By Sara Beth Williams–
Signage for a new Brazilian restaurant is now affixed to the front of a former Japanese restaurant in the Greenback Square shopping plaza in Citrus Heights.
A banner displaying “Coming Soon” on the front of 8031 Greenback Ln. indicates that Heights of Brazil Restaurant has plans open in the former Wasabi House restaurant space. Along with its “Coming Soon” banner, the restaurant has installed new permanent signage on the front of the building.
Heights of Brazil will fill a 2,400-square-foot freestanding suite, leasing materials show. The Brazilian restaurant’s menu is expected to include traditional Brazilian flavors, including fire-roasted meats, hearty stews, seafood, and sweet treats, according to an update in July.
Greenback Square is also home to two other restaurants, Royal Indian Cuisine and a Mongolian BBQ. Representatives of the restaurant and the shopping center were not able to be reached for comment.
The reason for the former sushi bar’s closure is unknown. The last review left for the former Wasabi House Japanese restaurant on Yelp was from July 2025, and the last social media post from the company was from 2024. Yelp’s website indicates that its users have reported the restaurant closed, but no date of closure was indicated.
Greenback Square is located on Greenback Lane between Sunrise Vista Drive and Fair Oaks Boulevard, blocks away from Sunrise Mall, where a new Sports Center has been proposed.
The retail center has multiple vacancies, according to online leasing materials, which show nine vacant spaces out of over 20 suites, not including the one soon to be filled by the new restaurant. Available spaces range from 900 to 4,700 square feet.
The Greenback Square retail center is anchored by Starbucks, The Cave, and Sherwin Williams, a childcare center, and also includes other small businesses, such as a nail salon, a hearing aid store, a wine consultant, and two other restaurants.
As of this week, the new restaurant does not yet have an active website or social media, and no other details on the company name were available.
