Sake Express reopens Gastonia dining room after extensive renovation
A Gaston County staple for Japanese hibachi dishes and sushi recently reopened its renovated dining room after closing it nearly a year ago. Sake Express Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi could have reopened its Gastonia dining room in May 2020, when Gov. Roy Cooper lifted some COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, but owners Linda and Lisa Nguyen felt there was more to be done to slow the spread of the virus. The Nguyen sisters began an extensive renovation at Sake Express along East Franklin Boulevard in November 2020 – about two years earlier than planned – to amplify COVID-19 precaut...