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Elephant Sushi Oakland
When WhatNowSF revealed that newcomer Khatan Sushi was set to open at 352 14th St. in Oakland, Nosh reached out to see what this meant for current tenant, Elephant Sushi. The cozy, sushi mini-chain with three other locations, all in San Francisco (though one is marked temporarily closed), opened their first East Bay restaurant in downtown Oakland five years ago. Owners confirmed that, yes, they closed permanently at the end of August, though they don’t discount a possible future reopening in another part of Oakland or the East Bay. Elephant Sushi was at 352 14th St. in Oakland.
Up & Under 2nd Pitch
All has been dark for several weeks (and marked “temporarily closed” on Google) at the Up & Under 2nd Pitch rugby-themed pub and grill in El Sobrante — sister location to the popular Point Richmond Up & Under pub. The El Sobrante location was the subject of a notable zoning dispute that was won by the restaurant earlier this year, but just this week, the location was removed from the group’s main website, and online ordering has been unavailable for many weeks. (The space was listed for lease at the end of July and on Sept. 5 updated to “no longer for lease”.) Though management had not responded before press time, comments on social media indicate closure, with rumors of a possible Indian restaurant moving in. We’ll keep you posted. The original Up & Under in Point Richmond remains open and popular, but Up & Under 2nd Pitch at 5216 Sobrante Ave. in El Sobrante has closed.
