San Francisco’s last remaining Denny’s closed this month because customers in the crime-ridden city often left without paying, the restaurant’s owner said.
Chris Hack closed his 24-hour diner at 816 Mission St. near the Union Square neighborhood on Aug. 1 after 25 years in business.
“We were the only one left and we were open until the last day,” Hack said. He told SFGATE.
“The cost of doing business is huge. There’s vandalism, people come, eat and leave and no one can stop it.”
Haq also lamented the fact that business conventions, a major source of revenue, have dried up in recent years as the tech industry shifted to hybrid work during the pandemic.
“It’s a beautiful city, we love it and have lived there for many years,” Huck said.
“But I think [city officials] It should be more business friendly.”
The Post has reached out to Denny’s for comment.
In 2022, Haqq’s Denny’s earned the unfortunate title of being the most expensive restaurant in all of California.
The cheapest menu item was the Fit Slam, which came with scrambled eggs with spinach and tomatoes, turkey bacon, and an English muffin, for $17.99 — $5 more than what you’d pay at a Denny’s in San Diego or Los Angeles. According to SFGATE.
Earlier this year, another Denny’s Diner in Oakland, on the bayfront, closed after 54 years due to rising crime in the area.
Fast food chain In-N-Out also closed an Oakland location this year due to a spike in violent crime and theft.
Since 2020, many companies have relocated their headquarters out of the San Francisco Bay Area due to a declining quality of life, rising cost of living, and increased crime.
Dozens of blue-chip companies, including Tesla, Chevron, American Airlines, Oracle, Palantir and Charles Schwab, are relocating workforces from Northern California to lower-tax states like Texas and Florida.
Denny’s operates more than 1,700 restaurants in several countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Honduras.
