San Francisco s Cliff House Restaurant to Close
The Cliff House restaurant, which first opened 157 years ago, announced Sunday that it will close permanently on Dec. 31, a victim both of the COVID-19 pandemic and delays by the National Park Service in reaching a long-term operating contract, the restaurant s owners said.
The announcement of the permanent closure was posted Sunday by Cliff House s longtime owners, Dan and Mary Hountalas, on the restaurant s website. They said 180 employees will lose their jobs.
The Cliff House ended in-house dining in March due to the pandemic, offering only takeout service starting in early June. But they closed down completely in mid-July, saying the restaurant was losing too much money as a takeout-only operation.
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