Yujo Sushi and Asian Cuisine Will Open In Former Deli King Location

Estimate is four to five months for renovations

In September, attorney John Gallant and Steven Lin, owner of the Dracut-based Yujo Sushi and Asian Cuisine restaurant, appeared before the Select Board requesting a common victualler license and transfer of liquor license from Deli King. Lin and his co-owner, Chow Yeng Ng, paid $650,000 for the 230-seat, 3,928-square-foot restaurant and an additional $100,000 for Deli King’s business assets.

A spokesperson for Yujo said now that Deli King has closed its doors, renovations can get underway. He estimated five months to refit the space. Gallant told the Select Board that there will be a full remodel including refreshing and reopening the bar area, removing the cafeteria line and enclosing the kitchen, but no major structural changes are anticipated.

The liquor license transfer was approved, but the common victualler license was put off until a later date, once Lin provides more information on the layout of the new restaurant.

Yujo’s Dracut menu offers the usual selection of appetizers, with a few interesting items such as gyoza and fried tofu, along with an extensive sushi menu, bento boxes and Malaysian and Thai options.

Gallant said the Tewksbury menu will be very similar to what’s offered at the Dracut location, as will the decor of the restaurant and the operating hours. There may be a delay in offering sushi, based on needed renovations.

Yujo is the second established Dracut restaurant to open a location in Tewksbury. Brothers Sports Bar & Grill has largely completed renovations in the former Skybox and plans a Feb. 16 general opening. The Carnation got a peek at the interior, and while the bar configuration stays the same, the look is completely different, with an enclosed space that can accommodate private functions. We’ll share some photos once the opening date gets closer.