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Japanese restaurant chain coming to Arlandria

By James Cullum
Sake Express Japanese Hibachi at 3827 Mount Vernon Avenue in Arlandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

A Japanese steakhouse is opening a new location in Arlandria.

Sake Express Japanese Hibachi will open within the next two months at 3827 Mount Vernon Avenue, staff told ALXnow.

The restaurant will be located in the Del Ray North shopping center. From 2017 to 2023, the space was home to Toppers Pizza.

The company has three other locations, including Sake Japanese Steakhouse at 2016 Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria.

According to the company website:

Sake Japanese Steakhouse is a full service Taipanyaki restaurant and features a variety of house special rolls with delicate sauces, fresh sushi, and traditional Japanese cuisine from the kitchen made only with the freshest ingredients.

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.