That is correct. Strangely, no consequences means no consequences. It's really weird, but somehow, criminals have determined that they can leverage this. Pretty amazing cognitive skills when ya get right down to it! 😱
Open up what people want. Screw those restaurants. If you can't run your restaurant right, don't cry to us. He could of bought a shuttle bus, if the only problem is cars being broke into. What they charge for meals, they should pick you up too.
@@smokingjoe9864what a childish view lol Get the thugs and junkies off the street. Simple. This place is expensive so screw em? Pro thug is never virtuous and hating the rich won't help.your life
Unfortunately when you put a camera to politicians all they will do is talk, not do. Less talking, more doing. We don't need to hear about what you plan to do to reduce crime, just do it!
@@brandonhooper37okay, we get it, you HATE Oakland. ALL of your comments - blah blah blah Oakland bad blah blah blah Oakland bad blah blah blah Oakland bad - like a broken record. 🙄
So sorry to hear Le Cheval is closing but I fully understand the decision from the owner. What a legacy! it is bittersweet. I love their garlic noodle dish and had it many of times, but unfortunately I am hesitate to drive to Oakland due to the high crime. Not worth the risk although I would like to support their business. Yes, please open again at another location.
Too little, too late. The news need to show clips for who were the loudest supporters of defund the police movement when crimes has always been a major problem if not the top problem for Oakland residents. These politicians will say whatever to get elected and unfortunately there were enough stupid voters who put them in the office
i wonder, did they ever actually do it? You gotta pay MORE in Oak because cops can work in many other Bay area munis & get paid better for far less crime.
@@hakujin1and how much extra do you have to pay cops to work there since you’re basically bribing someone to take the risk that the city turns their back on them due to an arrest gone bad. Cities that support their police don’t have to pay them as much because they don’t have that “fear tax” baked in that they might go to jail for life because they arrest the wrong skin tone
And every land that sits empty as parking is also a lost opportunity for the city to get additional tax money. The math doesn't lie - a city consisting of mostly parking lots won't be able to financially sustain itself.
Pamela Price won't be happy until Oakland is like Haiti. Complete chaos, militants in the streets. No police. People never leaving their homes except criminals who do as they please. Great job Pamela Price.
In her world, she’s the hero dismantling the evil system. She doesn’t care about oakland or Alameda county, all she wants is to burn it all down. But the real problem is how did she get elected?? This was in 2022… ya’ll voted for this. Maybe try demanding law and order candidates run??
No one in Oakland, including the restaurant's owner, has a right to complain if they have for decades always voted the same way. A majority of the electorate in Oakland (& the Bay Area) sure as hell have. Nothing kind, caring or compassionate about that either.
Perhaps, Oakland needs to elect a white boy, like myself at 70 years, educated in engineering and not proficient in the propagation of BS. Let me know. I also believe in skull cracking where perps are involved. Elect me and entertainment will ensue.
@@crowpvpgod4537 Most of them, but scumbbags from Vallejo, Pittsburg and Antioch come to Oakland and SF to commit crimes. Solano and Contra Costa will actually keep them in jail so they come to Alameda where Pam Price lets them out.
Man, I used to cross the bridge just to eat at Le Cheval and other restaurants at night. I even parked at an area that seemed abandoned but nothing happened to my car. Hung out by the harbor and waited for a seating for another restaurant at night without any idea of crime or issue. Oakland needs a complete reset and start RECALLING.
Better yet, send the pro-criminal politicians to prison where they can keep rubbing the backs of criminals we’ll finally get to prosecute and incarcerate.
This hurts bad because my wife and I ate there often. I will miss them. Good true Oakland folks who stayed and fought hard until they had to threw in the towel.
They were almost certainly leasing, I'm not sure that weird flex you're trying to make. I bet the difference between you and a. broken clock is it's right twice a day
I used to walk there for lunch from work. My favourite dish was orange chicken. All things come to pass. Have a nice retirement, or open again somewhere nicer. All the best!
