Beloved restaurant that inspired popular TV series closes its doors for good after more than four de
A POPULAR breakfast restaurant has closed for good after more than four decades of business.
The hugely popular Just For You Café in San Francisco, California, was the inspiration behind the restaurant in the hit sitcom Bob’s Burgers.
But the restaurant, which opened in 1980, permanently closed on April 3 after over 40 years.
Bosses revealed that the café was hit hard during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The restaurant struggled to stay afloat even though owners received loans from the Small Business Administration and Paycheck Protection Program.
Reid Hannula told SFGate: “The long and short of it is that we really haven’t been making money since Covid.”
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Hannula revealed that the restaurant was “just bleeding money” amid the rising costs.
He said he had to make constant price changes as the cost of eggs was rising.
The café was the blueprint behind the restaurant that features in Bob’s Burgers.
Loren Bouchard, the show’s creator, is believed to have visited several restaurants in San Francisco, looking for inspiration.
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He told SFGate last year: “I looked in the window and saw something big. Like, a bolt of lightning big.”
The renowned animator and writer was inspired by the pass that separated the kitchen from the counter.
He said it could be envisaged as a “little stage” and could imagine Bob cracking jokes with his family at the grill.
Restaurants with rich histories have gone to the wall as eateries have struggled to stay afloat amid rising food, rent, and utility costs post-pandemic.
A restaurant, known as The Rockford, in Raleigh, North Carolina, has closed its doors for good after a 30-year run.
It was known as a “hidden gem” due to its location on the second floor of a building, becoming a "little upstairs hideaway," according to News & Observer food critic Greg Cox.
Last week, The U.S. Sun reported how the popular Mexican restaurant Don Ramon’s, located in San Francisco, has also closed after 40 years of business.
Its owners revealed that recent years have been “incredibly difficult” for several reasons.
The restaurant was a staple in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood since 1982 but was hit by financial issues, leaving Mexican food fanatics in mourning.
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And, popular chain Sam’s Italian has closed its flagship Lewiston, Maine location after more than 80 years of trade.
A spokesperson for the restaurant told The U.S. Sun that rising costs and external factors had contributed to the eatery’s closure.
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