BERKELEY — Pacific Standard Tap Room, a nearly four-year-old outpost of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, has closed for good, Berkeleyside reports. One of San Francisco's long-running restaurants, the Cliff House announced that it will be shuttering on Dec. 31, after months of being closed during the pandemic. OAKLAND — Miliki, one of the only Nigerian restaurants in Oakland and a hub for the East Bay’s West African community, has closed permanently, the SF Chronicle reports. The restaurant’s Paycheck Protection program funds were dwindling, and owner Tommy Halvorson says that “Once we have to start paying for labor we’d have to do triple what we’re doing now just to break even.”. Izakaya Roku Given the COVID-19 pandemic, call ahead to verify hours, and remember to practice social distancing The Japanese food at Izakaya Roku is a can't miss SAN MATEO — Vault 164, an eight-your-old fine dining restaurant inside an historic San Mateo bank, has closed for good, the East Bay Times reports. I rode this Peloton competitor for 21 days. And this doesn't count the small ones that may have … “Financially, we can’t reopen,” owner Juan Romo says of his four-year-old spot, which was not open for takeout during the pandemic due to safety concerns, Romo says. Amanda Bartlett is a culture reporter for SFGATE. Cost $40 for two people (approx.) CatHead's BBQ transitioned to takeout shortly after the shutdown but months of financial struggle pushed owners Richard Park and Pam Schafer to close the business on Aug. 2. In a Facebook post, owners Haig and Cindy Krikorian broke the news, saying that, in the end, "Covid 19 has made the decision for us." SAN FRANCISCO — CatHead’s BBQ, a SoMa smokes meats destination known for long lines, and an appearance on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, closed on August 2, the SF Chronicle reports. SAN FRANCISCO — Pop-up turned Bernal Heights restaurant Hillside Supper Club has permanently closed, owners Tony Ferrari and Jonathan Sutton announced via Instagram. Owner Jay Hamada closed shop on his brick-and-mortar spot and was looking for an interested party to take over its popular food truck, JapaCurry. View Website. “Given the health risks to both staff and customers and the financial uncertainty of running a restaurant in the age of Coronavirus,” owner Matt Tognazzini said, “it doesn’t make sense to continue operations.”, SAN FRANCISCO — Cha-Am Thai, a Yerba Buena Gardens-adjacent Thai restaurant, closed on June 28, Hoodline reports. The Inner Sunset diner was located at 747 Irving St. After 83 continuous years of business, Louis' Restaurant, a San Francisco institution near Ocean Beach, is closing its doors permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic. SAN FRANCISCO — Mauerpark, a three-year-old German café in the Castro, will close for good on August 14, Hoodline reports. SAN FRANCISCO — Dobbs Ferry, a nine-year-old bar and restaurant in Hayes Valley, is permanently closed, Hoodline first reported. The bars have been temporarily closed since shelter in place orders were issued in mid-March. She grew up in the Seattle area and received her B.A. PT REYES — After the landlord of West Marin’s Station House Cafe allegedly increased its rent from $8,372 per month to $28,000, owner Sheryl Cahill announced via Facebook that the spot would be forced to shutter. San Francisco’s longest-standing, cooperatively owned LGBTQ+ bar will be vacating its present location on 9th St. in SoMa, where the nightlife venue has served as a hub for drag and burlesque, leather and karaoke since 1987. According to a note posted to its website, “current market conditions attributed to COVID-19 and shelter-in-place policies have decimated company revenues.”