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The former Hunan Coventry location Credit: Douglas Trattner

Hunan Coventry (1800 Coventry Rd.), a staple of the Cleveland Heights restaurant scene since 1987, has closed. Earlier this summer, the restaurant “closed temporarily” for renovations, but now that closure has become permanent, according to a representative for Coventry Village.

But that prominent corner storefront won’t remain vacant for long. Already, crews are at work to bring the restaurant back to life, this time as Mizu Japanese Restaurant. Mizu (10219 Brookpark Rd., 216-898-0098), the Parma eatery operated by Lily Li, has been earning praise for its extensive menu of sushi, bento boxes, hot pots, noodles bowls and Japanese entrees for 15 years.

Workers at the Coventry Road restaurant said that renovations should be wrapped up within a couple of weeks.

When it opens in October, Mizu will join a host of other Asian restaurants and shops on the street, including Pacific East, One Pot, Soba, Tree Country, Pho & Rice, High Thai’d, Seafood Shake and Koko Bakery.

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For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.