Butch’s Uptown in downtown Haverhill closed Tuesday following its annual St. Patrick’s Day Party to undertake renovations and a refresher.
Restaurant host and manager Joe Boutin told WHAV the wall between the current bar and dining room is scheduled to come down and will be replaced with a horseshoe-shaped bar. The redesign will give the restaurant a more open feel, he said. The eatery at 63 Locke St., Haverhill, is expected to be closed three months.
The late Peter “Butch” Petrou opened the restaurant in 2013. Petrou, well-known in Haverhill’s restaurant scene, died last year at 81.
