Two Oakland Chinatown restaurants temporarily close amid coronavirus concerns

Peony Seafood Restaurant in Oakland Chinatown announced that it would temporarily close until the end of March. The closure comes amid coronavirus concerns. Peony Seafood Restaurant in Oakland Chinatown announced that it would temporarily close until the end of March. The closure comes amid coronavirus concerns. Photo: Lawrence L. On Yelp Photo: Lawrence L. On Yelp Image 1 of / 33 Caption Close Two Oakland Chinatown restaurants temporarily close amid coronavirus concerns 1 / 33 Back to Gallery

Two Chinese restaurants in Oakland Chinatown have decided to temporarily close at a time when many businesses have been impacted by coronavirus concerns.

On Wednesday, a Twitter post captured the closure signs posted outside Peony Seafood Restaurant and Buffet Fortuna. The Oakland Chinatown closures were first reported by The Chronicle.

“Due to the current situation, our restaurant will temporarily be closed end of March until further notice. Sorry for any inconvenience,” read the sign posted by Peony Seafood Restaurant, a popular dim sum destination located in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza retail center.

Peony and Buffet Fortuna, both in Oakland Chinatown, closed until further notice in light of #coronavirus. Two of the largest Chinese restaurants in Oakland (first learned about this from my mom who read in World Journal). cc: @hooleil @ebnosh @theluketsai pic.twitter.com/F8jY4xGYjc — Momo Chang (@momochang_oak) March 11, 2020

The sign Buffet Fortuna, located at 800 Broadway St., posted outside their storefront indicated that they would remain closed until further notice. Buffet Fortuna also has a San Leandro location that is currently open.

A store employee at the San Leandro location, who wished to remain unnamed, told SFGATE that business has been slow for them during the last couple weeks. It's unclear whether that location will decide to temporarily shutter as well.

Throughout the bay, many businesses have seen fewer customers than normal, especially as companies have asked their employees to work remotely.

On Monday, San Francisco restaurant South Park Café, owned by tech startup Brex, closed until further notice after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. In a company-wide email, Brex told its employees that the infected employee was home resting and that no other employee had shown symptoms.

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