DOVER — Central Wave has ended its eight-year run in downtown Dover.

City resident Joe Romano and business partner Jami Suppa bought the business last week from owner Mira Celikkol. They are in the process of converting the 368 Central Ave. space into an Italian restaurant to be called Suppa’s.

Romano, the longtime manager at Chili’s in Dover, said the new venue will have a bar and live entertainment on weekend nights. But it also will have a separate dining room for people who want to eat a quiet, comfortable meal.

“We want people to come in and be able to watch the game and have a good slice of pizza or some homemade lasagna and a cold beer and be able to relax and not have music bumping to the point where they don’t want to stop in,” he said.

“We want people to be able to order dinner and be able to relax,” Romano added.

Central Wave opened in 2007, offering food and drinks during the day and a club-like atmosphere on some nights. It was cited and fined numerous times by the N.H. Liquor Commission’s Division of Enforcement.

At the time of the sale, Central Wave faced possible penalties for serving an intoxicated person, allowing employee alcohol consumption, failing to maintain an orderly premise and one count of allowing drinks in an unapproved area. The violations allegedly occurred on March 14, 2014 and Aug. 2, 2014.

The pending violations have been suspended and do not follow to the new owners, state liquor commission deputy director Scott Dunn said in a previous interview. However, they must be addressed before Celikkol can operate another venue with a liquor license.

Dover Police Chief Anthony Colarusso said the department is looking forward to working with the new owners of the business.

“As far as Central Wave, while they have had their share of incidents, I am not concerned with regards to where some of the patrons may go,” he said. “I am confident our other restaurants will do their best to ensure their patrons are well behaved.”

State records show the Central Wave was sold on June 10. Romano said the restaurant closed last week. It’s not clear how many jobs were affected.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

This will be Romano’s first time as a restaurant owner, but Suppa has operated two other Suppa’s restaurants in Lowell, Mass., and Pelham. He is no longer involved with either restaurant, Romano said.

The partners are doing much of the interior renovation work themselves and are aiming to open in the first week of July. Hiring is expected to begin soon.

“We’re business people and this is our home,” Romano said. “This is what we want to do.”