Exclusive: Owners of Kemuri Tatsu-Ya and Ramen Tatsu-Ya sign lease for space on Burnet Road

The owners of Kemuri Tatsu-Ya and Ramen Tatsu-Ya have signed a lease for the former Teriyaki Madness space at 7301 Burnet Road, next to Tacodeli.

Tatsu Aikawa and Takuya Matsumoto of Kemuri Tatsu-Ya earned the attention of both the James Beard Foundation and Texas Monthly. (Contributed by Bertie Pearson)

Chefs Takuya Matsumoto and Tatsu Aikawa say they are not ready to announce their specific plans for the space. The two chefs opened the first Ramen Tatsu-Ya in 2012, and their izakaya-smoke, Kemuri Tatsu-Ya, recently earned a semifinalist nod for best new restaurant in America by the James Beard Foundation and was named one of the 10 best new restaurants in the state by Texas Monthy.

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