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MOTO IMOTO JOINS LINEUP OF UP-AND-COMING ST. CHARLES RESTAURANTS By Kevin Druley | Photos provided by Kelly Vanderploeg Photography
eneva-based chef turned restaurateur Brian Goewey incorporated his daughters’ names when christening TriCities restaurants Gia Mia and Livia Italian Eatery.
Moto Imoto, an upcoming pan-Asian
For his latest endeavor, Goewey kept family on the brain, per usual.
the planning phases for the St. Charles
restaurant featuring shareable plates, sushi and more, translates from Japanese to “the sibling” or “the little sister,” Goewey says. The moniker felt like a natural fit when Goewey and Co. began spot at 181 S. First St. (Wok n Fire former’s location), about two years ago.
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“We said, ‘Listen, we’re really good at Italian, and what do we think is the next best thing to Italian that people are loving, and that’s the fresh lightness and clean lines of sushi and wok cooking and all those different styles,’” Goewey says. At press time, the BG Hospitality Group planned to open its newest restaurant in the first week of August.
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