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Metro stations in Chinatown, Inglewood and Koreatown have contributed to a rapid escalation in property values.

But heritage businesses in ethnic neighborhoods facing the same quandary around Los Angeles are not all so lucky. Suzuki plans to move the restaurant to a Main Street location a few blocks away and hopes to open the new space by June if all goes well. In-state business license records show Sperl as a partner in a limited liability corporation called Tokyo Greens registered in 2018, and he’s been seen gathering support at community meetings for a cannabis business in the area. But Suehiro's attorney, Clifford Jung, said Suehiro has consistently tried to pay rent, but over the last year, the checks that it has sent by mail have not been cashed. He’s hoping the area will grow to resemble Melrose Avenue, according to Suehiro Cafe’s owner, Kenji Suzuki.ĭennis Block, Sperl's attorney, said Suehiro is being evicted for nonpayment of rent. Landlord Anthony Sperl filed the eviction notice last month. It is the Little Tokyo Community Council.Īfter 51 years in Little Tokyo, Suehiro Cafe is facing eviction, the latest in a string of legacy businesses forced out of the historic Japanese neighborhood. May 5, 2023: A previous version of this story said Kristin Fukushima is the managing director of the Little Tokyo Service Center.

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)ġ:56 p.m. Kenji Suzuki is the owner and operator of Suehiro Cafe, a longtime Los Angeles Japanese restaurant that is closing its Little Tokyo location after being evicted from its space on 1st Street.