KAZU Japanese Restaurant

What KAZU Japanese Restaurant does

KAZU Japanese Restaurant is an independently owned, single-location full-service Japanese restaurant and sushi bar operating since 2013 at 9965 San Jose Blvd, Mandarin, Jacksonville, FL. The business positions itself as the only Japanese restaurant in Jacksonville offering sushi-grade fish sourced from around the world, with a stated emphasis on presentation quality, an expansive menu, and an extensive selection of wine and cold sake. The establishment serves both experienced sushi consumers and first-time Japanese cuisine diners, emphasizing an elegant yet comfortable dining atmosphere.

The company generates revenue primarily through on-premise dine-in service, complemented by online ordering for takeout and reservations facilitated through the OpenTable platform. Marketing and customer acquisition are driven by organic presence on Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, OpenTable, Urbanspoon, and Tripadvisor, supported by an email newsletter. The business has extended a related sub-brand called Kazu Sushi Burrito (kazusushiburrito.com), indicating an early concept-extension initiative outside the core dine-in format. No proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, mobile application, or third-party integrations beyond standard restaurant SaaS are documented.

The company is privately held, bootstrapped, and shows no evidence of institutional investment, parent company ownership, or franchise activity. Headcount is reported at 48 employees. Local brand recognition has been established through "Best of Jax" and "Best of 2014" recognition from Jacksonville Magazine and editorial coverage in Folio Weekly. Operating geographies are limited to the Mandarin, Jacksonville trade area within the United States.

Name

KAZU Japanese Restaurant

Legal name

KAZU Japanese Restaurant

Website

https://kazujapaneserestaurant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KAZU Japanese Restaurant is a privately held, single-location Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Mandarin, Jacksonville, FL, founded in 2013. It serves local dine-in and takeout customers with globally sourced sushi-grade fish, wine, and sake.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Japanese Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Asian Fast Casual (Pan-Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean) (THAFABAE)

Keywords

• Japanese restaurant
• Sushi bar
• Japanese cuisine
• Sake and wine
• Takeout dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Traditional restaurant service offering sushi grade fish from around the world, hot Japanese dishes, wine, and cold sake for on-premise consumption.
2. Takeout/Online Ordering: Customers can order food online for takeout, generating revenue through food sales without dine-in service.
3. Alcohol Sales: Sale of wine and cold sake offerings as part of the dining experience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KAZU Japanese Restaurant is a single-location Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Mandarin, Jacksonville, offering dine-in service featuring sushi grade fish sourced from around the world, hot Japanese dishes, and a wine and cold sake selection. The restaurant also provides online ordering for takeout and OpenTable-powered reservations.

Product overview

Kazu Japanese Restaurant is a single-location Japanese dining establishment offering dine-in service at its Mandarin, Jacksonville location. The restaurant operates as a unified restaurant experience without a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering centers on Japanese cuisine and sushi, supplemented by online ordering and takeout capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kazu Sushi Burrito: A sushi burrito concept associated with KAZU Japanese Restaurant, with its own separate website at kazusushiburrito.com.

Products and services

• Kazu Japanese Restaurant Dining Experience
• Online Ordering and Takeout

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OpenTableminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpenTable provides reservation booking functionality for KAZU Japanese Restaurant. Customers can make reservations through the OpenTable platform for dine-in service.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Benihana: Long-established Japanese teppanyaki and sushi chain with multi-location U.S. footprint. Directly comparable as a Japanese-cuisine dining experience targeting similar customer occasions, though operating at chain scale rather than single-location independent.
• RA Sushi Bar & Grill: Multi-unit Japanese restaurant and sushi bar chain. Directly comparable in core menu (sushi, sake, hot Japanese dishes) and target customer (sushi enthusiasts and casual diners), though operating at chain scale.
• Blue Sushi Sake Grill: Multi-location Japanese restaurant concept with a strong sustainability and sushi-grade positioning. Directly comparable in the sushi + sake value proposition and target demographic.
• Sushi Roku: Upscale Japanese restaurant and sushi bar with multiple U.S. locations. Comparable in positioning as a full-service Japanese dining destination with premium sushi offerings and curated sake/wine lists.

Broad incumbents

• Nobu: Globally recognized upscale Japanese restaurant brand. Comparable as a benchmark for high-end Japanese positioning and spectacular presentation, though at a much broader scale and price point.
• Bonefish Grill: National seafood-focused casual dining chain (Bloomin' Brands). Comparable in seafood-led menu positioning and full-service dining format, though broader category rather than Japanese-specific.
• Kura Sushi: Tech-enabled conveyor-belt sushi chain expanding across the U.S. Comparable as a Japanese cuisine operator targeting the same consumer occasions, though operating a different service model.
• P.F. Chang's: National Asian-cuisine casual dining chain. Comparable as a full-service Asian restaurant targeting similar casual-occasion diners, though with a broader Pan-Asian rather than Japan-specific menu.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kazujapaneserestaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/kazujax
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kazu-japanese-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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