Breaking ground for new business

Crews will break ground later this week to begin the construction of Pasghettis, an Italian restaurant set to open in September next to the Starlite Theatre on 76 County Boulevard.

Nolan Fogle, who owns several other restaurants in Branson, said the idea was spawned between him and his family.

We just all kind of started bouncing ideas off of each other, just like we did with the (Great American Steak &) Chicken House, Fogle said. Theres really not anything like it in the world with the way things will be on the inside and the outside.

Fogle said ground will be broken this week for the $4 million project. The 15,000-square-foot, two-story restaurant features unique designs inside and out, Fogle said.

A 15-foot tall meatball with a 50-foot fork sticking out of the top will sit in front of the building. Noodles will also be scattered in front of the building for children to play on, Fogle said.

Weve been working very closely with the promenade people, the people with the revival project for (76 Country Boulevard), he said. (They) have been incredible to work with from the perspective of being able to tie this in with what theyre doing along (76 Country Boulevard) and make it all kind of come together.

All the ideas we have for this restaurant and the ideas and vision they have for (76 Country Boulevard), I think were going to fit in just perfect.

In the spirit of collaborating with businesses owners in the revitalization of 76 Country Boulevard, the city of Branson has agreed to weave the sidewalk through the giant meatball, Fogle said.

The inside will feature two different themes, Fogle said. The top level will be a quiet, more romantic setting with the feeling of roof-top dining, he said. The lower level, more of a family setting, will feature scenes from the 1920s.

When you go inside, its going to be kind of like youre walking down a little Italian street in the 1920s, Fogle said. Itll be a combination a little of New York, a little San Francisco, and a little Chicago in the 1920s.

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Breaking ground for new business