Restaurant to reopen as Ryan Braun's Graffito

The soon-to-reopen Ryan Braun restaurant in the Third Ward will feature Italian food and be called Ryan Braun's Graffito.

Executive chef Dominic Zumpano's menu "will showcase a wide range of Italian cuisine" and include locally raised beef and produce, new owners SURG Restaurant Group said in a statement Tuesday. SURG, which owns seven other restaurants and bars, including Umami Moto, Charro and Carnevor Steakhouse, announced in December that it was buying the former Ryan Braun's Waterfront, 102 N. Water St. The restaurant had closed after being open less than a year.

SURG holds a licensing agreement with Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers star leftfielder. Braun is not an owner.

Zumpano, who helped open Umami Moto, an Asian fusion restaurant downtown, was a semifinalist for best chef Midwest for the James Beard Awards in 2009.


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