{"id":406478,"date":"2026-07-21T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406478\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:54:21","slug":"video-rock-throwing-man-smashes-window-at-san-francisco-brunch-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406478\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Rock-throwing man smashes window at San Francisco brunch restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(<a data-ylk=\"slk:KRON;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/kron4.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KRON<\/a>) \u2014 A brunch restaurant in San Francisco was vandalized early Monday morning. Four Chairs <a data-ylk=\"slk:posted on social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbBbRf_mt5p\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted on social media<\/a> that its front window was smashed at around 5 a.m., saying someone &#8220;deliberately&#8221; did so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surveillance video (above) appears to show a man throwing a rock at the restaurant&#8217;s front window (around the 0:03 mark). According to timestamps from the security footage, the unknown suspect is seen walking by the restaurant again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four Chairs, located in San Francisco&#8217;s Bernal Heights neighborhood, also shared photos of the damage to KRON4. See images below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Sausalito city manager arrested weeks after assuming office;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/sausalito-city-manager-arrested-weeks-002740760.html\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Sausalito city manager arrested weeks after assuming office\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of the rock that appears to have been thrown at Four Chairs restaurant.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/366b50655a21137916703cbb7ea730a8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of the rock that appears to have been thrown at Four Chairs restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A window at Four Chairs restaurant in San Francisco was smashed on July 20.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/c43878fdf7554171d2b38ec82d55b1bf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A window at Four Chairs restaurant in San Francisco was smashed on July 20.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A window at Four Chairs restaurant in San Francisco was smashed on July 20.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/4c219b1d4136d3ce17d849d83975d272.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A window at Four Chairs restaurant in San Francisco was smashed on July 20.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Exterior view of Four Chairs restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/1427ff2023195922120da2829fba0514.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Exterior view of Four Chairs restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Four Chairs, located at 3282 Mission St., had its window smashed early morning on Monday, July 20.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"471\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/cc2144bd742356b09587525197a59a85.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Four Chairs, located at 3282 Mission St., had its window smashed early morning on Monday, July 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Suspect arrested after same East Bay bank robbed twice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/suspect-arrested-same-oakland-bank-205525699.html\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Suspect arrested after same East Bay bank robbed twice\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As a small local business, moments like this are incredibly difficult,&#8221; Four Chairs wrote in a social media post. &#8220;We pour our hearts, time, and savings into creating a welcoming place for our community, so seeing our restaurant damaged is truly devastating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll do everything we can to get things back to normal as soon as possible,&#8221; the restaurant added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About three weeks ago, another local small San Francisco business was broken into. <a data-ylk=\"slk:Out There Coffee Roasters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/san-francisco-coffee-shop-broken-230402755.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Out There Coffee Roasters<\/a> in Lower Haight had its glass at the front entrance smashed. No injuries were reported in either incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four Chairs opened in 2022 in the city&#8217;s Bernal Heights neighborhood \u2014 just a couple of blocks away from the iconic <a data-ylk=\"slk:Mitchell&#039;s Ice Cream;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/san-francisco-creamery-named-no-040000291.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mitchell&#8217;s Ice Cream<\/a>. The family-owned restaurant has since grown its fanbase to more than 17,000 followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KRON4 reached out to the San Francisco Police Department for more information about the incident. We did not hear back in time for publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRON4.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRON4.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(KRON) \u2014 A brunch restaurant in San Francisco was vandalized early Monday morning. 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