About Gina's Cucina Siciliana
Gina's Cucina Siciliana is building its first restaurant at 640 Center Point Way in the Kentlands area of Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is going into the space that Cinco de Mayo left in 2025. The menu draws on Sicilian family recipes from Agrigento and Messina, such as arancini, spiedini, chicken marsala and Sicilian pizza. All of its dishes are naturally gluten-free.
Its founder and CEO, Dan Mollura, is a physician who also leads RAD-AID International, a radiology nonprofit. The restaurant had a liquor license hearing scheduled for October 1, 2026, and has not announced an opening date.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | $400,000fully sold | 5 | $80,000 | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Why Investors Backed Gina's Cucina Siciliana
Investors are backing Gina's Cucina Siciliana before it has served a meal. The company is building a Sicilian restaurant in Gaithersburg's Kentlands around more than 45 family recipes, and every dish is naturally gluten free. Its founder, Dan Mollura, is a physician who founded and runs RAD-AID International, a radiology nonprofit.
What the product does
The restaurant grew out of a family's effort to keep the recipes of Gina, a Sicilian mother and grandmother who died in 2014, according to The MoCo Show. The menu comes from the Agrigento and Messina regions of Sicily: arancini, spiedini, pasta puttanesca, chicken marsala and piccata, focaccia and Sicilian pizza. All of its dishes are naturally gluten free.
Progress so far
Gina's Cucina has leased the former Cinco de Mayo space at 640 Center Point Way in Kentlands Market Square. Its liquor license hearing with Montgomery County was set for October 1, 2026. Its careers pages list openings for a sous chef and an assistant manager, for a fall 2026 opening.
We wrote this summary from public statements by Gina's Cucina Siciliana and its investors. It is not investment advice.
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Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on Gina's Cucina Siciliana's Form D filed Jul 27, 2026.