. OAKLAND — 15-year-old Chinatown dim sum destination Sun Sing Pastry has permanently closed, Hoodline reports. Roku offers Japanese dishes that include, but are not limited to Ramen, curry, and sandwiches. The bar will cease operations at the end of May, but could reopen in a different location. Susana Guerrero is a reporter for SFGATE covering the Bay Area's food scene. Tablehopper, Mission eatery Velvet Cantina decided to close its doors permanently this month, reopening briefly as a bottle shop in May, before deciding not to renew its lease, Eater SF reported. SANTA ROSA — Bruno’s, a 10-year-old neighborhood spot known for its packed Sunday brunches, has closed for good, the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports. Its owner says that rent hikes, business decreases, and a proposed bike lane helped him make the decision, and the shutdown was the final straw. Two Bay Area La Boulangerie's locations have closed that included the only Oakland location and the Sutter Street location in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO — According to its website, Iza Ramen’s SoMa location has permanently closed, but its Lower Haight spot is open. The exterior of Au Coquelet, a popular Berkeley cafe that shuttered Friday after 46 years in operation. Lalime’s, the acclaimed North Berkeley restaurant, announced in late April that it was closing its doors after 35 years in business. But even pivoting this quickly couldn't save Prairie — on Aug. 14, the restaurant closed permanently. Following months of temporary closure, PRIMA restaurant has closed for good after a 43-year run in Walnut Creek. In a statement to media, chef-owner Christian Caizzo said it was a struggle to serve expensive ingredients in a remote setting, and the town does get sleepy in the winter, while Caizzo self-describes as not particularly social media savvy. SAN FRANCISCO — Nizario’s Pizza, a late-night slice shop with locations across San Francisco, announced on its website that its Castro spot has permanently closed, Hoodline reports. We’re definitely not selling the company and definitely not selling the Outer Sunset Taproom on its own.” Obert subsequently spoke with SF Gate, saying that the listing for the Lawton spot took him by surprise, but that “We were looking to consolidate. Paul Bavaro, the owner of Thieves Tavern and Blind Cat bars said that both locations will be fully vacated by June 1. The restaurant’s high-ceilinged Minna Street space is now available for $21,250 per month. “Wrong timing, wrong neighborhood, many factors played into it [and] it just didn’t work out for us,” Garcia says. He’s hoping someone will take over the lease to the sunny spot, and asks interested parties to send him an email. After opening up almost 1.5 years ago, Izakaya Roku is making some huge changes. Izakaya Roku Mission District Menu - View the Menu for Izakaya Roku San Francisco on Zomato for Delivery, Dine-out or Takeaway, Izakaya Roku menu and prices. SAN FRANCISCO — Decade-old carnival-themed restaurant Straw quietly closed its Lower Haight doors last fall, but the business remained open for events and catering until the pandemic shut that down, too, J Weekly reports. SAN FRANCISCO — Castro Republic, the window-lined triangular restaurant at Market and 16th Streets, is closed for good, Hoodline reports. The business owners said they were unable to renegotiate their lease and hadn't been making revenue for months. The last day is July 31st, come by for a last bowl and some deals on sake. You can email her at agraff@sfgate.com. The chain is known in SF for allegedly flouting zoning laws and bringing down SF Supervisor Ed Jew in a 2007 bribery scandal. Nopalito, a popular Mexican food restaurant in San Francisco's Nopa neighborhood, has closed its Inner Sunset location permanently. in English and Media Studies from UC Berkeley. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and the University of Southern California, and is a Bay Area native. Tertulia Coffee & Gallery on 1951 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland permanently closed mid-March after sharing that things had become too difficult to operate the small business. There are now plenty of businesses in San Francisco that call themselves an izakaya—and here’s one of the latest to join the fray, ~IZAKAYA ROKU~.It’s a relatively tiny joint on a stretch of Market between the Castro, the edge of the Mission, the Lower Haight, and Hayes Valley (just next door to Pisco). SAN FRANCISCO — Hoodline was the first to note that Beachside Coffee Bar & Kitchen, an Outer Sunset breakfast and lunch spot, closed its doors last month. Martin De Porres G. on Yelp (R), Douglas Zimmerman/SF Gate / Douglas Zimmerman. Dianne de Guzman is the Food + Drink Editor for SFGATE. She later told the SF Chronicle that she took down the post after its comment section became a hotbed of threats against the owners of the property, but