The Port of San Francisco has evicted two Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants with debts totaling $1.4 million, leaving more vacant properties along the waterfront, according to a port representative.
Fisherman’s Grotto No. 9, located at 2847 Taylor Street, and Tarantino’s, located at 206 Jefferson Street, opened in San Francisco earlier this week after receiving three-day notices dated Sept. 13 demanding payment of rent. He was named in the High Court’s unlawful detention notice. Or leave it empty. Both have been closed since 2020.
Tarantino’s Theater opened in 1946, and Fisherman’s Cave No. 9, also known as the Grotto, dates back to 1935.
The eviction is first reported According to the San Francisco Business Times.
The restaurants signed a 66-year lease in 1970, according to the Business Times. Chris Henry, owner of Tommy’s Joint in San Francisco and Barrel House Tavern in Sausalito, bought the restaurant several years ago, he said.
A spokesperson for the port, which owns and manages the property, said the agency has contacted the restaurant’s owner to stay open and collect $1.4 million in unpaid rent from March 2020. and a long-term strategy to keep both restaurants open and vibrant,” a port spokesperson said.
According to court filings, Fisherman’s Grotto No. 9 owes about $332,642 in rent from October of last year to today, while Tarantino’s owes about $147,436 in rent. Not paid. The higher figure shared by the ports takes into account the previous month’s unpaid rent.
The closure will free up more space in tourist destinations hit hard by the pandemic. Pompey’s Grotto and Loose Fish Shack on Jefferson Street near Tarantino had their leases terminated in July after they stopped paying rent to the port starting in March 2020. In total, these restaurants had over $1 million in past due rent. Landmark restaurant Alioto’s ended its 66-year lease with the port in April 2022 after temporarily closing in March 2020.
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