"Last week, the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office slapped an eviction notice on the front door of Horn Barbecue in Lafayette, just a year after Matt Horn, the James Beard Award-nominated chef from Oakland, opened the Mount Diablo Boulevard location as part of his effort to grow his celebrated but embattled restaurant empire. The notice, with a no trespassing warning, gave no reason for the eviction, and Horn and his spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment."
"In Lafayette, the space that once housed the long-beloved Bo's Barbecue sat dark this week, the phone line was dead and online ordering has been disabled. Horn insisted to Diablo that the plan is to reopen and continue serving the Lafayette community. With regard to alcohol service, another notice taped to one of the restaurant's windows showed that its alcohol license was suspended in July 2025 by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for an unspecified violation."
An eviction notice with a no trespassing warning was posted on the front door of Horn Barbecue's Lafayette location, with no reason provided. Matt Horn said the Lafayette closure was temporary and attributed it to operational challenges related to serving alcohol. Horn's Oakland Eighth Street restaurant remains open, while the Elk Grove location closed after a year amid reports of overdue rent. The Lafayette space was dark, the phone line disconnected, and online ordering disabled, though Horn said he plans to reopen. A notice on a window indicated the restaurant's alcohol license was suspended in July 2025 by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for an unspecified violation. Horn rose to national acclaim after launching his original West Oakland restaurant in 2020 and began expanding beyond the Bay Area.
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