the facts of the matter remain, and the 46-year-old spot will close on May 31. The hotel housed the Restaurant Jeanne d'Arc, which has permanently closed. Miminashi announced that its last dinner service would be on Nov. 23 after citing financial struggle. SAN FRANCISCO — Art’s Cafe, a tiny Korean American diner in the Inner Sunset, will not reopen when the pandemic ends, the SF Chronicle was first to report. Sunday: 11:00am to 8:30pm. Friday: 11:00am to 8:30pm. SAN FRANCISCO — The Stud, one of the best-known LGBTQ bars in San Francisco, moved out of the SoMa space it’s occupied since 1987. The business is now popping up inside Mission District bar Teeth, which has been shuttered during the pandemic. Coronavirus-related restaurant closures continue to sweep the Bay Area, with announcements over the weekend that two cozy spots with decade-long followings are both shuttering. The community-focused California rustic restaurant says that the decision to close was made “in light of the circumstances around COVID-19,” and that “it breaks our heart to go out this way and not be able to continue feeding the neighborhood, seeing your smiles, and hearing your laughs.”. Food & Drink. BAY AREA-WIDE — The permanent closure of San Diego-based buffet chain Souplantation has made local waves, as KRON 4 reports that the company’s Sweet Tomatoes buffets, at least seven of which are in the Bay Area, will also shutter. Order food online at Izakaya Roku, San Francisco with Tripadvisor: See 22 unbiased reviews of Izakaya Roku, ranked #1,597 on Tripadvisor among 5,706 restaurants in San Francisco. Email: madeline.wells@sfgate.com, These are the Bay Area restaurants that closed permanently in July, MediaNews Group/The Mercury News/MediaNews Group via Getty Images, From (l) to (r): Manda Bear B., Jennifer G, and Andrew D. on Yelp, From (l) to (r): Sydney G. and Brittney B. on Yelp, Ann S. on Yelp (L)/ Fr. Photo: Cherylynn N./Yelp Sasa is a new restaurant located in the former space of Izakaya Umai, inside … “We lack the capital to navigate that future.”. A note on the 75-year-old restaurant’s website says that “due to COVID-19 and the current extended shelter in place, it has made it impossible for us to continue on,” and the place closed for good on March 31. Despite its vast patio, outdoor dining wasn’t attracting enough business, Farr says, so he shut the spot down. Updating Roku can make a real difference to your experience and solve many channel issues. South SF’s Oldest Craft Brewery Shutters, 75-Year-Old Fairfax Bar Goes Dark, and More Bay Area Restaurant Closures, Sign up for the In June, the spot announced via Instagram that it had closed for good, writing “thank you to our beautiful Hooters girls who made San Bruno’s aura so unique from other Hooters. Co-owner Craig Stoll says that the restaurant “was never really profitable” and that “we kept it going as long as we did because we love it.”. 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Owners Craig and Annie Stoll temporarily closed Delfina too, but the plan is to re-open it when the city order to close all restaurants, except for take-out, is lifted. *Consuming raw or undercooked foods such as meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain health conditions. SAN FRANCISCO — It’s Tops, the 85-year-old diner where Market Street meets the freeway, has permanently closed. The nine-year-old spot was opened by Java Beach owners Patrick and Buffy Maguire, but since 2018 had been under the ownership of James Kelliher, who also owns Judah Street vegan spot Judahlicious. The wine bar next door will remain open. Was sorry to read chef Jay Hamada is closing and selling JapaCurry, the first Japanese food truck in the Bay Area, and ~IZAKAYA ROKU~ at 1819 Market Street, known for its katsu curry. SAN FRANCISCO — Burger spot Popsons has closed its Market Street location, SF Gate reports, as owner Alvin Garcia says it has been struggling since its opening in 2016. newsletter, 300 Precita Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, 3340 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123, These Are the 2020 Restaurant Closures That Broke Bay Area Food Insiders’ Hearts, In a year of sad and shocking closures, these losses hit local dining experts the hardest, The Coolest Food Trends in San Francisco in 2020. After struggling