The Japanese restaurants space will become home to a second location of San Jose restaurant Sushi Arashi, the San Francisco Business Times reports. The Redwood City restaurant, known for its array of Indonesian staples, like the traditional grilled pork, closed its doors less than a year after it opened, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. The Indianapolis-based chain shut down restaurants in waves throughout 2019 and has closed at least one so far in 2020. Email her at Susana.Guerrero@sfgate.com. Let's recognize and celebrate what they brought into our lives and in some cases, might again. Its airy, ivy-filled dining room, a former sound studio in Hayes Valley, possessed an enviable sense of effortless cool. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. WALNUT CREEK On February 28, Caspers Hot Dogs in Walnut Creek announced it will dog its last buns on April 16. Christine S. on Yelp/ Pictured is the restaurant's specialty dish, Ahmohk, a curry flavored fish mouse served on a banana leaf. In a dark dining room lit by cocktails garnished with colorful flashing LED ice cubes, Giminez married Italian and Venezuelan flavors in new, unpredictable ways. From fine dining . In the case of Willie Bird Turkey, the nearly five-decade-old business decided to close its deli operation after struggling to remain financially afloat during the pandemic. Los Angeles-born Broad Street Oyster Co. will take over the Ghirardelli Square location. Its last day of service was April 26. The San Francisco Chronicle reports no particular reason for the shuttering, though cited the craft beer industrys success as a potential reason why homebrewing may be on the decline. Send her an email at amanda.bartlett@sfgate.com. PALO ALTO Tin Pot Creamery is pivoting to grocery store sales and closing its three scoop shops in San Mateo, Campbell, and Palo Alto. Ho also writes features and cultural commentary, specializing in the ways that our food reflects the way we live. Pictured are Cindy and Haig Krikorianoutside Lalime's in Berkeley. The farewell post was long and honest, citing everything from lease issues to terrible weather to the pandemics impacts as to reasons for the shuttering. On Instagram, chef-owner Nite Yun shared that her lease had ended, but she hopes to resurface her Cambodian restaurant, known for its pork chops and noodle soup, at a new location in the near future.. With the closure, the owners hope to continue focusing their efforts on retail. The 550-seat restaurant and banquet hall was a staple for those in search of Cantonese cuisine and, according to KTS26, held that honor for more than three decades. needs these 5 sites to thrive so the city can recover, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Co-owners Roscoe Skipper and Wendy Brucker are leaving the restaurant business, although their original restaurant, Rivoli, will remain open under new ownership. Nyum Bai, Hard Water and more Bay Area restaurants that closed in May Susana Guerrero , SFGATE June 2, 2022 Updated: June 2, 2022 2:29 p.m. Warung Siska, at 917 Main St. in Redwood City,. Specialty's was founded in the Bay Area in the 1980s and was headquartered in Pleasanton. POTRERO HILL El Sur, known for serving Argentinan-style empanadas, has closed its cafe at 300 De Haro Street in Potrero Hill, an Eater tipster first spotted. The Little Pear opened a decade ago at 3407 Blackhawk Plaza Circle. Popular South Bay Eatery Ends 33-Year Run Amid Coronavirus Crisis: Hobee's Cupertino. Prior to SFGATE, she was an associate editor at East Bay Express and freelance writer covering the Bay Area music scene. Thankfully, the publication discovered that the restaurant is set to reopen soon in El Sobrante. 2. Well miss you all. Read more, After 48 years in business, the popular Jeanne D'Arc shuttered, confirming its closure on Bastille Day in a Facebook post. According to the outlet, owners Matt Levin and Melanie Roth say the business never fully recovered from the impacts of the pandemic. CASTRO After just three months in service, the Castros Niji Sushi is out of business. Dosa by Dosa, the fast-casual version in Oakland, will remain open for takeout. East Bay Nosh writes parent company SBE is closing Umami locations nationwide, and the Bay is no exception. Locanda on San Francisco's Valencia Street is seen closed on March 19, 2020, amid a shelter-in-place order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A running list of Salem restaurants permanently closed by COVID-19 Something went wrong. Changs on January 13. The business five other stores in San Francisco remain open. Best Restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area, CA - Saltbreaker, L'acajou Bakery & Cafe, Popoca Oakland, Yellow Door, Parche, Montclair Egg Shop, Rayman's Nudough, Shakewell, Jo's Modern Thai, Limn CARMICHAEL Shige Sushi, the restaurant by Sacramento sushi chef Shige Tokita, closed quietly back in November 2022, the Sacramento Bee discovered. The chef, who also operates Michelin-starred Commis in Oakland, called growing food, labor, and operating costs insurmountable. The restaurant was open for nine years and explored Thai and Laotian food, a personal project for the chef. Then in April, the landlord filed a request to dismiss the legal action that ultimately put a stop to eviction. The bar, best known as a hangout spot for fans of the San Jose Sharks, held a closing party over the. More than anything, Ive been so stressed out about taking care of our staff.. The restaurant, originally slated to debut in spring 2018, went through a few tumultuous delays in opening. It debuted in June so the closure comes about nine months after it opened. No San Francisco restaurant was quicker to reinvent itself in the face of the pandemic than Prairie. Angkor Borei, one of the Bay Area's only Cambodian restaurants, will close its doors permanently on June 15. According to a post on the business's Instagram, the cafe closed in the fall as El Sur plans to relocate to Redwood City. Chef-owner Tim and Erin Archuleta have closed their Japanese restaurant ICHI Sushi after 10 years in San Francisco. Tacolicious locations in the Mission, the Marina, Palo Alto, and Manhattan Beach remain open. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you. The closure resulted in a disagreement between owner Chris Pastena and his landlord on how rent should be paid amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In so doing, the restaurants staff could stay on, the financial impact of the pandemic lessened somewhat.