They’re moving to Oakland, and bigger digs, which is nice for them (but sad for us here in the Mission).
Inside Scoop reports:
In sad news for lovers of the 24th Street sandwich shop — Pal’s is heading to the other side of the Bay. But, what’s San Francisco’s loss is Oakland’s gain.
According to [Pal #1 Jeff] Mason, he’s collaborating with Firebrand Artisan Breads ‘Matt Kreutz and Colleen Orlando on their forthcoming bakery/restaurant space at the Hive.
Pal’s is just one of several food/drink projects, including Firebrand, that are setting-up shop at the Uptown Oakland development. Others include Numi Tea, Calavera and Drake’s Brewery.
Mason has been buying bread from Firebrand for years and has a close working relationship with Kreutz and Orlando. When they approached him to see if he wanted to oversee the sandwich program at the new 5,000-square-foot bakery, Mason said yes.
In addition to full creative control over the sandwich menu, Mason’s getting something else — a full kitchen. For someone who has worked his sandwich magic in tiny makeshift kitchens, this is huge.
Read on for lots more info.
And for goodness’ sake, enjoy yourself some Pal’s while you still can.
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He’s been talking about moving to Oakland for years. Sad to see it’s going to be in some bullshit like the Hive, I would love to see him open his own joint in Temescal or Fruitvale, to help kickstart the mission style gentrification just about to blow up there