A longtime Italian restaurant in Little River is set to reopen under the new ownership of a North Carolina restaurateur.
Chianti South, located at 2109 U.S. 17, first opened in 1997 and became a local favorite over its nearly three decades of operation.
The restaurant closed in 2024 after a development company bought the land it sits on for $1.5 million. Initially, the company had no plans to keep a restaurant on the land, but now a new owner plans to revitalize the restaurant while maintaining similarities to the original beloved menu and atmosphere…