, ▁more ▁space ▁became ▁available ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁d ining ▁room ▁en abling ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁full ▁bar , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁its ▁final ▁size . ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁serving ▁people ▁from ▁all ▁wal ks ▁of ▁life ▁" from ▁the ▁head ▁politician ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁prost itute "; ▁serving ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁Italian - American ▁fare , ▁the ▁restaurant ▁prepared ▁d ishes ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁kitchen . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Original ▁Joe ' s ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁fire ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁restaurant ' s ▁fl ue ▁just ▁before ▁l unch time . ▁The ▁bla ze ▁affected ▁the ▁eat ery ▁and ▁the ▁single - room ▁occup ancy ▁( S RO ) ▁hotel ▁up st airs , ▁and ▁the ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁too ▁extensive ▁for ▁the ▁restaurant ▁to ▁res ume ▁operating ▁at ▁that ▁location . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁del ays ▁involving ▁ins urance ▁and ▁other ▁financial ▁matters , ▁the ▁restaurant ▁re open ed ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Beach ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁Tony ▁Rod in ' s ▁grand children . ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁previously ▁occupied ▁by ▁Joe ▁Di M aggio ' s ▁and ▁F ior ▁d ' Italia . ▁The ▁original ▁T ender lo in ▁location ▁is ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁marked ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁comm emor ative ▁pl ates ▁throughout ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁recogn izing ▁locations ▁of ▁historical ▁significance . ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Mayor ▁Ed ▁Lee ▁declared