commissioner johns, that you just had a slice today. i really wish that i could bring myself up and get over there after we're done, but this is a family business, and it just permeates from staff level, and also the chef and the cook and everyone. we've been going there for 15 years or longer, and i am in full support. i'm -- would love to see and hear this almost like a community gem continue to thrive and also pull its timeless place in the corner of the inner richmond. it's so nice to have a place to gravitate towards and hangout and also have memories. very happy to hear tony speaking today, and i look forward to seeing you over there soon. my other thing i wanted to talk

about is bimbo. it's just, like, a no brainer. bimbo is not only -- had a long cultural history about music, but it's also having -- they are one of the very few vendors in san francisco with that kind of space that are also accepting the new band that is otherwise not known. i know it for a reason because my friend created the dad band, and they had problem finding places to play because it's just a bunch of dads playing 80s songs, but bimbo's is, like, come on in, you know? we'll welcome you. without bimbo's, i don't think my friend's dad band would have thrived as much in the past six years. so i'm happy to be there after we get out of this pandemic, so

i am in full support with all the recommendations the staff put forward today. they're all really great. i only want to speak about these couple ones that i have personal memories and connections with, but all the other ones are so important to the city. so i want to leave my air time to commissioner foley now. >> have y >> very good. commissioner foley? >> you know, i'm actually familiar with both the pizza places, and i'm actually familiar with the surfaces, and as you all can probably figure, i'm quite familiar with bimbo's and the bar. i just want to give a shoutout to the businesses, because the fact that we're in covid, and they're still surviving, and the fact that they're excited about their business and they're excited about the legacy, it just touches me.

the other thing i learned, commissioner so, is i've never had clam pizza, so i'm going to have one, and maybe i'll drop it off at your house, commissioner so, so you don't have to leave. >> oh, that would be so great. i'll pay for it. >> all right. how about commissioner black? >> well, commissioner foley stole my comment. i'm always so impressed by the legacy businesses, and one of the things that really strikes me is these guys are constantly back. when i was on the board of an aids services commission back in the late 80s, early 90s, they were always providing us with free pizza. they give so much back to the community, and it's really important for us now to give back to them, so i can't

encourage people enough, go order takeout from any restaurant, coffee place, any kind of business that you can do to keep the other businesses -- to keep them going during this really awful time. and i just can't stress that enough. and we've been doing our part. >> excellent. thank you. well, i'm in full support of all four of these additional businesses. i do want to say that while we urge you to keep your brand and maintain your business and your space, you are welcome to evolve and change. while i'm sure that people don't want to see the green awning go away, the legacy business doesn't prevent businesses from evolving. are clams going to be the new

pineapple? i don't know, but keep what makes you special, special. commissioner johns, did you want to add something? >> yeah, i would like to move that we forward the application of bimbo's, marcello's, surfaces, and giorgio's for approval. >> second. >> second. >> clerk: thank you, commissioners. seeing no further deliberation, there's a motion that has been seconded to adopt recommendations for approval. on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: excellent, and commissioners, thank you for joining us today. that concludes your extremely lengthy agenda today. >> all right. we we'll see you in two weeks. we're adjourned. >> thank you.

. >> president yee: of the 26 neighborhoods we have in west portal, it's probably the most unique in terms of a small little town. you can walk around here, and it feels different from the rest of san francisco. people know each other. they shop here, they drink wine here. what makes it different is not only the people that live here, but the businesses, and without all these establishments, you wouldn't know one neighborhood from the other. el toreador is a unique restaurant. it's my favorite restaurant in san francisco, but when you look around, there's nowhere else that you'll see

decorations like this, and it makes you feel like you're in a different world, which is very symbolic of west portal itself. >> well, the restaurant has been here since 1957, so we're going on 63 years in the neighborhood. my family came into it in 1987, with me coming in in 1988. >> my husband was a designer, and he knew a lot about art, and he loved color, so that's what inspired him to do the decorati decorations. the few times we went to mexico, we tried to get as many things as we can, and we'd bring it in. even though we don't have no space, we try to make more space for everything else. >> president yee: juan of the reasons we came up with the

legacy business concept, man eel businesses were closing down for a variety of reasons. it was a reaction to trying to keep our older businesses continuing in the city, and i think we've had some success, and i think this restaurant itself is probably proof that it works. >> having the legacy business experience has helped us a lot, too because it makes it good for us because we have been in business so long and stayed here so long. >> we get to know people by name, and they bring their children, so we get to know them, also. it's a great experience to get to know them. supervisor yee comes to eat at the restaurant, so he's a wonderful customer, and he's

very loyal to us. >> president yee: my favorite dish is the chile rellenos. i almost never from the same things. my owner's son comes out, you want the same thing again? >> well, we are known for our mole, and we do three different types of mole. in the beginning, i wasn't too familiar with the whole legacy program, but san francisco, being committed to preserve a lot of the old-time businesses, it's important to preserve a lot of the old time flavor of these neighborhoods, and in that capacity, it was great to be recognized by the city and county of san francisco. >> i've been here 40 years, and i hope it will be another 40

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