A popular Downtown Oakland restaurant will be shutting down at the end of the month
Le Cheval, at the corner of Clay and Tenth Streets, is considered by many as an Oakland institution. The owner, Son Tran, doesn't blame the pandemic for their closure.Tran's mother and his family opened Le Cheval 38 years ago. The restaurant serves up Vietnamese cuisine with a touch of French influence."This is our go-to . We ordered our lunches; we came after lunch.
He laid off workers, cut back on restaurant hours, and even closed down on Sundays to try to avoid permanent closure. But he can no longer push forward. He said business is at about 25 percent of pre-pandemic levels.While there've been repeated break-ins at the restaurant, the most recent being three months ago, he blames auto burglaries and violent crime for the shutdown. Some customers were even robbed at gunpoint.
"I'm afraid to drive my vehicle here, so I actually caught an Uber here. I won't drive it because it could cost you a couple of grand with your windows gone," said Mouton.
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