A scion of a storied San Francisco restaurant dynasty known for its literary and political ties died suddenly in Greece at only 41 years old. <\/p>\n
The devastated family of Sydna Konstin, co-owner of the famed downtown<\/a> haunt John\u2019s Grill, confirmed her death in an obituary published Thursday. <\/p>\n Sydna Konstin, heir to the John\u2019s Grill restaurant dynasty, died suddenly at age 41. facebook\/sydnaellena<\/p>\n Konstin, daughter of John\u2019s Grill co-owner John Konstin, had been living in Athens<\/a> after growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. <\/p>\n The cause was heart failure, her family said. <\/p>\n A vintage neon sign for John\u2019s Grill advertising steaks, seafood, and cocktails is seen in San Francisco. Gado via Getty Images<\/p>\n Owner John Konstin, daughter Sydna Constin and son John Konstin. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n She was a third-generation proprietor of John\u2019s Grill, a 118-year-old Union Square<\/a> restaurant known for its steaks, cocktails and massive Election Day block parties that draw thousands of politicos, journalists and other locals with free wine and buffet food. <\/p>\n The wood-paneled joint was established in 1908 and purchased in the 1960s by Sydna\u2019s grandfather, Greek immigrant Gus Konstin, who revitalized the space as a noir hotspot loved by power brokers, movie stars, and authors. <\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> John\u2019s Grill is famous for its massive downtown block parties, especially on Election Day. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n The wood-paneled interior features photos of famous patrons. John’s Grill<\/p>\n The restaurant played a role in the detective novel \u201cMaltese Falcon\u201d<\/a> by Dashiell Hammett, who was a regular at John\u2019s Grill. <\/p>\n Those close to the heartbroken Konstin family described Sydna as an joyful and warm hostess who drew large crowds to John\u2019s Grill, where she would sometimes work behind the bar.<\/p>\n
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