers is proving far more difficult.
Secchia opened Silva at 975 Ottawa Ave. NW in February 2025 with a vision to serve “something different” in Grand Rapids, mixing dining with a revolving door of live performances during meals.
He designed Silva as a colorful, eclectic space that drew inspiration from its building and past Grand Rapids businesses, including Tootsie Van Kelly’s, a club Secchia’s late father owned at the Amway Grand Plaza…