Tetsu (restaurant) explained

Tetsu
Current-Owner:Masa Takayama
Food-Type:Robatayaki
Street-Address:78 Leonard Street
City:Las Vegas, Nevada and Tribeca, Manhattan,
New York City
Country:United States

Tetsu was a modern Japanese restaurant conceived by Michelin-starred chef Masa Takayama, Tetsu served a Robatayaki-based menu with an emphasis upon grilled fare. The first location opened in the Aria Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in 2012, replacing Chef Takayama's Shaboo, which had occupied the space since 2009. [1] In November 2017 a second branch opened in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City.[2] The New York location featured a casual ground-floor space for a la carte dining, and a separate cellar space named Basement which served fixed-price omakase meals.[3]

In February 2018, it was announced that original Las Vegas location of Tetsu would be closing on April 2 of that year. [4] The NY location closed in Feb 2020.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radke . Brock . April 26, 2012 . So long Shaboo, make way for Tetsu . Las Vegas Sun . February 7, 2018 . February 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208004801/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/apr/26/so-long-shaboo-make-way-tetsu/ . live .
  2. News: Patty . Lee . August 19, 2013 . The next big thing: Yakitori in New York City . Time Out New York.
  3. Web site: Tuder . Stefanie . November 14, 2017 . Masa Chef's More Casual Japanese Grill Tetsu Debuts in Tribeca . Eater NY . February 7, 2018 . February 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208004457/https://ny.eater.com/2017/11/14/16649688/tetsu-masa-takayama-tribeca-open-photos . live .
  4. Web site: Morris . David . February 2, 2018 . Aria's Bar Masa and Tetsu to Close in April, Catch to Open in Fall . Vegas Seven.
  5. Web site: February 3, 2020 . Tetsu will close on Friday . Tribeca Citizen . January 25, 2023 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125010041/https://tribecacitizen.com/2020/02/03/tetsu-will-close-on-friday/ . live .