
S.F. Ethiopian beloved closes immediately after 36 decades, furthermore other June cafe closures in the Bay Region
As component of our ongoing reporting on the closures of area places to eat, below is a list of Bay Space establishments that shut in June 2022. Noteworthy shutterings contain Palo Alto sports bar Outdated Pro, the cherished Goood Frikin Hen in Bernal Heights and the acclaimed Flour + Drinking water Pizzeria. See May 2022’s checklist of closings here.
Massawa, the Ethiopian restaurant serving North Beach front considering the fact that 2015, has closed its doorways. The cafe closure will leave North Beach with out any Ethiopian eateries, in accordance to SFGATE. (SFGATE and The San Francisco Chronicle are each owned by Hearst but function independently.) The owner was sued for allegedly not paying out rent around 5 months. The now-empty room will be occupied by a new cafe named Americana Eatery. The North Seashore cafe, even so, was not the city’s first style of Massawa, which initially opened in the Haight in 1986.
Goood Frikin’ Hen, the revered Mediterranean restaurant recognised for its abilities in cooking rotisserie hen, seems to be completely shut. Cellphone lines were discontinued, a Twitter personality broke the news and Google officially stated the restaurant as closed, as first claimed by Eater SF. The Chronicle stated the restaurant as a single of the finest sites to eat less than $20 in Bernal Heights back again in 2017.
On June 17, San Francisco’s Flour + Water Pizzeria shut after 13 years in business. David White, just one of the founders of the restaurant, break up with the relaxation of the Flour + Water crew and determined to rebrand the cafe, in accordance to Eater SF. Yellow Moto Pizzeria will serve as the new name, and White told Eater he desires to generate a extra laid-again, entertaining dining working experience with no sacrificing the main idea. Consumers can hope a lot more vegetable-weighty selections and a comprehensive-scale bar that contains beer, wine and cocktails.
OG Bear pizza is witnessed at Flour + Water Pizzeria. The Mission District restaurant has closed.
Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle 2019Patatas Kitchen, a neighborhood cafe well-liked for deli lunches and rotisserie chicken dinners, positioned in Emeryville, shut June 3 after virtually a 10 years in company. The kitchen area holds a partnership with East Bay German Worldwide University and will carry on to provide school lunch service until eventually the calendar year finishes, according to its website.
Shen Hua, the well known Chinese restaurant on College Avenue in Berkeley, is no far more after 25 decades of organization. The proprietor, Edward Chu, cited numerous hardships endured through the pandemic, according to SFGATE. The restaurant was regarded for its honey walnut prawns and spicy dry-fried chicken.
Family members-operate Italian cafe Villa D’este closed Thursday just after 4 a long time of serving buyers on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. The cafe, acknowledged for its regular Italian delicacies, shut down simply because proprietor Ramon Oropeza Sr. determined to retire and hit the street, according to SFGATE.
Previous Professional, one particular of Palo Alto’s treasured sports activities bars, closed on June 19 after almost six many years in company. The monetary impacts of the pandemic, labor scarcity and inflation pressured operator Steve Sinchek to make the challenging selection to shut. The well known sports bar was recognized for its rowdy atmosphere, late closing time and a mechanical bull that drew locals and nearby school students.

Sai Macherla hangs on as he rides the bull at the Old Professional. The Palo Alto bar has closed.
Jim Gensheimer/Particular to The ChronicleJust after virtually 40 a long time of company, the East Bay’s renowned Buffalo Brewery shut its doorways. Touted as the first brew pub in America, the Hayward brewery was identified for its pumpkin ale and for straight serving its beer by way of a 62-foot line from a tank.
Difficulties Espresso, the fan favourite espresso store in S.F.’s Outer Sunset, has shut after 15 years of business. The espresso store turned recognised for launching the artisan toast development together with its chalkboard manifesto.
Following only 2½ many years of organization, the stylish Fort Level Beer Co. has closed its taproom in the Decreased Haight. Its two other taprooms, at the Ferry Setting up and on Valencia Avenue, will stay open up. Fort Issue has grown to become a quintessential Bay Area brewery, with its cans offered all more than the location.
Elgin Nelson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff author. Email: [email protected]