Re: Wing's Chinese closure statement (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Looking forward to the re-opening?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 11:39:23 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 18:07:53 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.rs.email.nextdoor.com/~reply>
 >  > 
 >  > Nextdoor Nextdoor Japantown
 >  > 
 >  > Wing's Chinese closure statement
 >  > 
 >  > Japantown Business Assn, Japantown 
 >  > 
 >  > Official statement from the Japantown Business Association and Wing’s
 >  > regarding their recent closure:  Due to the amount of conjecture regarding 
 >  > the
 >  > recent closure of Wing’s Chinese, a historic restaurant located in 
 >  > Japantown
 >  > and where-I-live’s oldest full-service restaurant, we would like to clarify 
 >  > the
 >  > circumstances around the situation:  1. Wing's had less than a year on their
 >  > 3-year commitment (month-to-month rental). They decided to close before they
 >  > were forced to close.  2. The building needs ADA improvements by law,
 >  > including an elevator (approx. $200K in upgrades). Many other Japantown
 >  > businesses have been sued for non-ADA compliance.  The landlord of the
 >  > building had expectations that rent increases would cover necessary and
 >  > legally-required building improvements, and that tenants would be 
 >  > responsible
 >  > for this.  3. The owners of Wing’s, the Yu Family, are aging, and trucking
 >  > inventory up a flight of stairs was very difficult. Daughter Ashley helps 
 >  > run
 >  > the business, but also has a full-time job and is a new mother. Because of 
 >  > the
 >  > costs of additional employees and the large amount of square footage for the
 >  > restaurant, they did not have extra staff to help.  Ashley adds that she 
 >  > hopes
 >  > this is not the end for Wing’s Chinese, but a short goodbye – a
 >  > sabbatical.  They are very grateful for their loyal customers, many whom 
 >  > they
 >  > consider to be their extended family.  There are hopes to reopen the 
 >  > business
 >  > under different circumstances and a more appropriate location in the future.
 >  > Please contact the JBA with any additional questions.  Thank you!