Retiring restaurateurs Theo and Toshi Manolis announce date for Go Sushi’s last ever service

RETIRING restaurateurs Theo and Toshi Manolis have announced the date for Go Sushi’s last ever service and say they have ‘something special’ planned for the occasion

Retiring restaurateurs Toshi and Theo Manolis are plannning ‘something special’ for Go Sushi’s last ever service on Saturday night

RETIRING restaurateur Theo Manolis said he has “something special” planned for Go Sushi’s last ever service on Saturday night.

Mr Manolis, who announced on Tuesday that the Mitchell St sushi and teppanyaki spot would close after 19 years in business, said this Saturday night will be the “Last Supper”.

Mr Manolis says he, along with wife Toshi, are planning on going out in style.

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“We want to do something special for Saturday night,” he said.

“We’ll try and make a few extra special things and give our loyal customers whatever we’ve got.

“A lot of our staff have been with us for a long time, so we’ll give the staff a farewell party after the service, too.

An emotionally exhausted Mr Manolis said he has been floored by the support of his customers and the community at large after announcing Go Sushi was shutting its doors.

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Since the announcement thousands of tributes have poured in across social media.

“We never expected this. Never, never. It’s been overwhelming,” he said.

“People are saying sorry you’re going. Where are we gonna go?

“It makes us feel sorry we’re leaving, but we got to go.

“ It is very nice seeing people appreciate what we’ve done over the years.”

That appreciation, with sushi lovers already flocking into the restaurant in their droves to get in one last feed, is taking a toll on Mr Manolis physically, too.

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But he’s loving every minute of it.

“From Tuesday afternoon when people saw the announcement on Facebook, we usually do 130 on a Tuesday night, but we did 200 last night.

“And today we just couldn’t cope. There’s absolutely no room,” he said.

“I’m buggered.”

Mr Manolis said he and Toshi would love to see their beloved customers all one last time before Saturday night, when the sushi train is parked forever in the depot.

“We’d just like to be able to thank them for their loyalty to us,” he said.