The former co-owner of Moshi Moshi Sushi & Izakaya announced last week that he will sell the restaurant due to “severe burnout” from operating in Seattle.

Charlie Anthe informed his followers of the sale via a LinkedIn post , stating that his final day as an owner of the popular sushi restaurant would be Dec. 7.

Anthe cited the City of Seattle’s “economically destructive” policies as an attack on small business owners, stating that several taxes have pushed him to take a break from the hospitality sector altogether.

“Trying to maintain my own business while this city endeavors to make it nearly impossible for small businesses (especially restaurants) to survive was challenging enough,” Anthe stated. “Listening to the same challenges faced by my peers and then trying to represent them

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