Gulch-based restaurant Little Octopus will be reinvented as Bar Otaku: A Japanese Izakaya, with a Saturday, Jan. 12, opening eyed.
According to a release, Nashville-based chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Sarah Gavigan will oversee the transition of the space, located at 505 12th Ave. S.
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