Madeline Wells

An iconic 54-year-old seafood restaurant on San Francisco’s waterfront has been hit with a class-action lawsuit. On Nov. 6, Savita Bayram filed a lawsuit against The Bundox Restaurant Corp., the corporation behind Waterfront Restaurant, alleging “an unlawful, unfair and deceptive business practice.” Bayram was an employee of The Bundox Restaurant Corp. from July 2022 to November 2022 and filed the lawsuit on behalf of herself and all individuals who are or previously were employed by the corpor…

Michelin Guide-recognized restaurant Berber, a destination for Moroccan food and live cirque entertainment, is facing eviction. The Russian Hill restaurant was served an unlawful detainer notice by its landlord due to allegedly owing more than $96,000 in past-due rent, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Nov. 1 and first reported by the San Francisco Business Times. Berber’s landlord Polk Street Associates alleged in the lawsuit that the restaurant at 1516 Broadway ow…

Every day, Barry Enderwick makes a sandwich for lunch. For most people, this would not be a notable event. But the 55-year-old San Jose resident has an audience of more than 300,000 TikTok followers watching him do it. That’s because on his popular SandwichesofHistory account, Enderwick is making no ordinary sandwiches. Rather than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, he’s having a Depression Era peanut butter and vegetable sandwich. Instead of a BLT, he’s choking down a banana, lettuce and anc…

James Beard Award-winning Vietnamese restaurant Slanted Door is seemingly everywhere these days except its hometown. For two days in November, famed Bay Area chef Charles Phan is slated to bring his restaurant Slanted Door to a five-star hotel in Cabo San Lucas. Taking place on Nov. 24 and 25, the $145 ticketed event at Montage Los Cabos “will feature The Slanted Door’s signature flavors while incorporating the bountiful seafood that Baja California has to offer.” Meanwhile, Slanted Door’s new N…

For Marin fans of Souvla, the wait is finally over: the popular Greek fast-casual chain plans to open its first location outside of San Francisco on Nov. 6. In early 2022, Souvla announced it would be opening at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur that summer. Things didn’t quite pan out that way, but at last, the restaurant is in its home stretch. “It’s been quite the journey for sure,” Souvla CEO Charles Bililies told SFGATE. “We were obviously very excited to be bringing Souvla to Marin County and…

After 30 years on the corner of 24th and Mission streets, the owner of China Express & Donuts is looking to retire. Jolly Chan, who first opened the Chinese restaurant and doughnut shop in 1993, told SFGATE that he has put the business up for sale. “After 30 years, I’m burned out,” Chan said. He said he has been looking for a buyer for the past year and a half, but has yet to find one. China Express & Donuts offers an eclectic mix of coffee and doughnuts as well as a buffet of Chinese food, inc…

When Sophia Smith started baking buttercream layer cakes for her family and friends during the pandemic, she never expected to launch a business. Now, her North Beach bakery is one of the most highly anticipated openings of the year. Back when she was a 23-year-old recent graduate of culinary school, Smith was working as a line cook at A16 Pizza in San Francisco. Then, March 2020 hit, and the restaurant shut down. To keep her busy, A16 asked if she wanted to use its empty kitchen for baking, a p…

LATEST Oct. 20, 1:10 p.m. Enya Sandoval’s Oakland taco truck, Miss Chiles, which was stolen over the weekend, was located and recovered by Oakland police officers just after 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, the Oakland Police Department told SFGATE. Sandoval has since taken custody of the vehicle. “It’s a happy day,” Sandoval told SFGATE on Friday. “… It’s damaged, but I do believe it can be fixed.” Proceeds from the GoFundMe organized by Sandoval’s friend will now go toward fixing the vehicle and replaci…

As Anthony Bourdain once said, North Beach’s legendary Comstock Saloon may serve craft cocktails, but it’s still a “a no-nonsense, old school bar.” But when the going gets tough, even old-school bars have to embrace technology sometimes. That’s why for the first time since before the pandemic, the historically popular bar and restaurant is looking into taking online reservations again. “I love walk-in business but there is just not enough of it these days to sustain our biz and we need some hel…

When old-school Rockridge dive bar Ye Olde Hut became the craft cocktail-serving Rockridge Improvement Club in 2016, the neighborhood didn’t take too kindly to the changes at first. People shot the windows with BB guns, and “guys would come in the door and be like, ‘f—k this place,’” co-owner Scott Ayers said. It was the end of an era for the dive known for its pool tables and cheap beer, housed in a building that’s been around since 1911. But despite rumors that the new owners were corporate ty…