STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Randazzo's Clam Bar of Sheepshead Bay soon will open in West Brighton at 747 Forest Ave.

A sign recently went up on the building's facade with a hiring call.

That location, with a parking lot accessible via Forest and North Burgher avenues, has been a series of restaurants since 2001 when it opened as upscale Italian Heart Cafe.

Subsequently, after a redesign and new ownership, the space turned into French eatery Port of Marseilles in 2004, which closed in 2007. The building lay vacant for five years and, since then, has seen 747 Steakhouse and Broadway Mike's, an establishment also with a steakhouse theme.

The Brooklyn Daily reported in 2011 that the Randazzo family searched for a sister location for its clam bar concept in Brooklyn, New Jersey and Staten Island. At the time, the Coney Island boardwalk seemed appealing for such an expansion although it never came to fruition.

The current Randazzo's operation, located at 2023 Emmons Ave., Sheepshead Bay, was wiped out in Superstorm Sandy in 2012. But the business re-established itself within about a year.

WHAT TO EXPECT WITH RANDAZZO'S?

Fans of the Brooklyn original have revered Randazzo's for its fish and notable red sauce.

Pete Wells of The New York Times crowed about that sauce in an one-star review on April 23, 2013. He wrote, "It has two speeds, spicy and medium, but the dark, intense, concentrated, oregano-accented essence is the same. The tomatoes cook down for an eternity and then some, until they are as deeply caramelized as a pan of fried sausage and onions."

Presumably the famed food is the same as the Brooklyn business with its scungilli, fried and steamed calamari platters, plus other fish and saucy combos. Representatives from the Randazzo family were not available for comment by deadline.