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Rather, Sperl says he’s on the cusp of entering into a lease with another Asian restaurant, more than three months after Suehiro The “him” in question is Suehiro’s owner, Kenji Suzuki. It was his mother and aunt who founded the restaurant in 1972 at its first location on 2nd Street before relocating to 1st Street in 1986.More than a decade ago, the restaurant’s lease with Sperl expired. Suzuki had previously told LAist that Sperl would not give him a new lease without a $100,000 negotiation fee.
Suzuki, who has since opened a new location downtown on Main Street, could not be reached for comment for this story. But his lawyer Clifford Jung said they wished nothing but the best for the new restaurant.Sperl shared a desire to move forward with a new tenant but also expressed bitterness over protests that vilified him.
He’s also been in charge of showing the former Suehiro space to potential tenants and is eager for the space to be occupied.
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