Credit: Griffin Coop

Mizuki, an all-you-can-eat sushi and hibachi restaurant, will be taking the place of the former Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar at 12110 Chenal Parkway in West Little Rock. Arkansas Times Cannabiz editor Griffin Coop alerted us to news last week that a sign had been placed on the front of the building and stopped to get a few photos for Eat Arkansas. There’s plenty of Applebee’s signage still left behind, Coop reports, including a Christmas Elf promotion for a $10 bonus gift card with the purchase of a $50 gift card.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that the owners are targeting an August opening for the restaurant, which will feature a “buffet with all-you-can-eat sushi, sashimi and nigiri and kitchen-prepared hibachi dishes.”

Applebee’s closed the Chenal store in December after 28 years in the neighborhood.

Rhett Brinkley is the food editor at the Arkansas Times. Send restaurant tips and food selfies to rhettbrinkley@arktimes.com