The fund was initially supposed to prioritize minority- and women-owned businesses, however the initially approved group of those businesses had their funds halted and canceled by lawsuits that argued discrimination against white-owned businesses.
Techamuanvivit says that the funds dried up in June and Kin Khao never received their grant, so now it is time to close.
Kin Khao originally opened in 2014, earning immediate raves and plenty of buzz, before becoming SF’s first Michelin-starred Thai restaurant in 2016.
Techamuanvivit, who lives in Dogpatch, tells the Chronicle she’s sad not to have the restaurant there anymore — but perhaps it is for the best, because the space, originally Noon All Day coffeeshop at 690 Indiana Street, was not equipped to be a full-service restaurant.
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