Many of you have notified us (and Spec reported earlier) that Swish has suddenly closed, though only temporarily. Some speculated it might be for health code violations, while others chalked it up to a changing look.
Bwog tipster Zack Sheppard suggests it may be closer to the latter, and the changes will be culinary as well as cosmetic: "I gave their old number a call and it connected me to Tomo, where they said Swish was closed for a month and, when it reopened, was going to be all Japanese food "like us." News to me. And a disappointment, I liked Swish's non-Japanese food." He also sent along a photo of the shuttered restaurant.
Bwog shares Zack's disappointment.



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