Sushi Roku | |
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![]() Interior of Sushi Roku in Las Vegas | |
Restaurant information | |
Established | 1997 |
Owner(s) | Innovative Dining Group |
Food type | Sushi, Japanese |
Country | United States |
Other locations | Austin, Southern California, and Las Vegas |
Website | sushiroku.com/sushiroku/index.htm |
Sushi Roku is an upscale American sushi restaurant chain. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Michael Cardenas, former Matsuhisa general manager, teamed with nightclub owners at Santa Monica's Sushi Roku, starting the "sushi lounge" trend. [9]
Sushi Roku opened its first location in Santa Monica, California in 1997 and includes other locations in Pasadena, Newport Beach, and Scottsdale, Arizona. It opened a Las Vegas, Nevada location in 2004. It opened a location in Manhattan Beach in 2022. [10]
Sushi Roku is a subsidiary of Innovative Dining Group (IDG).
Sushi Roku was mentioned in the 2004 Academy Award-nominated film Sideways , by actor Thomas Haden Church's character in a scene at The Hitching Post II . [11]