A sushi and hibachi spot that built a following in St. Cloud is setting its sights on Palm Bay, with plans to open a second location. Joy Japan Sushi & Hibachi will list its new address as 9179 Babcock St SE. Coverage of the retail center also mentions a Publix Super Market.
WhatNow reports that Joy Japan was coming soon to the plaza. The outlet also reports on the planned restaurant. The Florida Division of Corporations filing linked in the article does not establish the status or document number of Joy Japan Palm Bay LLC, according to Florida Division of Corporations filings.
The St. Cloud restaurant at 2215 Nolte Road in St. Cloud held a soft opening, per a Facebook video from CapStack Commercial.
What's on the Menu
The St. Cloud location describes itself as a traditional Japanese restaurant serving sushi made by experienced chefs, per the same account. The cited sources do not establish further menu details, including specific roll names or ingredients.
The cited sources also do not establish details about specialty rolls. Beyond the available description of the restaurant, the Joy Japan official site does not provide the hours, service options, or additional menu categories described here. The Palm Bay menu is not detailed in the cited material.
A Plaza Built for a Booming Corridor
The Shoppes at Cypress Bay is in Palm Bay. Publix opened a 48,387-square-foot store there on December 5, 2024, according to Space Coast Daily. The cited material does not establish the commercial center's total size or number of inline retail storefronts.
The plaza sits along a corridor undergoing growth and infrastructure investment. The cited material does not establish a residential-unit total within three miles of the St. Johns Heritage Parkway intersection, a home count for Lennar's Everlands development, or a ranking of south and southwest Palm Bay among Brevard County's residential submarkets.
Roadwork Racing to Keep Pace
City government has been working to keep the roads ahead of the rooftops. The City of Palm Bay has roughly $3.2 million in design funding for widening St. Johns Heritage Parkway from Malabar Road to north of Emerson Drive, expanding it from two lanes to four, according to the City of Palm Bay's public works department.
More recently, there was activity involving the Palm Bay City Council. The cited material does not establish details about funding or roadway-connection projects. It also does not establish Palm Bay's population or ranking among Brevard County cities, nor does it provide a total for commercial construction square footage.
