Fiori's Grill in Santa Rosa's Montgomery Village to close April 30

George Fiori, who's been in the restaurant business in Sonoma County since before he could tie an apron, has for a bit over a year had a good thing cookin' in Montgomery Village.

But he's decided to sell his Fiori's Grill. The last day of business is April 30.

George, whose grandparents opened Fiori's Restaurant in Occidental in 1935 and who was a partner in the fabled Fiori & Grace in north Santa Rosa, is 71 now. That's only a year older than he was when he opened Fiori's Grill, but he has found it a challenge to run both it and his Big Boys Buns & Burgers in Larkfield.

He's selling the business in the Village to another guy who grew up working in the local restaurant trade: Gus Lopez, who along with his siblings took over their parents' landmark Old Mexico restaurant until its sale a year ago.

Gus has been looking for the ideal place to expand his barbecue catering business into a restaurant. He and George cut a deal.