The assistant manager at East Kilbride, 37, announced his plans for the eatery earlier this year, and Grosso Glasgow is set to open at 424 Duke Street on Wednesday, September 24. Finishing touches at new Italian restaurant Grosso on Duke Street. Grosso comes from the 2006 World Cup winning penalty scorer Fabio Grosso, which Si said, "sounded great and was a small nod to football." Chef Ally Beattie at new Italian restaurant Grosso on Duke Street. (Image: GordonTerris/Herald&Times)READ MORE: First look inside Glasgow's newest Italian restaurant MalocchioBut in terms of the menu, "there's no fitball involved," Si says defiantly.