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Tank Sushi Closes, Will Reopen With Filipino Cuisine

By Patty Wetli | March 17, 2014 2:38pm
 Tank Sushi will reopen in May as Laughing Bird, with an emphasis on Filipino/American food.
Tank Sushi will reopen in May as Laughing Bird, with an emphasis on Filipino/American food.
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LINCOLN SQUARE — So long sushi, hello empanadas.

Tank Sushi, 4514 N. Lincoln Ave., closed its doors Sunday night and will reopen in May as Laughing Bird, according to information posted to the restaurant's Facebook page.

Chef Chrissy Camba will take over the kitchen, with an emphasis on Filipino/American cuisine.

"Sushi is everywhere; you can buy it at Walgreens," owner Franco Gianni told Crain's. "The cachet of going out and dining on sushi is not the same. I want to end Tank on a high note."

While diners will no doubt mourn the loss of what Serious Eats called the "most inventive, saucy, flagrantly fusion-style maki around," the hiring of Camba promises something equally interesting.

A "Top Chef" contestant in 2012, Camba, who lives in Lincoln Square, comes to the new Laughing Bird from Bar Pastoral. A self-taught chef, she honed her skills by essentially volunteering her services at places like Alinea and Blackbird but earned her knowledge of traditional Filipino cooking the old-fashioned way — studying at her grandmother's elbow.

At Laughing Bird, Camba intends to blend a variety of cuisines, including Filipino, American, Chinese and Spanish, according to Crain's.