Former Caturra on Grove to become South American restaurant Cocodrilo
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A team from the local restaurant industry whose resumes list Lemaire, Shagbark and River City Roll are bringing a vacant West End spot back to life with a new concept.
Brandon MacConnell, Tara Schleinkofer, Brad Slemaker and Rob Long are preparing to open a South American-themed restaurant in the former Caturra on Grove space at 5811 Grove Ave.
The new restaurant will be named Cocodrilo, which means crocodile in Spanish.
“It’s rare to be able to get a space with such visibility,” Long said. “It wasn’t an ideal time to be talking about a new restaurant. But when you have a location like this, you just kind of make it work.”