Before opening up the original Marsala’s Italian Grill in Huffman, Teresa Guzman and Isaac Rodriguez had worked at Hasta La Pasta in Humble for 20 years. When the eatery shut down, they decided to create a restaurant of their own from scratch. The pair, along with co-owner Douglas Guzman, opened the original Marsala’s in Huffman in 2015 before expanding to Atascocita with a second location in July 2018.

“I was a kitchen manager at [Hasta La Pasta], and I loved it,” Teresa said. “It’s always been very interesting and very nice.” Marsala’s offers a variety of Italian dishes made from scratch with fresh ingredients, ranging from the restaurant’s namesake—the marsala chicken—to seafood options like the Salmon Tuscany.