Iconic Vietnamese Restaurant in San Francisco Shuts Its Doors After Decades

San Francisco's iconic Vietnamese restaurant, Turtle Tower, may face closure as its building is listed for sale. The family-owned business, known for its delicious Vietnamese chicken noodle soup, is considering its options. The restaurant has already closed one location during the pandemic and was robbed last year. In other food news, a Black-owned beer garden is set to open in the former location of San Francisco's oldest Black-owned bar, Wicked Grounds, a kink-positive cafe, has closed, a craft tortilleria has opened its first permanent space in Oakland, and renowned pizza chef Tony Gemignani has ranked in the 50 Top Pizza USA list for the third year in a row.