it's newer within the last 10 years...maybe 6. it's off university ave, in a good location where you cant walk to three head brewery after, or another nice restaurant/bar around the corner called nosh. i think it started in gates, opened the location off university, then closed the location in gates.
the mario's in brighton has closed down. the original location on east ave was great, and the mario's in brighton was solid, but towards the end it was very meh. the sunday brunches were hard core, but beyond that it started to lose its charm. the land was bought, the building torn down, and after years of fighting with the town and wegmans, a whole foods is being build in its place. i don't think the family has anything to do with the restaurant business anymore. they own a popular chain of car washes, and built a water front condo complex in webster where another restaurant they owned was located. my understanding is they have real estate in parts of the south as well. they've done ok for themselves.