Luville Soulliard and friends are bringing the tastes of their Filipino culture to Harrisburg.

For at least the next two years, Kusina de Isla will take over the former Anastacia’s Restaurant Bar at 1535 N. Sixth St .

Soulliard told PennLive that she kind of “stumbled” into taking over the restaurant space after meeting the owner’s daughter, Joy Ocasio.

“So I was shopping for like buildings and stuff like that. I remembered my friend and co-worker,” Soulliard said. “Her dad owns a building, and he wants to retire, but he can’t because none of his kids want to take over the building or the business. So I said, ‘Hey, is your dad still selling the building?’”

Soulliard said she couldn’t afford to buy the building outright, but the owner of Anatacia’s, Ricardo Saurez, was willing to re

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