ktv's deborah villone reports. >> reporter: ken, it's academic. this place sits right next to the college of marin. the campus is growing, so the taqueria must go. three generations order lunch, maybe for the last time here. know stal gentleman is on the menu -- nostalgia is on the menu. >> people, families, all of it. >> reporter: the sign explains that the taqueria which opened in 1977 will serve its last meal december 29th. >> and my favorite drink. >> forgive me, we don't have it. >> reporter: long-time customers are saying good-bye to tony the owner. >> sorry to see you go. >> reporter: the landlord, college of marin, will demolish the restaurant for a new building and this old school place with its numbered menu, handwritten orders, burritos, five bucks and nothing over $9 disappears. >> hoping for a miracle that will keep us going, but it didn't happen. >> just crushed. >> reporter: many fans have eaten here since childhood. >> this is the best guy in the world, best restaurant in the world. >> just wonderful people. will miss their energy.