Terrible news, used to eat there but I stopped going to Oakland after having my car broken into. Oakland is a total mess and is really crime central for the Bay Area
I was almost killed the last time I visited Oakland, a few months ago. I used to visit the city regularly to attend concerts, but barely made it out alive on my last visit. Literally. Never again will I enter that city, until things change. You people are on your own
Salamat Po' (Filipino) Thank You for all the beautiful and wonderful memories. Love and lots of Hugs to you and your family, business, employees. * This too shall pass * ❤ Mimil1980'
The citizens and the city officials have made a grave mistake by handcuffing and defunding the police. I was there during the gorge Floyd riots and personally witnessed the the unfounded blatant disrespect of law enforcement as people burned, defaced, vandalized and looted for something that happened 2000 miles away. Why would anyone move to a city to protect and risk there lives for a bunch of ungrateful tyrants that spit on you, throw frozen water bottles and fire works at you and unfairly call you a racist simply for doing your job stoping crime. Let's be honest there are a lot of people that use the race card to act out and act up. And at this point that's unexceptionable, the citizens are sick of it.. And the police won't come within a hundred miles of it. If your out burning vandalizing, and looting simply because your looking for a good time and some freebies you need to reconsider the long term outcome. Take a good look at Detroit, the amazing thing is Detroit is safer and cleaner then any part of the bay area. Maybe when you have to take a bus a hundred miles away to find one grocery store to buy food and toilet paper you will decide to start being reasonable but by then it will already be to late!. I'm not trying to rub salt in the wound I just want you to wake up before you destroy the bay area with your unreasonable activism and politics. Think about that the next time you call a police officer a racist or treat them with disrespect simply for doing there jobs.
The rise of remote work and the rise of perceived crime has certainly taken a hit on cities across the country. Note I said "perceived" - the actual crime statistics have not changed that drastically from year to year, but people are perceiving it to be greater than it actually is thanks to overobsessive negative news reports.
I love this place! I used to come here for dinner with my colleagues when I used to work in Oakland almost a decade ago. I hope he's able to re-open the restaurant somewhere else. I'm sure a lot of his long term customers would love to eat there - it just has to be away from Oakland.
She's currently getting an overhaul on her massive geometrically-challenged bouffant. Like people that seek stomach stapling to reduce caloric loading, she is seeking experts in follicle reduction, combined with LEDs and decorative coloring. It shall be magnificent in display. Other than this volunteered info, the woman is worthless and is essentially an elected seditious and evil dunce.
At least for a little while maybe. But the crime lords have already invaded these areas also. Just a short drive for them and nothing to lose if caught
Sunny, I remember the first time I had dinner some 20 years ago and watching the place fill up on a weekday evening. The next time took some friends, and the line was out the door, while the place next to yours was empty. Always enjoyed having meals with friends at the special table by the big screen tv ;-) . Salty Calamari was always one of my favorites. If you do think of relocating .... hint hint Downtown Livermore. Thanks for the wonderful memories.
Those few extra foot patrol will make all the difference!! 🤣 Pamela Price might have to hire an extra person just to get them all released in a timely fashion. Without prosecution, more arrests mean nothing.
I worked in Oakland for 14 years, 12th and Ok St., Jack London Squre. Le Cheval is a longtime favorite. I was assaulted and strangled there in 1986. My vehicle has been broken into several times, and people I know have been victims of gun violence, on the street, the freeways, sidewalks, and encampments. But, it wasn't Oakland, the police department, district attorney, or homeless encampments that I "gave up on." Sure, don't blame the pandemic, but don't blame "crime" either...just say that you give up, and don't want to sacrifice your peace of mind for the decades of revenue Le Cheval provided to you and the community.
Did you actually say Don't blame crime? Obviously you are delusional and must have voted for Thug Hugger DA Price and I'm sure you wanted to Defund The Police. I suggest seeking long therm therapy immediately as you have some very very serious issues that must be addressed.
In my opinion she's doing a better job than the last one. I notice a lot less homeless and tagging in the areas it has proliferated in the last year or two. Haven't even seen a smash and grab on my busty street in several months, and those used to be daily on my street. All of us patrol the streets now and each owner regularly remove tags and graffiti as it pops up. It's up to each of us. In every instance, all these crimes were perpetrated by youth (under 18). Empower them and your problem is largely solved. That's why I always talk to our youth and support them and try to let them know that I care. It does matter.
