Neighborhood Watch

A Shooting Closes El Rincon, La Mar Has a New Deck, and More

Photo: Rye G./Yelp

Mission: The city’s Entertainment Commission is ordering El Rincon nightclub (2700 16th Street) to suspend operations after a police officer got shot in the foot in a scuffle on Friday. [SF Appeal]
Embarcadero: La Mar is relaunching their outdoor dining patio, which is actually a floating, unanchored deck made out of ipe, a Brazilian wood, which they say has the same solidity as concrete. [Grub Street, see also our al fresco dining guide]
SoMa: An early look at Spice Kit (405 Howard Street), a “gourmet báhn mì and ssäm station” from Will Pacio and Fred Tang, which is due to open next week. [Eater]

Western Addition: Ragazza, the new Gialina spinoff in the former Metro Café space due this fall, has filed for its liquor license. [Grub Street, Earlier]
And following on Neyah’s announced departure, the new bar managers at Nopa and Nopalito will be Yanni Kehagiaras and Kent Howard. [Scoop]

A Shooting Closes El Rincon, La Mar Has a New Deck, and More