{"id":79641,"date":"2025-12-03T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/79641\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:35:25","slug":"berkeleys-standard-fare-sets-a-mid-december-closure-date-after-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/79641\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley\u2019s Standard Fare Sets a Mid-December Closure Date After 11 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

CASTRO \u2014 Neighborhood mainstay Courtney\u2019s Produce is closing on Friday, December 5, after 54 years, Hoodline<\/a> reports. The Courtney\u2019s team posted a letter on its doors announcing the closure and thanking customers. The letter goes on to say that the store is in the process of transitioning to new ownership, although the story reports that employees state that the store is permanently closing. We\u2019ll see what shakes out after the closure. 101 Castro St # A, San Francisco<\/p>\n

OUTER RICHMOND \u2014 Clement Street\u2019s K-Elements BBQ<\/a> has closed its doors as of Sunday, November 23. The restaurant served all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue for eight years, and a Facebook<\/a> post announcing the closure noted that \u201cthe landlord has raised the rent to a level we simply cannot sustain.\u201d The post goes on to thank the staff and customers, and states, \u201cWe are devastated. We are grateful for the years of support. And above all, we are honored \u2014 deeply honored \u2014 to have been part of your lives.\u201d 2140 Clement Street, San Francisco<\/p>\n

BERKELEY \u2014 Chef Kelsie Kerr is closing her popular Berkeley restaurant Standard Fare<\/a> as of Wednesday, December 19. Kerr made the announcement on Instagram<\/a>, writing that she\u2019s retiring at the end of the year and thanked her team and customers for 11 years in business. Quickly following the closure news comes the follow-up announcement of who will be taking over the space: The San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> reports that pop-up Bolita Masa<\/a> will open in place of Standard Fare, with plans to retain most of the staff. Chef and owner Emmanuel Galvin plans to open Cafe Bolita at first with a takeout window in February 2026, followed by breakfast, brunch, and lunch by March 2026. 2701 Eighth Street, Suite 118, Berkeley<\/p>\n

OAKLAND \u2014 Piedmont Avenue bar the Lodge<\/a> is closing as of Wednesday, January 7, 2026. An Instagram<\/a> post announcing the closure states that business just hasn\u2019t rebounded after the pandemic. \u201cThis neighborhood has always been the heart of The Lodge, and we are grateful to have been part of it,\u201d the post says, in part. A GoFundMe<\/a> has been set up to help with closing costs with an auction of goods from the Lodge set for mid-January. 3758 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland<\/p>\n