Im pretty positive that those black women complaining about the crime supported the "Defund the police" and "Black lives matter" movements. They probably wouldn't hesitate in voting another Democrat into any office neither.
Big Fat Bummer. My dear friend had his wedding dinner here on the day gay marriage was legalized in CA. They'll never be able to celebrate their their anniversary at Le Cheval again. I can't believe that our city leadership is so dang incompetent, but it sure is. We need a police chief and we need a competent administration. Wtf. 😕
Of course, this isn't a new problem. I would only ever park in a protected garage, even in NYC, because parking on the street is just inviting people to attempt a break in. It has been a problem for decades and unfortunately is not a problem that can be easily solved with engineering, only solved with thorough investigations.
Da Lin just skips right over those statistics. Over 10,000 car burglaries just since the beginning of the year? Gotta admire the hustle. That’s about 40 per day and that’s just what’s being reported.
I have a business near there and we had 3 van stolen, and were robbed 3 weeks ago. I am so sick of this. At the nect election the people of Oakland need to clean house and get rid of everybody. they are no doing their job
id go when i got my first job after graduating fromucberkeley. i remember a flambe dessert and a pineapple fish canh chua soup! such a nice location w big bright windows! so sad!
The Commissioner of Police should be ashamed to be policing this city in such a way that crimes are giving legitimate businesses no room to survive. Step down, please.
I use to work a block away from this restaurant. Use to go there every couple of weeks. This was before Oakland went crime crazy. Have to love the Super Progressive Politics in Oakland and California.
It's useless because most police departments in the country are busy writing speeding tickets, not investigating homicides or burglaries. There needs to be a change in the role of police and the design of our cities. Good design discourages misuse of public spaces, from roads to ledges and more, no cops required. With that taken care of, police can then focus on problems that actually matter, such as getting drug addicts rehabilitated and, yes, solving major crimes.
Well, I would say the cop's primary purpose seems to be investigations. Yes, every now and then they'll chase a perp, but your protection is in your own hands, not the cops. What is useless is dialing 911 as the first line of defense, because no matter how fast the cops respond, it will never be fast enough. You better have a piece and know how to use. You can also now get a carry permit, although that lib sheriff is dragging her feet. She will be sued. The more law abiding citizens carrying on the streets of war torn oakland, the better, and I don't want to hear from any libs concerning conceal carry, you have your air horns.
I don’t believe them because Oakland has always had lots of crime.I think people are just not eating out as much because people are struggling financially.I hope they reopen somewhere else because I do like their food.
Well high prices and high crime don't mix for any business except for a bail bondsman. Oh I forgot they are trying to do away with that also if it hasn't already been done.
@@georgewolfiii1170 Exactly!Even restaurants that are affordable like Chili’s aren’t as full like before.People are really struggling and are eating at home now.
@@IAMHERE486 As I said true but it definitely has gotten a lot worse. Since this bunch of latest Democrats took office. Besides why would they even try to lie about the reason. I have to believe that you are just trying to defend the politicians who helped cause this. But that your choice. Remember I live here also and can see with my own eye the difference. It's gotten worse period.
I went there around the time it first opened. It was on the other side of Broadway & a little East. This was during the crack cocaine era which was a picnic compared to now. Mayor Jean Quan was the pioneer of defunding the police; laying off 700 officers (for no reason) long, long before Antifa & BLM. Oakland is always ahead of the curve.
I visited a relative in Oakland in 1978, I watched (2) 12 years or younger kids opened the car door with a screw driver at 11 am., and stole everything from the glove box and trucks. I am sure it is much worst now.
oh! my goodness! i remember the times i would go and try such good vietnamese food! i was so glad to see they are opeen in pandemic . im so sorry it has struggled but i want you to be safe too.
The closing of restaurants and stores is creating a food desert. It's essential to give housing vouchers to Oakland residents so that they can move to a city that isn't a food desert, and then turn that city into a food desert.
Forget about moving out of oakland!! Its so entertaining here. Just bought an ounce of purple and some purple drank with a bulletproof vest. Forgot about my popcorn machine. Ready for good times.
Please come to San Ramon, a very safe city needing more good eats - there are some perfect spots - the former awesome Izzy's Steaks then briefly Buffalo Wild Wings site @ 200 Montgomery St or the old Chevy's restaurant site on San Ramon Valley Blvd could be epic choices.
