Ototo Reopens on South Pearl Street in Denver

Since opening Sushi Den in 1984, brothers Toshi and Yasu Kizaki have built a restaurant empire on South Pearl Street, adding its sister restaurant Izakaya Den in 2007 and the more casual, Japanese robata-focused Ototo, which means “little brother” in Japanese, in 2010.

But after all Colorado restaurants were ordered to shut down indoor dining because of COVID-19 in March 2020, Ototo never made a comeback. Until now.

“With the challenge of finding experienced chefs and staff, Toshi and Yasu focused on building back Sushi Den and Izakaya Den the last few years,” the restaurant shares in a statement.

But as of April 12, Ototo is officially back, open for dinner from 4:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday…