Dosa closing original location in SF's Mission after 15 years

Dosa served at Dosa in San Francisco's Fillmore. Dosa served at Dosa in San Francisco's Fillmore. Photo: Michael Bauer / The Chronicle Photo: Michael Bauer / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Dosa closing original location in SF's Mission after 15 years 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

Dosa, the South Indian restaurant chain with locations in San Francisco and Oakland, is closing its original location on Valencia Street in the Mission after being open for 15 years, according to a report from Eater.

"I love the Mission, I love San Francisco, and I love that location," co-owner Anjan Mitra told Eater, "so it's really painful to make that decision."

Rising operating costs were cited by Mitra as a reason why they are closing their original restaurant. Since Dosa opened in 2004, its rent has tripled. That combined with rising labor costs have forced it to close up.

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"While we strongly believe that these are necessary and excellent benefits for our staff, it places an unsustainable burden on San Francisco restaurants," Mitra told Eater. He said he would like to see the San Francisco, California and the U.S. provide more services to alleviate the burden on small businesses like his.

Mitra also said that pressure to lower prices from online delivery services like UberEats, DoorDash and Postmates has also affected the company's bottom line in recent years.

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The Mission location of the restaurant chain will be open until Sept. 30, after which the owners will focus on their locations in the Fillmore and in Oakland's Uptown neighborhood. Some of the workers from the Mission location will move to the Fillmore restaurant.

Drew Costley is an SFGATE editorial assistant. Email: drew.costley@sfgate.com | Twitter: @drewcostley