Little Tokyo’s Suehiro Cafe Faces Eviction and Closure After 51 Years - Eater LA

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The Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles is only one of three historic Japantowns left in the country (the others are found in San Francisco and San Jose), and while the area has seen tremendous growth alongside Downtown in recent years, it has led to a stunning number of longtime businesses and restaurant closures as well. Now comes another loss, as 51-year-old Suehiro Cafe says that it is being evicted from its longtime 1st Street space.

According to the Los Angeles Times, owner Kenji Suzuki has been engaged in a battle with his landlord to try to keep Suehiro Cafe at its current address. Suzuki’s landlord Anthony Sperl tells the Times that Suehiro Cafe faces eviction due to nonpayment of rent, but Suzuki counters by saying that he has tried to pay his rent throughout the last year via check, but that none of those checks have been cashed. The debate has come to a head, with Suzuki being given an eviction notice last month. Suzuki tells the Times that he plans to move the restaurant to a Main Street space, hopefully by June.

The displacement rate of Little Tokyo’s longtime businesses and residents ran high over the last three years, with the article pointing directly at rail development as one cause. Some of those losses include the decades-old Ebisu Japanese Izakaya, Oreno Yakiniku Japanese Bar-B-Cue, and SKD Tofu House.

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