Bruno’s Little Italy in downtown Little Rock.
Bruno’s Little Italy, the venerable restaurant whose resurrection in 2013 contributed to the resurgence of great dining in downtown Little Rock, has discontinued lunch, which was offered first in a separate deli space, Bruno’s Little Deli, next door and then in the restaurant space, at 310 Main St., itself.
Owner Gio Bruno explains: “Because we do everything from scratch, the amount of extra prep and the amount of payroll to accomplish that (as well as having line cooks, servers and hosts each day) has never allowed for a profit to be made in our year-long experiment with lunch.
“I do also believe that our numbers have not increased due to no available parking in the daytime. At night we have free valet parking, but in the daytime if there is the slightest bit of weather, we lose all our walk-in business.”
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