From: The Nashville Business Journal
A new adaptive project in East Nashville is set to open five new restaurant concepts this summer.
The Wash, a former East Nashville car wash property, has converted its bays into five restaurant spaces that are scheduled to open in August, Tyler Cauble of Hamilton Development and Jamie Pfeffer of Pfeffer Torode Architecture, announced this week.
"The Wash has fully booked within a couple months of announcing the project, and we’re thrilled to partner with such talented chefs and bring new culinary additions to the community," Cauble said in a news release.
Located at 1101 McKennie Ave. (fronting Gallatin Avenue), the Wash hopes to provide a "culinary landscape within a hip environment yet to be seen in Nashville," according to the release.
The dining experience will be anchored by a concept bar that targets the community, providing high-end fast casual cocktails.
Two Peruvian Chefs, which is said to be bringing authentic Peruvian food to Nashville, will occupy Bay 1, taking its food truck to a full-time restaurant.
Slated for Bay 2 is Soy Cubano, a new Cuban food concept focusing on traditional Cuban sandwiches and dishes merging South Florida favorites with a twist on Latin cuisine.
The Poki will be housed in Bay 3. The Poki serves Hawaiian-originated poké bowls with a twist of Japanese ingredients and flavors.
Austin-based Tootsie Lou's Tacos will set up shop in Bay 4. The chef-owned and -operated taqueria focuses on in-house "nixtamalized tortillas made from scratch with heirloom Oaxacan corn," according to the release.
In Bay 5 will be ESP, the second concept from the team behind East Side Banh Mi, a Vietnamese sandwich shop that opened on Gallatin Avenue in August 2020. Husband and wife duo, Gracie Nguyen and Chad Newton will open a Vietnamese street food-inspired stall within The Wash, opening late summer 2021.
Bay 6 Bar will take the final spot. The space is being billed as an "approachable luxury fast casual draft cocktail bar," according to the release.