Tito's Ceviche & Pisco opens its new location on St. Charles Avenue on Thursday.
Owners Juan and Tatiana Lock undertook renovating the former home to the St. Charles Tavern in the Lower Garden District more than a year ago. The front room now has a long bar offering many varieties of pisco, and there's a colorful mural combining images of New Orleans and Peru.
Their renovation started with an entirely new kitchen and foundation in the back. There are two ground-floor dining rooms, and they added second- floor dining space, which also is available for private events.
The Locks opened their original Tito's Ceviche & Pisco at 5015 Magazine St. in 2017. The second location will offer the same menu of Peruvian dishes. It has a variety of ceviches incorporating Gulf fish and shrimp, tuna, hamachi and octopus. Entrees include seafood and a version of the Peruvian staple dish lomo saltado, featuring beef cooked with pisco, soy sauce, tomatoes and onions and served with potatoes and rice.
The restaurant is only serving dinner in its opening week. Then it will add lunch, and later add brunch service. Tito's will be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
A dream long in the making.