Tomikawa Pasadena LLC recently applied for a liquor license at 3539 E Foothill Blvd, where Kabuki Japanese Restaurant currently stands. On Tomikawa’s Instagram, there is also a post about a Pasadena location coming in 2024. What’s more, there is a General Manager position listed on Glassdoor that reads, “Tomikawa Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant is coming to Pasadena, California very soon!”
While owner Jae Chang could not confirm details at this time, all signs are pointing towards Tomikawa taking over Kabuki’s current Pasadena space.
Tomikawa currently has one open location in Irvine that offers a full menu of Japanese dishes including a variety of traditional and specialty sushi, bento boxes, salads, carpaccio, appetizers, desserts, a large sake selection, beer and wine.
Chang is also the founder of the popular GEN Korean BBQ, which has 30 company-owned locations nationwide. A hospitality industry veteran, he’s also owned, operated and managed several restaurant concepts, including the Shabuya, Sumo, Octopus, H2O Sushi and California Gogi brands.
