A special project; we contributed many elements to this unique dining experience in downtown Tucson. Another restaurant venture by chef Tyler Fenton (Reilly Pizza), Bata was a harmonious collaborative design/build with Fenton’s conceptual vision and our freedom to execute creative ideas.
From their website:
“[BATA’s] menu is a celebration of our region. We source 90% of our products from within 400 miles of the restaurant, with the majority coming from much closer. Our menu is an organic flow based on what is best on any given day. Our menu is largely vegetable focused. We offer rotating proteins with an emphasis on fish and pork. We work with local farms to celebrate the best of what they have, highlighting both the broader season as well as the micro seasons. We buy whole pigs from E & R Pork, butcher them in house and treat each cut differently. Our seafood comes from San Diego.
We cook over an oak fueled fire, and some element of each dish has been touched by this fire.
What is on the menu one day may not be the next.
We recognize this menu format may be a bit adventurous for some guests, in an era where preplanning is the norm. We invite you to take a small leap of faith and embrace the mystery with us.”
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Our contributions to this restaurant build:
Walnut bar face and trim upstairs. Maple bar face and trim (downstairs - BATA Bar).
Shou Sugi Ban Soffit face (above kitchen) and trim.
Shou Sugi Ban Hostess stand wrap. Structure designed/fabricated by Tim Missal / Cloud Fabrication.
Walnut Server Station, custom design/build w/ white oak accents.
Walnut table tops (upstairs) - 30x30s, 30x80s, 50” rounds
White Oak table tops (downstairs) - 26” & 30” rounds
Large divider wall in main dining area. Large divider wall in hallway.
Oversized Dining table walnut top and steel base for private room. Custom design/build.
White Oak Bench wrap (downstairs).
Maple and white oak banquette seating (downstairs).
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Materials: Walnut, White Oak, Maple, Roasted Oak hardwoods. Shou Sugi Ban treated wood. Blackened steel. Rubio-Monocoat products.
Craftsmen involved in this project:
Sean Hunter, Jake Reyes, Elijah Coate, Adam Robinson
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Visit BATA: web
Photography by Kyle Arthur