to operate under the restraints of the pandemic, Reina Montenegro, chef-owner of Nick's on Grand, Nick's on Mission, and Nick's Kitchen, permanently closed her vegan restaurants on Oct. 20 to transition her business to an online presence. China, inside Westfield San Francisco Centre, has permanently closed after nine years. Popular Japanese food truck and SF restaurant will close at end of the month. The spot was known for wild beers like “pineapple upside-down cherry sour” and a committment to community involvement, but “made the difficult decision to close ... due to the restriction COVID has placed on small businesses like ours.”, SAN FRANCISCO — Badlands, a Castro District gay bar that’s served sweaty crowds since 2000 and began as a brunch and dinner spot back in 1975, has closed for good, SFist reports. BERKELEY — Owner Juan Romo has shuttered La Calle 10, his two-year-old Latin barbecue spot, Berkeleyside reports. The spot had been shuttered for 90 days by California’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) due to admitted violations of liquor laws as of February. He grew up in the East Bay Area and is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where he studied media theory and production, political science, and journalism. Scroll through the slideshow at the top of the article to see other restaurants that have shuttered this year. SAN FRANCISCO — Market Street Japanese pub fare spot Izakaya Roku — as well as JapaCurry, its popular truck — is ending a decade of extra spicy ramen and crispy katsu curry, SF Gate reports. MISSION — Locanda, a well-liked rustic/Roman spot from Craig and Annie Stoll, the folks behind Delfina and Pizzeria Delfina, will not reopen after the dining room closure order is lifted, the SF Chronicle has confirmed. The company got its start in 1980, starting as a small operation in Santa Cruz and selling its juice directly to local restaurants. Hoodline, Vietnamese restaurant Them Ky in the Tenderloin has shuttered after 27 years in business, Tablehopper reported. Woods Bar & Brewery, a fixture of Uptown Oakland's nightlife scene, is closing permanently after seven years after being unable to reach a new agreement with its landlord. SAN JOSE — The San Pedro Square Market, a San Jose food hall, reopened for curbside takeout on Monday May 18, but some of its longstanding vendors are missing, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “I’m going to miss the neighborhood and the community we built while working there,” chef-owner Gonzalo Guzman says. SAN FRANCISCO — Paul Bavaro’s Mission District bars, Thieves Tavern and Blind Cat, will not reopen after the pandemic, Hoodline reports. Read the story here. Roku nails the feel—and food—of an authentic izakaya. Amy Graff is the news editor for SFGATE. The buyers backed out and now I am forced to file bankruptcy. Hillside Supper Club has permanently closed as a result of the ongoing pandemic, the restaurant wrote on Facebook on April 5, 2020. Mauerpark, a German cafe in the Castro, announced that it would permanently close Aug. 12 after a struggle to keep business afloat in San Francisco. 1819 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 1819 Market St., San Francisco Directions. Brandon Jew's crown jewel could just as … The restaurant hopes to reopen at a different location later. SF Gate spoke to owner Steve McDaniel, who said “We’d been closed for three months already, and the county didn’t have any plan available for when we could reopen more fully. SAN FRANCISCO — Ocean Beach diner Louis’ announced its permanent closure on July 13 after 83 years in business. This Retail space is available for lease. Owners Jesse and Roberta Fink, a married couple who founded the spot in 1982, say that they hope “someone full of vigor and vim will take over Toy Boat, and keep The Boat afloat for many years to come.”. Bar Agricole, which had already planned to close in April, closed March 13, after citing "uncertain times." "Unfortunately this hiatus is the best option available to us," the restaurant said in a statement. OAKLAND — A Hoodline tipster first noted that Momo & Curry, an Oakland spin-off of Himalayan restaurant/food truck empire Everest Momo, has posted a sign on its window that “thanks customers and notes that the restaurant was not able to make it through shelter-in-place financially.”