Are you blaming demographics? That is what fascists do, they stand on a soap box and preach Hate, blaming the gypsies, foreigners, the Jews, the gays, the blacks, stone masons, . If living conditions are improved then crime goes down. Blame lack of opportunity, lack of higher education.
Unfortunately more business will shutdown in Oakland due to rising crime.
That is correct. Strangely, no consequences means no consequences. It's really weird, but somehow, criminals have determined that they can leverage this. Pretty amazing cognitive skills when ya get right down to it! 😱
Open up what people want. Screw those restaurants. If you can't run your restaurant right, don't cry to us. He could of bought a shuttle bus, if the only problem is cars being broke into. What they charge for meals, they should pick you up too.
@@smokingjoe9864what a childish view lol
Get the thugs and junkies off the street. Simple.
This place is expensive so screw em?
Pro thug is never virtuous and hating the rich won't help.your life
@@smokingjoe9864you have no idea how business works do you?
America is back!
"Politics in Oakland is talk only" . He said it!
Unfortunately when you put a camera to politicians all they will do is talk, not do. Less talking, more doing. We don't need to hear about what you plan to do to reduce crime, just do it!
Nuke the whole town?
@Awesome_Aasim politicians also are the ones who needed to wear a body camera
@@Awesome_Aasimtheir hands are tied...by the current political climate. It's GTA Oakland edition
@@brandonhooper37okay, we get it, you HATE Oakland. ALL of your comments - blah blah blah Oakland bad blah blah blah Oakland bad blah blah blah Oakland bad - like a broken record. 🙄
So sorry to hear Le Cheval is closing but I fully understand the decision from the owner. What a legacy! it is bittersweet. I love their garlic noodle dish and had it many of times, but unfortunately I am hesitate to drive to Oakland due to the high crime. Not worth the risk although I would like to support their business. Yes, please open again at another location.
In another state, preferably RED.
@@sfdanceron1 Like there is no crime in Red states lol lol lol. Crime is everywhere, in this gun crazy country,
@@sfdanceron1 if he was to do that just remember don't vote blue or you will just repeat the ordeal.
dont worry you will get a mcdonalds and your $10 big macs soon thanks to Gavin and pals
@@LosAngelesJedi LOL!! Nobody's opening up another Mac in oakland.
THE BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT IN OAKLAND...I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT AND IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE IT CLOSE.
LOL 😂😂😂😂
@@poollife777Probably laughing at the "best vietnamese restaurant in Oakland" comment. Did they even have Pho? I haven't been there in 20 years.
When was the last time you were there, I feel the quality of the food went down years ago and I went all the time
Remember the City council members chanting "Defund the police!" ? You just can't fix stupidity.
Too little, too late. The news need to show clips for who were the loudest supporters of defund the police movement when crimes has always been a major problem if not the top problem for Oakland residents. These politicians will say whatever to get elected and unfortunately there were enough stupid voters who put them in the office
i wonder, did they ever actually do it? You gotta pay MORE in Oak because cops can work in many other Bay area munis & get paid better for far less crime.
It's all a part of there plan to control the ordinary people
@@hakujin1they did. They took $20 million away from them. We see how that's working out
@@hakujin1and how much extra do you have to pay cops to work there since you’re basically bribing someone to take the risk that the city turns their back on them due to an arrest gone bad.
Cities that support their police don’t have to pay them as much because they don’t have that “fear tax” baked in that they might go to jail for life because they arrest the wrong skin tone
Everytime another business closes, that's tax money that the city loses. It will become a dominoe effect.
And every land that sits empty as parking is also a lost opportunity for the city to get additional tax money. The math doesn't lie - a city consisting of mostly parking lots won't be able to financially sustain itself.
Thank DA Price for her supporting criminals.
thank your mom for supporting 🍆
Well all the Democrats have to take credit for this. Especially Newsom and Bonta.
@@paulbegley1464 Notice he said he not moving to a red state. All the crime and it's still not as bad as moving to Alabama 😆
Yep, she has A LOT of blood on her hands.
