Uptown restaurant reinvents itself after pandemic closure

CHARLOTTE — No detail has been overlooked at Uptown’s Mariposa.

Spanish for “butterfly,” Mariposa signifies change, evolution and growth — and a transformation is exactly what happened at the space at 500 South Tryon Street, formerly home to Halcyon.

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“Halcyon had been around for about 10 years, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to kind of spruce the space up and transform in a sense,” explains executive chef Jonathan Moore. “It’s like an upscale potluck of sorts with a global influence.”

>> In the video at the top of this page, Your704′s Elsa Gillis talks to Moore and general manger Brad Grubb about what it was like opening a new restaurant during the pandemic, and she gets a taste of some of the chef’s creations.

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