Okay, here’s an exercise in crowd sourcing. There’s definitely dry walling going on inside the old home of the much beloved Slanted Door on Valencia Street and the vacancies next door.
About eight years ago, Charles Phan, the owner, wanted to expand the restaurant but ran into trouble with neighbors and the permitting process and moved downtown instead. The Phan-owned properties – 580, 582 and 584 – have sat vacant ever since (except for a brief period this winter of a by appointment gallery at 584) and through the years, Phan has promised to return to the Mission and reopen.
Workers on Valencia Street said Wednesday morning that they were uncertain of what the space would become. One worker said he thought they planned four entrances, which could indicate that the three vacancies will be kept separate and a fourth added. But this is all speculation.
There are calls into Phan, but so far no word. Does anyone out there know anything?