Cafe Sanuki in Chinatown reopens once again after voluntarily closing

Local restaurants have been hit hard by the pandemic, especially for a Japanese restaurant that decided to close voluntarily when the number of COVID cases surged in June around the valley.

Jeremy Chen reports.

LOCAL RESTAUARANTS HAVE BEENHIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC --ESPECIALLY FOR A JAPANESERESTAURANT.THE OWNER DECIDED TO CLOSE WHENCOVID CASES SURGED IN JUNE.IN THIS EVENING'S...."WE'RE OPEN"....13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER.....JEREMY CHEN SPOKE WITH.....THE RESTAURANT'S OWNER....ON HIS DECISION....TO GET BACK IN BUSINESS!!!"THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT FOURMONTHS, CAF SANUKI IS GOINGTO BE SERVING UDON ONCE AGAIN,SO FOR FANS OF THE RESTAURANT,IT'S GOING TO BE YOUROPPORTUNITY TO TRY, AND AS YOUCAN SEE AROUND ME, STAFF ISPREPPING TO ENSURE CUSTOMERSGET THE BEST DEAL."FROM JAPANESE BENTOS- TO UDONNOODLES MADE FROM SCRATCHCAF0 SANUKI IN CHINATOWN ISBACK IN BUSINESS ONCE AGAIN." WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OFMESSAGE ON FACEBOOK, THROUGHEMAIL, AND ASKING US WHEN WE'REGOING TO OPEN, AND PEOPLE AREEXCITED WHICH REALLY MAKES MYHEART WARM.IT REALLY DOES." RESTAURANTOWNER HENRY FAN RE-OPENED CAF0SANUKI LAST WEDNESDAY.HE VOLUNTARILY SHUT DOWN THERESTAURANT IN JUNE AFTER ASHORT REOPENING- BECAUSE OF ANUPTICK IN COVID CASES AROUNDTHE VALLEY.FAN SAYS IT WAS A DIFFICULTDECISION FOR HIM AND HISWORKERS." HAVING TO CLOSE AND THEN OPENAGAIN, AND THE CLOSE AGAIN,IT'S BEEN TOUGH.IT'S BEEN A ROLLER COASTER RIDEFOR THEM, AND MYSELF TOO."HOWEVER, FAN SAYS AFTER FOURMONTHS- HE SAW A CHANGE INCOMMUNITY BEHAVIOR WHICHCOMPELLED HIM TO REOPEN AGAIN-WITH INPUT FROM HIS EMPLOYEES." I SEE MUCH CHANGE FROM JUNE.KITCHEN MASKS AND GLOVES AREBEING WORN.A LOT MORE ORDERS ARE FORTAKE-OUT RATHER THAN DINE-IN.TECHNOLOGY IS BEING EXPANDED TOALLOW SAFER TRANSACTIONS USINGA CUSTOMER'S SMARTPHONE." BEFORE IT DIDN'T HAVE A LOTOF THE PAYMENT OPTIONS WHEREYOU COULD PAY AT THE TABLE.YOU STILL HAD TO COMEUP.THERE WAS STILL A LOT OFINTERACTION.WE LOVE INTERACTING WITH OURCUSTOMERS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TOKEEP EVERYBODY SAFE." FAN SAYSHE'S BEEN OVERWHELEMED BY THECOMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO HISRESTAURANT'S RETURN- SAYINGHE'S SUSPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OFSUPPORT." PEOPLE WE'RE COMING UPTHANKING US, AND THEY WE'REWAITING FOR US TO REOPEN.""IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON COMINGINTO THE RESTAURANT, JUST KEEPIN MIND, THERE MIGHT BE SOMEMENU ITEMS NOT AVAILABLE QUITE"CAFE SANUKI" IS LOCATED AT....48-21 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD....IN SUITE G.... IN LAS VEGAS.FOR MORE....ON OTHER BUSINESSES...THAT ARE OPEN...GO TO....K-T-N-V DOT COM.COMING UP....ON 13 ACTION NEWS....