SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – A San Jose restaurant is closing for good due to costly working prices and the truth that they have been damaged into 4 instances simply final yr alone. Three of these break-ins occurred in the identical month.
The Humorous Farm says the continuous break-ins over the past yr set them again tens of 1000’s of {dollars}, however in addition they blame what they are saying is the excessive value of working a restaurant in Silicon Valley.
Because the break-ins at Humorous Farm, native leaders have tried to guard the enterprise with elevated police presence. That helped to forestall crimes, however not different challenges.
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Co-owner Monica Levi mentioned the restaurant’s PG&E invoice went from $1,800 a month to greater than $6,000 over simply three years.
The restaurant has additionally been coping with rising prices of meals, together with eggs. Levi says deciding to shut was not straightforward.
“One of my staff said this is not a business, this is our home and this is where we feel safe,” Levi mentioned.
San Jose Councilmember Domingo Candelas despatched KRON4 a press release saying partially:
“It is unfortunate that the cost of doing business in this city is so high. Especially for our local, family-owned restaurants which form the social fabric of our communities.”
As a restaurant that’s dressed like a 24/7 celebration, The Humorous Farm plans to say goodbye in model, with hours going late all week and celebrating the nice instances with its longtime fanbase.
“It’s a loss, but we all have to move forward, and it’s like when you lose someone, you celebrate their life and that’s what we’re doing here,” mentioned co-owner Ron Levi.
Humorous Farm shall be open all week and even afterward Sunday for its final day.
