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    Mr. Tokyo Premium sushi restaurant sets Charlotte debut

    Mr. Tokyo Premium sushi restaurant sets Charlotte debut

    Exterior of “37 Sól Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar,” a modern modern commercial building with light beige siding and stone masonry sections. A round wooden-style sign with the logo “37 Sól” hangs above the main entryway overhang, which displays the tagline “Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar” in white text. An empty parking lot with designated accessible parking stalls sits in front of the building under an overcast sky.

    The now-closed 37 Sol in Charlotte’s Steele Creek area will be replaced by Mr. Tokyo Premium, an all-you-can eat Japanese dining concept.

    Google Street View image from December 2022 ©2026 Google

    Sushi lovers, rejoice. There’s a new Japanese dining concept opening soon in Charlotte that promises endless sushi, sashimi and ramen, plus hibachi favorites.

    Mr. Tokyo Premium will kick off its soft opening phase on Wednesday, Oct. 7, with an official grand opening celebration planned for Oct. 12-14, the restaurant posted on its social media.

    The all-you-can-eat spot will debut at 8724 Outlets Blvd. in Steele Creek, near the Charlotte Premium Outlets. The space was formerly home to 37 SOL, a restaurant serving Mexican eats with a Southwestern flair.

    The latter was part of the broader SOL Southwest Kitchen brand, which debuted its first and only Charlotte restaurant back in 2017. A Yelp page for 37 SOL suggests the restaurant closed sometime last year, though it’s unclear when.

    SOL Southwest Kitchen has a remaining location in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

    Exterior of “37 Sól Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar,” a modern modern commercial building with light beige siding and stone masonry sections. A round wooden-style sign with the logo “37 Sól” hangs above the main entryway overhang, which displays the tagline “Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar” in white text. An empty parking lot with designated accessible parking stalls sits in front of the building under an overcast sky. The now-closed 37 Sol in Charlotte’s Steele Creek area will be replaced by Mr. Tokyo Premium, an all-you-can eat Japanese dining concept. Google Street View image from December 2022 ©2026 Google

    Mr. Tokyo Premium will bring a much different feel to the space in Steele Creek. The restaurant bills itself as Charlotte’s “first premium all-you-can-eat Japanese” dining experience and offers a wide selection of sushi, nigiri, sashimi and more. There’s even a full sake bar.

    “Whether you’re craving fresh salmon sashimi, specialty sushi rolls, a hot bowl of ramen, or hibachi from the grill, there’s always something else to try,” its website says.

    Beyond dining in-store, customers will have the option to order ahead online and pick up their food at the restaurant. Delivery options via UberEats and DoorDash are in the works, too.

    CharlotteFive reached out to Mr. Tokyo Premium for more information on Tuesday but didn’t immediately hear back.

    It’s the latest all-you-can-eat sushi spot to find a home in metro Charlotte, joining spots like Shinjuku Station in University City and Suki Fusion in Pineville. Kura Sushi, a tech-forward revolving sushi bar with more than 100 menu items, also debuted in Ballantyne this summer.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

    Location: 8724 Outlets Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28278

    Cuisine: AYCE Japanese

    Instagram: @mrtokyopremium

    This story was originally published October 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM.

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    Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.

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