▁to ▁ 2 ▁a . m ., ▁which ▁caused ▁many ▁late - night ▁din ers ▁to ▁receive ▁par king ▁tick ets . ▁ ▁Nevertheless ▁the ▁owner , ▁David ▁Ho , ▁promised ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁rem ed iation ▁plan ▁and ▁then ▁re open . ▁A ▁representative ▁for ▁the ▁health ▁department ▁expressed ▁hope ▁stating , ▁"... people ▁are ▁so ▁very ▁loyal ▁to ▁that ▁restaurant , ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁where ▁nothing ▁goes ▁down ▁easy . ▁I ' m ▁hoping ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁... " ▁Gener ally ▁the ▁main ▁problem ▁c ited ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁parties ▁involved ▁was ▁the ▁facilities ▁were ▁too ▁old ▁and ▁expensive ▁modern ization ▁was ▁needed . ▁At ▁a ▁subsequent ▁hearing ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁Ho ▁listened ▁to ▁the ▁" long ▁history ▁of ▁repeat ▁health ▁code ▁viol ations " ▁and ▁immediate ▁actions ▁to ▁rem edy ▁them ▁listed ▁by ▁city ▁inspect ors , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁commercial ▁re fr iger ation ▁unit ; ▁separate ▁s inks ▁for ▁hand ▁was hing , ▁d ish ▁was hing , ▁and ▁food ▁prepar ation ; ▁elimin ating ▁rod ents ; ▁fixing ▁the ▁fire ▁escape ; ▁and ▁removing ▁excess ive ▁extension ▁c ords . ▁The ▁hearing ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant , ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁Ho , ▁David ' s ▁daughter , ▁said ▁" it ▁won ' t ▁be ▁days ▁and ▁it ▁won ' t ▁be ▁years ▁— ▁a ▁month ▁or ▁two , ▁probably " ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁re open . ▁Despite ▁the ▁exp