In case you tried to go to Pearl Diver at 1008 Gallatin Ave. this week, you had been in all probability dissatisfied to find the tikitorium was closed. Thankfully, not like numerous different institutions on the middle of restaurant information of late, the Pearl Diver crew simply took the week for a refresh earlier than reopening Saturday, March 21.
The primary massive change is an adjustment to the cap desk, with two of Pearl Diver’s founding house owners, Ben Clemons and Corey Ladd, bringing on new companions Jacob Forth, Steve Perdue and Edward Lipnickas into the possession group for each Pearl Diver and its sister institution Tiger Bar. Including new entrepreneurial traders after eight years of operation affords the prospect to get a brand new set of concepts on the desk whereas sustaining the important thing hospitality professionals who began up the enterprise.
“Reasonably than change rather a lot about Pearl Diver, there are different cylinders to fireplace to assist it attain its subsequent type,” says Clemons in a press launch. “Our new companions see the imaginative and prescient and have a hope for the following chapter. We’re enthusiastic about making some edits as Nashville evolves and permitting the area to evolve with it. Pearl Diver is the spot that you simply come again to after making an attempt the brand new shiny factor.”
Different notable and noticeable modifications embody a menu refresh to function some classics and “best hits” invented by the years by Pearl Diver bartenders. The meals providing can be seeing some changes below chef Jesse Valenciana of Secret Bodega, the meals enterprise that takes up residence at Pearl Diver. Valenciana’s new menu leans into the tropical island theme with dishes like pork stomach, guava rooster, poke tacos with chile crema, a pupu platter and the Hawaiian specialty of spam fried rice with a sunny egg.
Valenciana and the possession additionally plan to supply a brand new weekend brunch service that includes festive plates like mochi waffles with ube whipped cream, a loco moco plate and “Pearl’s plate,” with fried spam, recent berries, scrambled eggs, steamed rice, banana bread and native honey from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Pearl Diver can be reimagining the area, and has added a free pool desk on the patio and dart boards, plus plans for brand spanking new programming, together with luaus and pig roasts.
Upon reopening, Pearl Diver’s hours might be Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Completely happy hour might be provided 4 to 7 p.m. Monday by Friday.
