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It might be called “the Super Secret Side Street Saloon,” but El Sancho’s latest venture is in the Source events calendar… so, it’s kinda like the best-kept not-kept secret in Bend. Now through March 4, El Kussho, the sushi spot also known as Kusshi NW that previously popped up in downtown Bend, is posted up at the “Super Secret” spot on SW Century Drive. Created by Chef Ian Skomski, El Kussho offers up Japanese food and “Nikkei” style eats—described by the Food Network as “Peruvian ingredients shaped by Japanese techniques.” Imagine Peruvian ingredients cooked up with Japanese flair.

El Kussho is located at 133 SW Century Drive, Suite 204 on Bend’s west side, and is open Thursday through Saturday from 4 to 9pm through March 4. Check out Skomski’s latest creations at @kusshinw on Instagram.

This article appears in Source Weekly December 22, 2022.

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Latin-American and Japanese Mashup at El Sancho’s Secret Spot

by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon
December 21, 2022

<h1>Latin-American and Japanese Mashup at El Sancho’s Secret Spot</h1> <p class="byline">by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />December 21, 2022</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">I</span><span>t might be called "the Super Secret Side Street Saloon," but El Sancho's latest venture is in the Source events calendar... so, it's kinda like the best-kept not-kept secret in Bend. Now through March 4, El Kussho, the sushi spot also known as Kusshi NW that previously popped up in downtown Bend, is posted up at the "Super Secret" spot on SW Century Drive. Created by Chef Ian Skomski, El Kussho offers up Japanese food and "Nikkei" style eats—described by the Food Network as "<a href="https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/global-flavors/nikkei-peruvian-japanese-cuisine" target="_blank">Peruvian ingredients</a> shaped by Japanese techniques." Imagine Peruvian ingredients cooked up with Japanese flair.</span> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lilb2-1-95adf605493d8cdb.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lilb2-1-95adf605493d8cdb.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-43455" /></a></figure> <p> El Kussho is located at 133 SW Century Drive, Suite 204 on Bend's west side, and is open Thursday through Saturday from 4 to 9pm through March 4. Check out Skomski's latest creations at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kusshinw/" target="_blank">@kusshinw</a> on Instagram.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/latin-american-and-japanese-mashup-at-el-sanchos-secret-spot-18308653/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=43440&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/latin-american-and-japanese-mashup-at-el-sanchos-secret-spot-18308653/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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