These are the San Francisco Bay Space eating places that closed in August
The road for restaurants has been rocky since the pandemic, and August is no different. There have been a number of closings this month, including both newer companies and an older favorite. Fortunately, with some closings this month, it’s not the end, but the beginning of a new endeavor for the chef. Here is a curated selection of companies that closed in San Francisco and beyond over the past month.
Below is the list of restaurants, bars, and other food businesses in the Bay Area that were permanently closed in August. For more restaurant and bar closings in the Bay Area in 2021, click here.
Eco kitchen was announced as San Francisco’s first Nigerian restaurant, opening in 2019 and being run by Simileoluwa Adebajo. In that short time, the kitchen has weathered many storms beyond the pandemic, including a devastating fire that destroyed much of its kitchen equipment in July 2020. Earlier this month, Adebajo announced that it was closing the restaurant section of the business and focusing instead on “Home Cooking, Catering, Cooking Classes and Grocery Retailing”. Read more at SF Business Times.
Frjtz has been feeding San Francisco residents crispy fries for over 20 years, but its last outpost in the city closed for good in late July. New York-based owner Santiago Rodriguez emailed SFGATE that running his business across the country was becoming increasingly difficult, despite switching to a delivery-only model in 2019. One last location in Oakland remains. Read more here.
The newest location of Kin Khao Dogpatch closed after just a year, in part due to a withdrawn grant from the restaurant revitalization fund, the Chronicle reported. Kin Khao was one of 3,000 restaurants whose grants were withdrawn due to lawsuits from activists. Read more at sfchronicle.com. (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst, but operate independently.)
Lord Stanley will close in September to make way for the Turntable at Lord Stanley pop-up restaurant.
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After six years of guest feeding at Lord Stanley, the head chef-owners Ruppert and Carrie Blease will close the restaurant as guests know it at the beginning of September and start again as a turntable at Lord Stanley. The space will host international and aspiring chefs in a pop-up format that changes every two months. The Argentine cook Narda Lepes will kick off on September 7th. Read more here.
Michael Mina closes its eponymous restaurant and opens Estiatorio Ornos, a new restaurant concept that focuses on Greek seafood, in September. “This new version of the restaurant will not only continue to offer a tasting menu, but also an à la carte experience that feels more social and uses its roots to pay homage to the Mediterranean seafood experience,” Mina said in a statement. Read more here.
Namu Stonepot at 499 Dolores St. in San Francisco has closed permanently.
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Chef Dennis Lee and his brothers David and Daniel Lee closed the rest Namu stone pot Location on Dolores Street after closing their other restaurants this year. But it’s not the end: The group has opened the SSP Beer Hall in SoMa with the Namu Stonepot dishes available there. Read more here.
