San Antonio chef Michael Sohocki closes latest eatery, 5 Factors Meals & Drink | Taste | San Antonio
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5 Factors served up regionally sourced, upscale American fare.
San Antonio’s Michael Sohocki is the most recent restaurant proprietor to really feel the post-pandemic squeeze. The nationally lauded chef is closing 5 Factors Meals & Drink, his latest enterprise, resulting from lack of employees, MySA studies.
The European-dining idea at 1017 North Flores St. opened in January, sharing house with Sohocki’s ramen store Kimura and new loft bar Sprint. 5 Factors was touted as an informal bistro reincarnation of the chef’s electricity-free Restaurant Gwendolyn, which closed final December.
Sohocki did not inform MySA whether or not he plans a return for 5 Factors or whether or not that is even a consideration.
“The restaurant trade goes by way of a violent change,” Sohocki instructed the information web site. “I closed the 5 Factors facet as a result of we simply could not deal with it mechanically. Lots of my employees are doing the work of 1.5 to 2 folks extra days than not.”
Sohocki will reconfigure the eating room — the seating of which was break up between 5 Factors and Kimura — to create an expanded house for the ramen spot, MySA studies. The chef says he’ll additionally develop the menu to incorporate tempura and sashimi.
Kimura and Sprint are each are open Tuesday by way of Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
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