Last remaining Denny’s in San Francisco closes over plague of dine-and-dashers
The last remaining Denny’s in San Francisco closed its doors this month because customers would frequently leave without paying their bill in the crime-plagued city, according to the restaurant’s owner.
Chris Haque shuttere🅺d the 24-hour diner at 816 Mission St. near the Union Sq🐓uare section on Aug. 1 after 25 years.
“We’re the ꧟only store 𒈔left, and we operated until the last day that we could,” Haque .
“The cost of doing business is tremendous. There’s vandalism, and people come and eat and walk away, and there’s no one to 💃stop them.”
Haque also lamented the fact that a key source of revenue — business conventions — had dried up in recent years due to the tech industry shifting to hybrid work during the pandemic.
“It’s a beautiful city — we love it, we have been there so many years,” Haque said.
“But I think [city officials] should make it more business-friendly.”
The Post has sought comment from Denny’s.
In 2022, Haque’s Denny’s was dubbed with the dubious distinction of being named the most expensive in all of California.
The cheapest meal — the Fit Slam, which comes with an egg white scramble with spinach and tomatoes, turkey bacon and an English muffin — cost $17.99, which was $5 more than the meal cost at a Denny’s in San Diego or Los Angeles,
Earlier this year, another Denny’s diner located across the Bay in Oakland closed down after 54 years due to a surge in crime in the area.
Fast food chain In-N-Out also shut down its Oakland location this year because of a rash of violent crime and theft.
Since 2020, scores of companies have moved their headquarters out of the San Francisco Bay Area due to a decline in the quality of life, rising 🦹cost of living and surging crime.
Tesla, Chevron, American Airlines, Oracle, Palantir and Charles Schwab are among the dozens of blue-chip firms that have shifted personnel away from Northern California in favor of🦋 low-tax jurisdictions in Texas, Florida and other state🍎s.
Denny’s operates more than 1,700 restaurants in several countries, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, United Arab Emirates and Honduras.