Sudbury Restaurant Closes, But Owner Says It's Temporary

SUDBURY, MA — A longstanding Sudbury Japanese restaurant closed last week, but the owners are promising it's only temporary.

Fugakyu Cafe, 621 Boston Post Road, announced the closure in a social media post on April 3.

"Due to staff shortage, Fugakyu Cafe will be closed temporarily beginning April 3, 2023," the post said.

Fugakyu has been open for more than a decade in the Barnstead Shoppes plaza near Horse Pond Road. The Sudbury location is part of a small chain of Asian restaurants in the area, including a Fugakyu in Brookline, which is still open. A Fugakyu location was also opened in Lynnfield about a decade ago, but has since closed.

The Fugakyu restaurants were also associated with East Ocean City and Kaze Shabu Shabu in Boston's Chinatown, according to Boston Restaurant Talk. East Ocean City closed in 2017.