Obviously, you've never been to California.@@audenharper3014
Pamela Price won't be happy until Oakland is like Haiti. Complete chaos, militants in the streets. No police. People never leaving their homes except criminals who do as they please.
Great job Pamela Price.
In her world, she’s the hero dismantling the evil system. She doesn’t care about oakland or Alameda county, all she wants is to burn it all down. But the real problem is how did she get elected?? This was in 2022… ya’ll voted for this. Maybe try demanding law and order candidates run??
Recall DA Pamela Price
No one in Oakland, including the restaurant's owner, has a right to complain if they have for decades always voted the same way. A majority of the electorate in Oakland (& the Bay Area) sure as hell have. Nothing kind, caring or compassionate about that either.
@@yonusa72wow. Just WOW. She's crazy!
@@gridleyWrong. Everyone has a right to complain - even you.
Good job Oakland city council, you’ve destroyed your city!
Mayor can't force DA to do anything or she be called racist
Perhaps, Oakland needs to elect a white boy, like myself at 70 years, educated in engineering and not proficient in the propagation of BS. Let me know. I also believe in skull cracking where perps are involved. Elect me and entertainment will ensue.
THE SO CALLED 'MAYOR' IS JUST AS BAD AS THE SO CALLED D.A.
Is that the DAs track record?: calling people racist for blatant accountability?
@@sanarapippins3872So far, it is.
she works for the county
If these criminals are from Oakland, it’s a disgrace what they are doing to their own city.
Would it be less of a disgrace if they were just visiting?
They are definitely from Oakland. Most of the bays issues are Oakland residents.
Stop and think… Where do you think they’re coming from?
Oakland thugs hop on the Bay Bridge in stolen cars and commit thefts in SF for sure
@@crowpvpgod4537 Most of them, but scumbbags from Vallejo, Pittsburg and Antioch come to Oakland and SF to commit crimes. Solano and Contra Costa will actually keep them in jail so they come to Alameda where Pam Price lets them out.
Man, I used to cross the bridge just to eat at Le Cheval and other restaurants at night. I even parked at an area that seemed abandoned but nothing happened to my car. Hung out by the harbor and waited for a seating for another restaurant at night without any idea of crime or issue. Oakland needs a complete reset and start RECALLING.
Better yet, send the pro-criminal politicians to prison where they can keep rubbing the backs of criminals we’ll finally get to prosecute and incarcerate.
This hurts bad because my wife and I ate there often. I will miss them. Good true Oakland folks who stayed and fought hard until they had to threw in the towel.
Yep
U ate dog meat FYI
He’s gonna reopen in another location
Doom loop confirmed.... better Sell Sell Sell..........before your property drop hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next 5 years.
No stay. They supported this so why move
They were almost certainly leasing, I'm not sure that weird flex you're trying to make. I bet the difference between you and a. broken clock is it's right twice a day
We welcome you to Pleasanton or Danville. You can open the restaurant in this area.
Just get out of the state.
Heartbreaking. Le Cheval was a staple of my childhood into adulthood.
2:38 yes, you got it. ...
thank you for reporting this Da Lin!
I used to walk there for lunch from work. My favourite dish was orange chicken. All things come to pass. Have a nice retirement, or open again somewhere nicer. All the best!
I loved the Clay pots, Yum Yum
Great work DA price!!!
What a loss... I hope that they can find another location in a safer town though.
Thanks DA Price for keeping the incarceration rate way down, which is her measure of job well done.
Terrible news, used to eat there but I stopped going to Oakland after having my car broken into. Oakland is a total mess and is really crime central for the Bay Area
Can’t imagine there will be any businesses left in SF/Oakland in the near future due to the sheer idiocy of the policies and lack of enforcing laws.
I have to agree. Entire country appears to be going nuts. Its ok to be a crook now.
@@snakedog77Trump and Biden are crooks that got voted in. Its every where now.
Liberalism really knows how to shine!!
They will never pay for the damage they have and are causing!
It's the Democrat way, they didn't do this. Everyone else did
This is heartbreaking. Thank you, Le Cheval. I will miss you!
I was almost killed the last time I visited Oakland, a few months ago. I used to visit the city regularly to attend concerts, but barely made it out alive on my last visit. Literally. Never again will I enter that city, until things change. You people are on your own
Oh, no. This is a painful reality. We will miss you.
