He is a recognized artist and culinary trailblazer.

“My dad was at the forefront of Japanese cuisine in NYC and one of the first to bring sushi to America. “Making my dad proud and honoring the Kato name is always on my mind,” Chef Kengo Kato said. The name “Shobu” is Japanese for “challenge” and was chosen as a tribute to Kengo’s accomplished father, Isao Kato, aka “Papa K.” A few new items solely for Shobu will grace the menu alongside Kengo staples like negitoro rolls, bacon-wrapped tomatoes, wagyu, and skipjack. The Kengo brand is known to provide high-quality service, fresh ingredients, and feelings of small-town hospitality yet big-city vibes. Guest can expect traditional sushi, yakitor, as well a unique cocktail selection. Local residents joined the celebration by attending the ribbon cutting accompanied by Chef Kengo and his amazing staff, Toledo Mayor Kapszukiewicz, and Rossford Mayor MacKinnon III. It's just a typical suburban casino.Today, Chef Kengo officially opened his third Toledo area restaurant, Shōbu by Kengo, inside Hollywood Casino Toledo. If I designed one of these places I would put all the card games in a separate area, walled off from all the slots and other nonsense. The outside of the building looks pretty cool but the inside is pretty blah with lots of noise that you can get away from. the casino is basically a square box with a lot of noise and not very unique. One other thing, the music being played is terrible. I went to cash out and the wait was long for seven people in line. Look, if your going t advertise this outdoor experience then update your website when it's not open so people like myself that travel two hours know. It was an afternoon day, beautiful weather, and it was closed. So I left that and went over to the gaming terrace and it was closed. I could only find a seat at criss-cross and it's one of those games where you put a lot of money up front and hope to get a good hit. There was a criss-cross poker, three card poker, blazing 7 something or another, roulette, craps, and a couple of blackjack. I went over to the table games and there were very few open. First I played a little video poker at one of the several bars and did okay. I really wanted to see the new gaming terrace that opened not to long ago. I visited the casino on a Wednesday afternoon at about 2:30.

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