Hawaiian Drive Inn, a 26-year-old Hawaiian barbecue restaurant in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood, offers a cheeseburger for a mind-boggling $3.75. Andrew D./Yelp, Grant Marek/SFGATE But inflation, coupled with ever-rising costs …
Lou’s Fish Shack, at 300 Jefferson St., San Francisco, will not reopen. Stefan H. via Yelp Two neighboring restaurants at Fisherman’s Wharf will officially not reopen since going dark back …
Chop Bar, at 190 Fourth St., Oakland, has closed. Blair A. via Yelp Chop Bar, a popular spot for American comfort food in Oakland’s Jack London Square, has closed after …
Bok lahong, a green papaya salad with soft shell crab, at Nyum Bai, which closed last year. Lena J. via Yelp Nyum Bai, the award-winning Oakland restaurant that abruptly shuttered …
Editor’s note: In this recurring column, SFGATE food writers celebrate the Bay Area’s rich deli culture by spotlighting longtime family-run delis — the neighborhood institutions — and the newer community …