An Ignoble Experiment: Sado has an official opening day

2023/03/24

Sado has an official opening day

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Sushi-Centric Sado Plans March 28 Opening on the Hill

By Sarah Fenske

For months, the building that's soon to become Sado (5201 Shaw Avenue) has shown few signs of life — no "coming soon" or even a sign with the restaurant's name on it. But looks can be deceiving: Behind the shuttered doorways of what used to be Giovanni's, one of St.

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