Another longtime Bay Area favourite is being sunk by hovering rent, and its landlord is none other than the metropolis itself.
Zio Fraedo’s, an iconic waterfront staple in Vallejo that has dished out heaping plates of Italian consolation food and recent seafood for twenty years, is completely closing its door this weekend after reaching a bitter lease standoff.
Owners Tony and Sherry LoForte said they were compelled to pull the plug on the eatery after failing to attain an settlement with their landlord — the metropolis of Vallejo — after a staggering rent increase they said would make staying afloat not possible.
“After 20 incredible years, it is with very heavy hearts that we share some difficult news,” Zio Fraedo’s wrote in an Instagram post.
Zio Fraedo’s has more and more relied on non-public occasions and banquets to keep the lights on. Instagram/@ziofraedosvallejo
Zio Fraedo’s, an iconic waterfront staple in Vallejo that has dished out heaping plates of Italian consolation food and recent seafood for twenty years, is completely closing its door this weekend after reaching a bitter lease standoff. Instagram/@ziofraedosvallejo
“Unfortunately, after extensive discussions, we were unable to come to an agreement with our landlord.
The new monthly rent would far exceed our ability to sustain the restaurant.”
The announcement marks the finish of an period for the waterfront watering gap. But even a prime location and many years of goodwill couldn’t save the family-run business from California’s brutal restaurant business.
“The economics have not been great with tariffs and rising food costs, but ultimately, there’s no way we can make it with the established new rent,” LoForte instructed SFGATE.
The restauranteur declined to disclose precisely how much the metropolis needed to charge. City spokesperson Robert Briseño defended the municipality’s handling of its publicly owned property, telling the outlet that officers must stability the pursuits of tenants with their accountability to taxpayers.
He instructed SFGATE that the metropolis was targeted on making sure its properties benefit the neighborhood while assembly its financial obligations.
The eatery will close on October 25. Instagram/@ziofraedosvallejo
The unique Zio Fraedo’s location in Pleasant Hill will stay open, offering a silver lining to longtime clients.
But the Vallejo outpost had reportedly been struggling long before the rent dispute delivered the ultimate blow. The restaurant never totally recovered its once-bustling lunch crowd after the pandemic, prompting the homeowners to scrap noon service, trim working days and more and more rely on non-public occasions and banquets to keep the lights on.
While the closure has also left staff dealing with an unsure future, about 20 employees have been supplied positions at the Pleasant Hill restaurant, per SFGATE.
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