. View Website. FAIRFAX — Peri’s, a bar that’s served thirsty Marinites for 75 years, has permanently closed, owner Michael Peri tells KPIX. It is our belief that the tastiest sake is the freshest sake and just like food, the fresher the better. So, we were faced with at least another three months of zero revenue. Chantal Guillon announced that it would close its Bay Area shops on Oct. 10. SAN FRANCISCO — Since 1999, Cafe Madeleine has served cake, sandwiches, and pastries from its Union Street shop. Storied dive bar Lucky 13 has been on the verge of being razed for condos for almost twenty years, but the time eventually came for this city favorite to close in early December. The bakery decided to shutter its Ferry Building outpost in July. OAKLAND — Via Facebook, Black Spring Coffee, the Telegraph Avenue spot that served coffee during the day and was home to newly opened Bizzy’s Dry Bar at night, has closed as its “landlord has a different vision for the space that doesn’t involve us.” It’s unclear what the closure means for Bizzy’s, a nonalcoholic wine, beer, and cocktail bar that temporarily closed when the coronavirus crisis began. SAN FRANCISCO — Stacks, the Hayes Valley pancake spot known handing out free coffee to the throngs of waiting breakfast-goers that packed its sidewalks, appears to be closed for good, Hoodline reports, as its phone line is disconnected and its social media is dormant. NOVATO — Checker NY Deli closed its doors after only a year in business, the SF Chronicle reports. Little Hunan located at 125 Berkeley Sq., in Berkeley has permanently closed, according to Berkeleyside. Today 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM Closed All Hours. The restaurant was co-owned by celebrity chef Martin Yan and Koi Palace. SAN FRANCISCO — The House, a 26-year-old North Beach spot that served Asian fusion food, announced that it had closed for good on July 9, SF Gate reports. Cosentino announced Oct. 20 that the restaurant w0uld cl0se for good. San Francisco's only location of the Olive Garden chain closed suddenly in December, citing poor sales. Masks aren't going anywhere even if you get the COVID... Save big during Lululemon's 'we made too much' sale. OAKLAND — The Lede, a lunch counter from former Chez Panisse chef Cal Peternell that opened just last September inside coworking operation/production space StudioToBe, has apparently shuttered, after the ‘landlord cancelled our lease,” the restaurant’s Instagram bio copy reads. who took over the venue in 1973, says that “he’s in the process of selling the property, which he said will become condos.”. Food & Drink. It will now list all local bars and restaurants that have announced that they will not reopen once the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order has lifted. The 1950s-themed diner shuttered after 20 years in San Jose, posting a sign that read, "Thank you for your support and patronage over the past 20 years at this location. Read more, The popular nightclub in the Castro District announced its permanent closure via a Facebook post in late July, stating a new owner would be taking over the space. After ten years in business, the owners of Izakaya Roku and JapaCurry have announced that their brick-and-mortar restaurant will close at the end … LOS GATOS — Popular Los Gatos restaurant Nick’s Next Door has closed for good, the San Jose Mercury News reports. OAKLAND — The Oakland outpost of 4505 Burgers, chef Ryan Farr’s popular Nopa burger and smoked meats destination, closed “indefinitely” after only a year in business, the SF Chronicle reports. The owner of the restaurant has refused comment, but as the signs are taped on from the interior side of the space, it seems likely that the nose is growing from inside the house. The restaurant made the announcement on Instagram, writing, "This pandemic has been difficult for many small businesses, us included, but here’s to positive thoughts of what the future will bring as we all move forward." The owners plan to consolidate that location with their other Berkeley restaurant, Agrodolce, that's better equipped to operate under current coronavirus guidelines. SAN FRANCISCO — Ingleside Terrace bakery Zanze’s Cheesecake has closed its doors after 42 years in business.
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