ze ▁... ▁No ▁J ive , ▁No ▁C off ee , ▁Mil k , ▁So ft ▁Dr inks , ▁Fort une ▁Cook ies ." ▁ ▁The ▁unique ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁location ▁at ▁ 8 1 3 ▁Washington ▁had ▁pat rons ▁enter ▁through ▁the ▁street - level ▁kitchen ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁would ▁asc end ▁narrow ▁st air ways ▁to ▁d ining ▁rooms ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁stories . ▁A ▁d umb wait er ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁deliver ▁food ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors , ▁and ▁pat rons ▁paid ▁the ▁c ash ier ▁in ▁front ▁after ▁d ining . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Health ▁Department ▁ordered ▁the ▁restaurant ▁closed ▁for ▁rod ent ▁activity ▁( rat ▁f ec es ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ) ▁and ▁other ▁food ▁safety ▁and ▁fire ▁code ▁viol ations . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁closed ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁experienced ▁lines ▁out ▁the ▁door ▁on ▁its ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁operation . ▁With ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁closed , ▁late - night ▁d ining ▁in ▁Ch in at own ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁decl ine ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁the ▁Golden ▁Dragon ▁Mass acre , ▁acceler ated ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake ▁which ▁dam aged ▁the ▁Em bar c ad ero ▁Fre ew ay , ▁the ▁main ▁route ▁into ▁Ch in at own , ▁and ▁intens ified ▁after ▁street ▁swe eping ▁was ▁moved