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History

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.

Sushi Roku is a subsidiary of Innovative Dining Group (IDG).

In popular culture 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.Briantmoneyacting.co.uk. (PDF) . Retrieved on January 26, 2012.

See also List of sushi restaurants

References

External links Innovative Dining Group