{"id":133740,"date":"2026-01-14T21:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/133740\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:55:08","slug":"fist-of-flours-final-days-and-a-mission-style-taco-bell-goes-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/133740\/","title":{"rendered":"Fist of Flour\u2019s final days, and a Mission-style Taco Bell goes dark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fist of Flour Pizza Co.<\/p>\n

Fist of Flour, the casual pizzeria serving wood-fired slices out of its Laurel District shop, announced its permanent closure on Instagram<\/a>. In the post, owner James Whitehead wrote, \u201cThings have been beyond hard the last couple years, and I found a buyer for this place and I am selling off the lease and the contents of this amazing shell of a space for practically pennies. Lesson learned. I am extremely proud of occupying this space for the last twelve years and serving the Laurel District and surrounding neighborhoods. It\u2019s emotional to say the least.\u201d The restaurant will be open for dinner, cash only, Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, before shuttering for good. <\/p>\n

This won\u2019t be the last of Fist of Flour, however. Whitehead plans to continue making pizzas and still operates a catering business. Fist of Flour was located at 4166 MacArthur Ave. (at Maybelle Ave.) in Oakland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taco Bell \u2014 Lafayette<\/p>\n

After 60 years of serving beefy five-layer burritos and crunchwrap supremes, the Lafayette Taco Bell has shuttered. It was one of the last remaining Mission-style Taco Bells in the Bay Area, the chain\u2019s old signature architectural style. Taco Bell was located at 3501 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCecilia Seiter is a freelance writer from Oakland. She reports on the local food and drink scene for Nosh and contributes regularly to Forbes Advisor’s education vertical.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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