A new restaurant could be coming in a familiar place.
San Francisco's famed Cliff House has remained empty since its sign came down and the restaurant that had operated in it shuttered on New Year's Eve. Now, there appears to be some unexpected good news regarding the 163-year-old space.
The city's Board of Supervisors unanimously voted this week to urge the National Parks Service to find a resolution to make use of the property, which the city and public feared would remain empty for some time.
A National Parks Service spokesperson has confirmed that the goal is for a restaurant to takeover the building again, despite previous statements that such a business might not be viable in the pandemic.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a restaurant could begin operating in the former Cliff House space as soon as this spring, but very likely under a different name and without the iconic sign that stood for decades.
The paper reported Dan and Mary Hountalas, who ran the waterfront site from 1973 to 2020, trademarked the name.
