'It breaks our heart': Hillside Supper Club has permanently closed amid pandemic

Hillside Supper Club has permanently closed as a result of the ongoing pandemic, the restaurant wrote on Facebook on April 5, 2020. Hillside Supper Club has permanently closed as a result of the ongoing pandemic, the restaurant wrote on Facebook on April 5, 2020. Photo: Andrew D. On Yelp Photo: Andrew D. On Yelp Image 1 of / 22 Caption Close 'It breaks our heart': Hillside Supper Club has permanently closed amid pandemic 1 / 22 Back to Gallery

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Hillside Supper Club, known for its signature pot pie and other comfort food dishes, has permanently closed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Chef-owners Tony Ferrari and Jonathan Sutton shared the news on Sunday in a Facebook post that said the closure came “in light of the circumstances around COVID-19.”

“We want to thank you for your love and support over the last seven years,” the post read. “It breaks our heart to go out this way and not be able to continue feeding the neighborhood, seeing your smiles and hearing your laughs.”

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Last month, Hillside Supper Club announced that it would temporarily close following shelter-in-place orders. They had planned to reopen on April 7 until the orders were extended to May 3 around the Bay Area.

During the temporary closure, Hillside Supper Club didn’t reopen to offer take-out or delivery service either. The temporary closure proved that it was too difficult to continue future operations, Sutton told Hoodline.

“It’s tough running a small business in San Francisco already,” Sutton told Hoodline. “At the end of the day, with all the added expenses, the return is very, very small.”

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Hillside Supper Club first opened in Bernal Heights in 2013 after a successful run as a pop-up. In 2015, Food and Wine recognized them in a list of “the best pop-ups” that became full-service restaurants.

In January, Hillside Supper Club celebrated its seven-year anniversary in San Francisco.

According to Hoodline, both Ferrari and Sutton plan to relocate outside the Bay Area where it might be easier to start a business. Ferrari has moved to Cincinnati where he will work with his brother to open Mom 'n Em Coffee. Sutton shared that he will move to Washington state where he hopes to open an Italian restaurant called Storia Cucina.

Hillside Supper Club is located at 300 Precita Ave. in San Francisco.

Susana Guerrero is an SFGATE digital reporter. Email: Susana.Guerrero@sfgate.com | Twitter: @SusyGuerrero3

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