Restaurateur Jerry Sbarro can’t stop, won’t stop. He barely took a breath after renovating and reopening Louie’s Prime Steaks & Seafood in Port Washington before plunging ahead with a takeover of the old Carrabba’s in Smithtown that closed last year. The Chas is scheduled to open by the end of the year.

According to Sbarro, who also owns Rothmann’s Steakhouse in East Norwich and Matteo’s Italian restaurants in Huntington and Roslyn Heights (plus two in Florida), The Chas will be most closely related to the steakhouse whose first owners (in 1907) were Charles and Franziska Rothmann.

"Rothmann’s full name is actually Chas. Rothmann’s," he said. "This is going to be similar in feel — classic, cozy, lots of wood — but with a broader menu and appeal." While the steaks will be the same quality (38-day dry-aged) and price, there will be many more affordable options.

Carrabba’s, a nationwide chain that launched in 1986, opened at 730 Smithtown Bypass in 2004. At 7,000 square feet, the property is comparable in size to Louie’s, and Sbarro plans a total reimagining of the space, gutting the inside and reconfiguring the facade.