A new restaurant offering homemade pasta and authentic Italian desserts is now open in Ormond Beach. Cavatelli Pasta Kitchen, located at 175 S. Nova Road, opened on Feb. 1. The restaurant is owned by Phil Martin, who opted for a fast-casual dining experience. Customers place their orders at the front counter and then take their seat, where their meals are brought out to them.

Martin laughed as he described Cavatelli as “the Chick-Fil-A of fresh pasta.”  “The brainstorm behind our concept is that 30-40% of our customers are going to take their food to go," Martin said. "We want to be the great Italian restaurant that you pick up your food at on a Tuesday night on your way home from work. We want to be the restaurant that you eat at twice a week."