Ginza Plans to Open in Former Sushi Restaurant's Space

It looks as though the village has swapped one sushi restaurant for another – Ginza is looking to move into the space formerly occupied by Sakura on Deer Park Avenue.

The owners of Ginza, which operates two restaurants under the same name in Massapequa and Oceanside as well as the restaurants "Wild Ginger," became the new landlord of the building that house Sakura, Nocturne and Del Fuego earlier this year.

Architect Thomas Domanico represented the owners during a Babylon Village Planning Board meeting held on July 25, noting the business' intent to remodel the restaurant and reopen it as "Ginza of Babylon."

Domanico said the biggest changes to the restaurant would be pushing the entrance to the restaurant back, but keeping the occupancy of it relatively the same at 50 seats.

The plan did not include, however, any plans to touch the next-door space that formerly held Nocturne. Domanico said that restaurant was not originally part of the plan at all.

Planning Board members expressed concern with having Ginza be as large as the one in Massapequa, but Domanico said they were focused on making the Babylon Village version a small, unique restaurant.

The Planning Board reserved decision on the plans, citing the need to further review all items.