The team behind South Berkeley sushi restaurant Kirala first launched grab-and-go sushi counter Kirala 2 inside the tony North Shattuck Epicurious Garden in 2006, and the corner kiosk with a smattering of tables and prepared sushi was a hit from the start. This summer, when the popular stall cut back its lunch hours, diners were already pretty upset. Then the gate came down around the darkened kiosk and the notice appeared. 'Thank you Berkeley,' it read. 'We are grateful to be handing over this space to our longtime friend and talented chef Kyle Itani (Itani Ramen and Yonsei Handrolls), who will be opening Itani Sushi here in September 2024!' So long, Kirala 2, and thanks for all the fish. Kirala 2 was inside the Epicurious Garden at 1511 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley.
Thank you City of Berkeley, UC Berkeley and valued customers for supporting us for over 20 years,' says the closure note in the window of Lucky House Thai, on University Avenue in downtown Berkeley. The no-frills, affordable Thai restaurant opened as 'New' Lucky House in the spring of 2004. It took more than luck for the small spot to persevere through two decades of industry ups and downs, including the unprecedented downs of the past four years. Farewell, Lucky House. Lucky House Thai was at 2140 University Ave. in Berkeley.
Summertime quiet near UC Berkeley can sometimes lead to quieter-than-usual restaurant closures with little notice or fanfare. Namaste Madras was a downtown Berkeley fixture for south Indian cuisine on Shattuck Avenue for 13 years, but Nosh stumbled on its closure by accident. Nosh has yet to sleuth out a closing date, but according to WhatNowSF, the closure makes way for the upcoming move and reopening of Center Street's Easterly Hunan.
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