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Sushi Tokki applies for beer and wine license at 317 Sanchez Street

Sushi Tokki applies for beer and wine license at 317 Sanchez Street

Money Moves San Francisco, CA local

New entity registers at the longtime home of Japanese restaurant Eiji

Today: Beer-and-wine license application appears on state list

Overview

Updated 1 hour ago

A new sushi restaurant entity, Sushi Tokki, has registered with San Francisco and applied for a beer-and-wine license at 317 Sanchez Street, the longtime home of the Japanese restaurant Eiji.

The city registration is dated October 9, 2026, and the state license application appeared on the public list October 17 without being issued. The record doesn't state whether Sushi Tokki has opened or will replace Eiji.

Why it matters

If Sushi Tokki takes over the Eiji space, a neighborhood dining staple faces a rebrand or closure.

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Key Indicators

1
City business registration
San Francisco dated Sushi Tokki's registration October 9, 2026.
1
State alcohol license application
Type 41 beer-and-wine license applied for, not issued.
Pending
License status
California ABC lists the application as applied for, not yet issued.

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Organizations Involved

Timeline

2 events Latest: Today
  1. Beer-and-wine license application appears on state list

    Today License Application

    California ABC lists applied-for type 41 license for TOKKI SUSHI LLC, not yet issued.

  2. Sushi Tokki registers with San Francisco

    Registration

    San Francisco records business registration for TOKKI SUSHI LLC at 317 Sanchez Street.

Scenarios

1

Sushi Tokki's beer-and-wine license is issued

Likely Resolves by Apr 17, 2027

Discussed by: California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control records

The ABC approves the type 41 beer-and-wine license, and Sushi Tokki begins serving customers at 317 Sanchez Street. The existing Eiji restaurant may have been replaced or rebranded.

2

Application withdrawn or denied

Unlikely Resolves by Apr 17, 2027

Discussed by: California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control records

TOKKI SUSHI LLC withdraws the application, or the ABC denies it, and the beer-and-wine license is not pursued at this address. The restaurant may still operate without alcohol service.

3

Sushi Tokki opens to customers at 317 Sanchez Street

Possible Resolves by Apr 17, 2027

Discussed by: San Francisco food media and review platforms

The restaurant opens and serves customers while the license application remains pending. Review platforms or local outlets document Sushi Tokki operating at the address.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

2009-2014

Tavern on the Green's operator changeover (2009-2014)

The landmark Central Park restaurant went through a years-long ownership and contract dispute with New York City. It closed in 2010, and after the dispute resolved, a new operator reopened it in 2014.

Then

The original operator left and the restaurant shut for four years.

Now

The space reopened under new management, keeping the Tavern on the Green name at the same location.

Why this matters now

Shows how a famous dining address can persist through an operator change, similar to what Sushi Tokki's filing at Eiji's address may signal.

2013

Brennan's of New Orleans ownership battle (2013)

Brennan's, the famed New Orleans restaurant, closed in June 2013 after family heirs fought over control. A bankruptcy auction handed the property to another branch of the family, which reopened the restaurant later that year.

Then

The restaurant closed for roughly five months.

Now

Brennan's reopened with the same name at the same address under new leadership.

Why this matters now

Illustrates a well-known restaurant surviving an ownership change at the same address, the kind of transition Sushi Tokki's paperwork might represent.

Sources

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