{"id":339948,"date":"2021-03-10T06:06:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=339948"},"modified":"2021-03-10T06:06:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T20:06:58","slug":"da-waves-tavern-rises-on-rota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/da-waves-tavern-rises-on-rota\/","title":{"rendered":"Da Waves Tavern rises on Rota"},"content":{"rendered":"
Da Waves Tavern is open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 6pm-10pm, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 6pm-2pm. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since opening on Rota last Nov. 26, Da Waves Tavern has been as busy as a restaurant and watering hole could be on a small island in the middle of the Pacific.<\/p>\n

Chef John C. Berrocal, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, France, said the local community has embraced Da Waves Tavern and he and his staff couldn\u2019t feel more at home on Rota.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe welcome has been amazing. We are totally in shock as we never thought that it was going to be this busy in a such a small island like Luta,\u201d he said, referring to Rota by its indigenous name.<\/p>\n

From just Da Waves before opening, Berrocal attached the word \u201ctavern\u201d to the restaurant\u2019s name to kind of tie it to his former highly successful restaurant on Saipan, which was Roque\u2019s Tavern in San Roque. <\/p>\n

Da Waves Tavern\u2019s Tavern Burger. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe name is the same from being a bar and now a tavern. Da Waves Tavern is a place where you can drink and eat good food,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

So far, Da Waves Tavern has been a culinary oasis on Rota and Berrocal said the bestsellers are their pizzas, clams vongole, Tavern Burger, Italian fries, carbonara, lomo saltado, and seafood saltado.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a very distinct restaurant with our own concept, which is Italian-Peruvian and local cuisine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As far as COVID-19 concerns, Da Waves Tavern abides by all the guidelines of the COVID-19 Task Force. Berrocal said they\u2019re also fortunate that despite Rota\u2019s proximity to Guam, the island has been COVID-19 free.<\/p>\n

Da Waves Tavern serves Italian-Peruvian and local cuisine. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe COVID-19 on the island has been zero. The pandemic has affected our operations a little bit in the limited hours of operation. But other than that, it\u2019s not much and it\u2019s been business as usual,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Berrocal invites everyone on the island and from neighboring Saipan and Tinian to visit Da Waves Tavern. \u201cWe are a pretty good-size restaurant with outdoor capacity for 85 people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently, they\u2019re only open for dinner but are planning to open for lunch soon.<\/p>\n

Da Waves Tavern is located in Songsong, Rota. It\u2019s open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 6pm-10pm, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 6pm-2pm. For more information or for reservations, call 788-4919. You can also check them out through their Facebook page: Da Waves Tavern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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