We heard from Twitter that Rain Sushi has been closed this week. We tried their phone number, but it’s been “temporarily disconnected”. According to some folks who have walked by, the sign in the door says they are temporarily closed due to a water leak, but it’s not clear how long that will last (one Twitterer said she’s been by three days this week, and they’ve been closed each time).
It’s bad timing: they just sold over 2,000 coupons through Groupon and the deal is still on. Last time they did that, we heard a lot of complaints from people who tried to come in and use their coupon but found the restaurant unable to keep up with the flood of people seeking to redeem. TrevorBramble sent us this link to Groupon reviews of Rain that had some grumblings. This should only make things worse. Hope they get it cleared up quickly.
I remember when the Taco Del Mar in Fremont was also supposedly closed due to water issues. They never re-opened.
They are open and packed wall-to-wall tonight.