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Viewpoint: Readers react to ‘Caught in Meta’s shifting plans, Japanese eatery ends 26-year run in Menlo Park’
On July 3, Dashi Japanese Restaurant closed after 26 years in Menlo Park. Owner John Bek said his landlord Meta terminated the lease after years of declining sales caused in part due to Meta ending the lease of nearby office spaces to commercial tenants. A spokesperson for the strip mall where Dashi was located said […]
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On July 3, Dashi Japanese Restaurant closed after 26 years in Menlo Park. Owner John Bek said his landlord Meta terminated the lease after years of declining sales caused in part due to Meta ending the lease of nearby office spaces to commercial tenants. A spokesperson for the strip mall where Dashi was located said […]
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According to The Almanac’s linked source, Viewpoint: Readers react to ‘Caught in Meta’s shifting plans, Japanese eatery ends 26-year run in Menlo Park’, On July 3, Dashi Japanese Restaurant closed after 26 years in Menlo Park. Owner John Bek said his landlord Meta terminated the lease after years of declining sales caused in part due to Meta ending the lease of nearby office spaces to commercial tenants. A spokesperson for the strip mall where Dashi was located said […]
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