By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published May 17, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Well, it's official. After a long wait and much speculation, a new Japanese restaurant called Kanpai will go into the former Nanakusa space, 408 E. Chicago St., this fall.

Kanpai, which means "cheers" in Japanese, will serve Asian small plates. Owner Brian Park also owns Wasabi in Brookfield and says he hopes to open Kanpai in early October.

"We're very excited to add this new element to the already booming Third Ward," says Ron San Felippo, immediate past president of the Historic Third Ward Association.

 


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.