Less than a year after making headlines for winning a James Beard Award, chef Hajime Sato has closed his award-winning sustainable sushi restaurant Sozai in Clawson. Sato confirmed the closing on ...

Sozai sushi restaurant in Michigan closes A Michigan chef and restaurant owner who won a 2024 James Beard Award announced that his business is closing. Chef Hajime Sato, who owned Sozai in Clawson ...

Sozai opened in 2021 in Clawson, about a 30-minute drive north of Detroit, inside a strip mall with a decidedly distinct approach to sushi. Instead of focusing on imported fish and mimicking ...

Sozai in 2022 was named one of the country's 50 best new restaurants by Bon Appetit magazine. The closure of Sozai leaves Noble Fish as Clawson’s only sushi-focused restaurant.

In a post on Sozai's Instagram page, the restaurant announced April 26 was its final service. On his own Instagram page, Sato said that after reflection, the best thing for his family is to return ...

On the homepage of the Sozai website, it says “April 26, 2025 was our last night of service. We invite you to follow Hajime’s ongoing adventures on Instagram and Facebook.” ...

Sozai in Clawson's last day of service was Saturday, according to their website. Owner and chef Hajime Sato, reached via email Sunday evening, directed the Free Press to his Instagram and Facebook ...

A Michigan chef and restaurant owner who won a 2024 James Beard Award announced that his business is closing. California's Second Largest Reservoir on Track to Hit First-Ever Milestone Dave Ramsey ...

Soon after its 2021 opening, Sozai quickly earned accolades and acclaim. Sozai was named the 2022 Detroit Free Pres Restaurant of the Year by Free Press restaurant critic Lyndsay C. Green. The ...