This Phoenix Japanese restaurant says goodbye after 'an amazing 40 years'

Shogun Japanese Restaurant in Phoenix has closed.

"It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness to have to announce the permanent closing of our beloved Shogun," read a social media post from July 8. "We have had an amazing 40 years. Thank you for your loyalty."

Located at the northeast corner of Tatum Boulevard and Cactus Road, Shogun opened in March 1983. Comments on the closing post indicate that the restaurant was beloved for more than its food.

"Saved my life from a terrible place, met the owner in a Safeway, offered me a job but it propelled me to better places," khiem_dinh wrote on Instagram. "Will forever be grateful to shogun. Thank you is all I can say. Wish I could’ve done more."

"I(t) was a lot of fun been there since February 1996, first job, I washed my first plate and to many at the time, Wendy, help me a lot working on different positions, finally sushi chef," wrote Sergio Escarraga. Patrons, one of whom had been visiting restaurant since it opened, expressed disappointment and asked Escarraga to share recipes of various beloved items, like katsu sauce and Godzilla Tails.

"Very sad, we were there from the beginning, our favorite sushi place and were I tried sushi for the first time even if I never learned how to use the chops stick" Rita Divito wrote. At the time of this writing, the owners did not respond to requests for a comment.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: This beloved Japanese restaurant in Phoenix has closed after 4 decades