Doc’s Clock Can Move Old Sign to New Home

Doc’s Clock is fundraising to move its sign

When Mission Street dive bar Doc’s Clock moved down the block from its original home last year over a rent dispute with a new landlord, it looked to have lost a custody battle over its classic neon sign. Now the bar says it can move the sign, but bar representatives say they need $20,000 to make it happen, and are fundraising on gofundme.

Bayou is closing, but Frjtz will move in

3412 17th Street restaurant Bay Creole Kitchen, which opened almost exactly a year ago, will close, making way for the Belgian eatery Frjtz. That casual restaurant around the corner on Valencia closed at the end of January due to a rent increase, but will now reopen after Bayou shutters.

ROOH cocktails at Pacific Cocktail Haven

Pacific Cocktail Haven is hosting a collaboration event tonight, Tuesday, with contemporary Indian restaurant ROOH and sponsor Campari. Expect ROOh’s flavors in cocktail form, with drinks like a Delhi Sour (with bourbon, Campari, Rose shrub, chickpea, bitters, and lemon) and a Bageecha (with gin, Cynar, asparagus, curry leaf, and lime), plus small bites from the restaurant. Event hours at the bar are 5 to 11 p.m. Part two — Pacific Cocktail Haven at ROOH — will be held later in the Spring.

Hong Kong-Style Tea Restaurant opening in Inner Richmond

Venus Cafe, which already has locations in San Jose and Berkeley, is opening in the former Wei Lee Chinese Food & Donuts space at 700 Clement in San Francisco. The Hong Kong-style cafe is known for dishes like its “Big Brother,” a pork cutlet and chicken wing with a fried egg.