"Friday is the final day for the Caspers at 2530 MacDonald Ave.; however, it will reopen as a new hot dog restaurant under a new owner, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle (the Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms)."
"“It’s the last remaining store that goes back to all four of our grandparents,” Dorian told SFGATE. Stephen Beklian (Dorian's grandfather) and Paul Agajan (Rustigian's grandfather) opened the first Caspers in Oakland in the early 1930s after immigrating from Armenia. The closure of the Richmond store is sentimental for Dorian, he said, because “I look at that store and I knew my grandfather was part of it putting it together. He was there for the opening.”"
"“The last few years, really since COVID, we’ve been struggling financially there,” Rustigian, who is also the company's general manager, told SFGATE. “So, a good time presented itself: one of our long-time customers, Courtland Boozé, he goes by Corky, he expressed interest in buying the property from us.”"
"Former Richmond City Council member Courtland “Corky” Boozé has purchased the Caspers restaurant. According to the Grandview Independent, Boozé plans to reopen the restaurant as Corky’s Famous Hot Dogs, but with the same staff and the same menu. Boozé was a daily customer at Caspers for 25 years, earning the restaurant the nickname “City Hall South” because residents could always find him there during his time on the City Council, reported the outlet. Boozé told the Grandview Independent that the few changes he plans to make are to open the hot dog eatery on Sundays, host car shows outside the restaurant, and potentially add a veg"
The Richmond Caspers Hot Dogs location at 2530 MacDonald Ave. is closing after nearly 80 years, with Friday as the final day. The store will reopen under a new owner as a different hot dog restaurant name while keeping the same staff and menu. The original Caspers chain began in Oakland in the early 1930s after founders immigrated from Armenia. The Richmond closure is tied to family history and financial struggles that intensified since COVID. A long-time customer, Courtland “Corky” Boozé, purchased the property and plans changes such as opening on Sundays, hosting car shows outside, and potentially adding a vegetarian option.
Read at SFGATE
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]