09 JulMediterranean medley on Morsi’s menu

AFTER 24 YEARS as a chef and restaurant manager, Mahmoud Morsi decided it was time to go into business for himself.

The Spotsylvania County resident and his wife, Donna, spent a year searching for the perfect location. They found it last month when they peered in the window of the former CJ’s Dawg House in Southpoint II in Massaponax.

“As soon as we saw the brick wall, I said, ‘We can do something here,’” Donna Morsi said, referring to the exterior of the open kitchen’s counter.

Yesterday, workmen put up the black, gold and green sign for Morsi’s Mediterranean Grill  at 10219 Southpoint Parkway as the  couple waited for the health inspector to arrive. They plan to open the 1,600-square-foot space sometime next week. When they decide on the date, I’ll post it in my blog, blogs.fredericksburg.com/whatsinstore/.

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