After three months of offering takeout and delivery only, Nakato Japanese Restaurant is back open, following a $2.4 million renovation that sought to modernize the 50-year-old business . Along with a complete remodel, Nakato launched new wine and cocktail offerings and seasonal food specials.

“This renovation project has been in the works for the past eight years,” explains third-generation owner Sachi Nakato Takahara. “I wanted to make the restaurant reflect the community that has been supporting Nakato for the past 50 years, as well as pay homage to the authentic Japanese foundation that my grandmother and parents created.”

As such, Takahara and her team were intentional in choosing a design that combines local and Japanese elements. The new bar top was made from the wood of a down

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