A classic closing: Chicken cacciatore. Clams bordelaise. Veal cannelloni.

Takes you back, doesn’t it? Alas, one of Oakland’s old-school Italian eateries, Francesco’s, won’t be serving those classics much longer. The landmark, in business for 47 years, is closing at month’s end.

“It’s just time,” said Theresa Erwin, the third-generation owner. “There’s nobody to pick it up. So it’s going into history.”

She’s been greeting — and consoling — longtime diners who wonder now where they will go to get their osso buco (Tuesdays) or ham hocks and lima beans (Wednesdays), two specials that have been on the menu since 1968, when her grandmother, Josephine Bargiacchi, opened the restaurant. Son Dewey Bargiacchi (Theresa’s father) then took over.

“It’s kind of humbling to think that these people found comfort here,” Erwin said. “I’ve done my part.”

The last meals will be served March 31. Until then, the hours remain 11 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. weekdays and 4 to 9:45 p.m. Saturdays. Details: 8520 Pardee Drive, Oakland. 510-569-0653; www.francescosrestaurant.com.

New in San Jose: After years of success in Daly City (Boulevard Cafe) and San Francisco (Pinecrest Diner), the Foundas restaurant family has turned to the South Bay for their next venture. It’s the Blue Door, and it has swung open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails at San Jose’s Westgate Center. Here, Sylvia and Peter Foundas transformed the former Chevys into a sleek restaurant that evokes the Mediterranean. On the menu: braised short ribs with orzo and mizithra cheese, double-cut pork chop with goat cheese polenta, cavatappi pasta with homemade walnut pesto. Greek-tinged lunch offerings include lamb sliders and meatloaf with oregano aioli. Blue Door serves from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (until 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday) at 1502 Saratoga Ave., San Jose; thebluedoorrestaurant.com.

What’s up with Ike?: We caught up with Ike Shehadeh, owner of the insanely popular Ike’s Place sandwiches, and he’s got lots to report:

After being absent from Stanford for a year and a half, Ike’s will return to campus with an express cafe featuring grab ‘n’ go sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cookies.

A full-service Ike’s will open on Lytton Street in Palo Alto.

He’s got new locations in Emeryville (1333 Powell St.) and San Jose (The Plant, 91 Curtner Ave.).