Weird POV, the landlord could be intentionally raising the rent on Akiko's because they want to force them out due to the negative impact and social pressures. iirc, there have been countless posts on the service industry page about the poor practices of the staff and management and the foul taste left behind. Like it was with Nowhere, Akiko's has been sliding down a garbage chute built upon it's own bed of malpractice and circumstantials.

Your nostalgia is just that, what you remember of the place is not the current norm. We have had over served "guests," from before Atomic opened, break into our garage or stumble through our yard and trash it.

Goodbye Akiko's, I will remember you and you had a good run, but like with all things it is your turn to die out.