After 171 years, San Francisco's oldest restaurant will go dark until indoor dining resumes

You’ve got until Friday to order the Tadich Grill’s famous cioppino for takeout.

With PPP loan monies gone and no additional government aid forthcoming, the owners of San Francisco’s oldest restaurant have announced that they will shutter the California Street institution until indoor dining resumes.

During the four months of the COVID-19-forced closure, “We have been immensely grateful for the response of our loyal customers who have ordered takeout and nationwide delivery, purchased gift cards and merchandise online and donated through our Go Fund Me page to help us ride the wave as we chased the date for reopening,” the Buich family posted on the Tadich Facebook page.

“As you’re aware, that date continued to change and today we have no visibility into when that day will come. In parallel, the temporary relief from our PPP loan has dried up and without additional government aid, we’ve made the difficult decision to temporarily hit pause.”

Read more: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/28/after-171-years-san-franciscos-oldest-restaurant-will-go-dark-until-indoor-dining-resumes/