Here are a couple of places I've seen while driving around during the last couple of weeks.
Ju-ichi Taking Over the Sushi Yaro Spot:
I was quite sad when I found out that Sushi Yaro was closing at the end of last year. While driving on Engineer Road I noticed an Application for Ownership Change in the window so I went to check things out.
It seems that a a business named "Ju-ichi" was taking over the location. I did a quick check and found that Ju-ichi is currently a catering company that specializes in "Sushi Boards"; something they called "Charcuterie of the Sea".Currrently located in what seems to be a ghost kitchen in Old Town. According to that article; they are set to open in May.
7905 Engineer Road
San Diego, CA 92111
Kusina Replacing Boss Bird (Miramar):
**** You can find a post on Kusina here.
I had heard that Boss Bird Kitchen had relocated to La Mesa a while back; but was surprised to see some new signage up in the old Miramar location rather quickly.
For a place named "Kusina". According to their Facebook site, they are already in soft opening mode – looking at the menu; it seems Filipino, Asian-Pacific Rim focused.
I think we've kinda been down that road here before with Sarap and Gaya Gaya. This will be the fifth restaurant in this spot since 2017……
7580 Miramar Rd
San Diego, CA 92126
Tora Tora Replacing Sandwich Emporium (Mira Mesa):
During a takeout visit to Max's (post upcoming), I drove over to what used to be the Mira Mesa location of Sandwich Emporium. Looks like it'll be a nigiri concept named "Tora Tora"……now really, I know that Tora" means Tiger in Japanese….but being from Hawaii, it also has a deeper personal meaning to me. I'll just leave it at that.
I heard that this was a new concept by the owner of Ototo.
8155 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92126
And one more…….
I also took a quick peek to see what was going on at what is supposed to be the new location of Golden Chopsticks.
Well…..I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer for our Salt and Pepper Chickens wings……