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Sukiya (restaurant chain)

Japanese gyūdon (beef bowl) restaurant chain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sukiya (restaurant chain)
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Sukiya (すき家, stylized as SUKIYA) is a Japanese restaurant chain specializing in gyūdon (beef bowl). It is the largest gyūdon chain in Japan.[1] It operates over 2,000 stores in Japan, and has branch stores across Asia. Sukiya's owner, Zensho Holdings, is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and had sales of ¥511 billion in 2016.

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Its slogan, printed in English outside the restaurant, is "Save Time and Money". Aside from beef bowls, Sukiya also offers curry, and a wide variety of other foods.

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History

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Gyūdon is Sukiya's main product
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A typical gyūdon meal set, with miso soup

The first Sukiya opened in 1982 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[2] It was founded by Kentarō Ogawa (小川賢太郎), who originally worked at Yoshinoya, another gyūdon restaurant. Ogawa also founded Zensho Holdings, which owns Sukiya.

Unlike its competitor Yoshinoya, Sukiya did not stop serving gyūdon during the 2004 ban on American beef imports, instead switching to beef imported from Australia. In response to Yoshinoya's butadon (pork bowl, a substitute for gyūdon), Sukiya began serving its own version, tondon.

On May 28, 2011, the first Sukiya restaurant was opened in Bangkok, Thailand.

On September 11, 2013, a Sukiya restaurant was opened in Mexico City, the first in Mexico. The Zona Rosa restaurant offers 24/7 service.

On July 3, 2014, a Sukiya restaurant was soft opened in Taipei, making it the first Sukiya in Taiwan.

On July 1, 2016, a Sukiya was opened in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

On March 31, 2025, Sukiya imposed a one-week closure of its 2,000 stores in Japan for cleanup after it was revealed that it served food contaminated with pests on two occasions, including a rat that had entered a refrigerator and was included in a miso soup served to a customer in Tottori and a cockroach that was discovered at one of its outlets in Tokyo.[3]

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Locations

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Sukiya store in Nagoya, Japan
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Sukiya store in Shenzhen, China
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Sukiya store in Tokyo, Japan
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