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Like nearly all chefs and restaurant owners, Sarah Gavigan did a fair amount of pandemic pivoting in 2020. She launched at-home ramen kits back in January after opening a pop-up location in West Nashville. That spot offered both ramen and kits for pickup and delivery. She’s now decided to make that Charlotte Avenue location permanent.
“It seemed completely bananas to open during a pandemic,” Gavigan says. “We were beyond surprised at how well the neighborhood responded to the location, so we signed a full-term lease.”
The Otaku Ramen West will be open seven days a week from 4 to 9 p.m., offering pickup and delivery. They’ve streamlined the process so ordering takes place directly from them, rather than a third-party app. (Third-party drivers will still do the delivery, but they essentially act as dispatch, and Otaku gets to keep a larger percentage of fees and can manage the process.)