EaterWire Midday: Kookez to Shutter; Tangerine En Route

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NOE VALLEY—We've known that Kookez Cafe has been on the market for quite some time, but someone has finally bought the restaurant. According to the good folks there, Kookez is planning on closing at the end of August, and the owners will be moving to Sunnyvale, where they're still flirting with the idea of another restaurant. As for the 4123 24th Street space, the name on the liquor license application identifies the new owners as the Tangerine Restaurant Group, but there's no word (yet) on whether or not they are related to the Castro's Tangerine. Stay tuned for updates... [EaterWire]