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After nearly two months of setbacks, Downtown’s new Wokcano is gearing up for its long-awaited debut next week, barring any further approval issues.

Assistant general manager Richard Querney explains that staff members who were hired back in December are being called in for retraining on Wednesday to prepare for the event.

With three other current locations throughout the Los Angeles area (and two more in the works for Santa Monica and Long Beach), some Downtowners may already be familiar with the restaurant’s Asian fusion cuisine, sophisticated atmosphere and late-night hours.

Drawing from the company’s past success in Downtown several years ago at the original location on Figueroa and Olympic, the owners have high hopes for today’s more mature market. The new location is one of the largest in the chain and will offer food and drinks until 2:00am every night of the week, lending some much-needed validity to Downtown’s latent “Restaurant Row.”

The 8,500 square-foot establishment on the ground level of the Barker Brothers Building at 7th and Flower will contain a sushi bar, bar lounge area, and room for approximately 170 patrons in multiple dining spaces.

-Wokcano Restaurant Floor Plan
-Approved Liquor License Application (Beer & Wine)

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