Salvi's was sold by its original owners and eventually dissolved. Notoriety came to Worthington when a nightclub, Mad Dog Tavern, opened with seminude dancers. Within days, Worthington authorities started legal proceedings that ended with lawsuits being filed on both sides. Mad Dog closed but was reopened as Olympus, another strip club, but it closed after four months. Buca's plans call for a duplication of the successful Downtown operation.
Construction has yet to begin.
As of last week, the chain had 49 restaurants open from New York to California. Two opened last week in Texas. Other hours will be for catered affairs requiring food service. Seasons is the venture of Mary Alice McFarland, the operator of the successful Inn for All Seasons at the same address. McFarland opened her first inn in 1990 and sold it to John Watson and Chris Needles, both chefs.