Sad. Politicians don’t care about it’s citizens safety. They want to talk about it when the money starts leaving. 👎🏽
Sad, I hope he does well in the next location.
Salamat Po' (Filipino) Thank You for all the beautiful and wonderful memories. Love and lots of Hugs to you and your family, business, employees.
* This too shall pass *
❤ Mimil1980'
The citizens and the city officials have made a grave mistake by handcuffing and defunding the police. I was there during the gorge Floyd riots and personally witnessed the the unfounded blatant disrespect of law enforcement as people burned, defaced, vandalized and looted for something that happened 2000 miles away. Why would anyone move to a city to protect and risk there lives for a bunch of ungrateful tyrants that spit on you, throw frozen water bottles and fire works at you and unfairly call you a racist simply for doing your job stoping crime. Let's be honest there are a lot of people that use the race card to act out and act up. And at this point that's unexceptionable, the citizens are sick of it.. And the police won't come within a hundred miles of it. If your out burning vandalizing, and looting simply because your looking for a good time and some freebies you need to reconsider the long term outcome. Take a good look at Detroit, the amazing thing is Detroit is safer and cleaner then any part of the bay area. Maybe when you have to take a bus a hundred miles away to find one grocery store to buy food and toilet paper you will decide to start being reasonable but by then it will already be to late!. I'm not trying to rub salt in the wound I just want you to wake up before you destroy the bay area with your unreasonable activism and politics. Think about that the next time you call a police officer a racist or treat them with disrespect simply for doing there jobs.
“Who could have seen this coming?” 👉🏻 EVERYONE 👈🏻
Good job Pamela Price
I feel like San Francisco & Oakland small business are slowly dying
The state is slowly dying....the bay area is fast tracking to beat n.y. city into bank rupt. N.y may have the illegals but the bay has the crime.
Not just small, large retailers and hotels too.
THEY ARE..
Remove the words small business to be more accurate
Also Remove the word “slowly” to be more accurate
The Mayor and the DA need to go!!
Never any restitution for damages, free lawyers and no jail time. Crime isn't a crime anymore. Crime pays very well.
“I feel safe in Oakland. I’m a victim of racism.” Pamelo Price
Are California politicians still blaming the pandemic?
Or Fox News and the scary MAGAs are to blame for spreading lies about how bad CA is like Gavin Newsolini said in a recent interview.
The rise of remote work and the rise of perceived crime has certainly taken a hit on cities across the country. Note I said "perceived" - the actual crime statistics have not changed that drastically from year to year, but people are perceiving it to be greater than it actually is thanks to overobsessive negative news reports.
@@Awesome_Aasim Yeah, people are so stupid. Not you though.
@@Awesome_Aasim that may be true. How do account for the volume of crime? It’s very high nevertheless.
@Awesome_Aasim are you blind? Did you just miss the part in the video that said autocrime is up 50%?
I love this place! I used to come here for dinner with my colleagues when I used to work in Oakland almost a decade ago. I hope he's able to re-open the restaurant somewhere else. I'm sure a lot of his long term customers would love to eat there - it just has to be away from Oakland.
Let the homeless alone. The police are in a coma. Lose the legacy tax base. THE LEADERSHIP IS INEPT and OAKLAND IS DYING😡😤‼️
Used to eat lunch at Le Cheval at least once a week. Ratto's and Battambang as well. I hope Battambang is still there and able to survive.
thanks, Da Lin, good job, sad story though
Wheres the DA Price??
She's currently getting an overhaul on her massive geometrically-challenged bouffant. Like people that seek stomach stapling to reduce caloric loading, she is seeking experts in follicle reduction, combined with LEDs and decorative coloring. It shall be magnificent in display. Other than this volunteered info, the woman is worthless and is essentially an elected seditious and evil dunce.
I remember hearing about the restaurant in my younger days, and is my bucket list, but for whatever reason I never made it there. Sad.
I wonder how many OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL members supported the "defund the police" movement?
"Progressive" politics at work in Oakland.
It only makes sense to move the business. I think the San Ramon area/Contra Costa County would do well.
Richmond is a nice town.
At least for a little while maybe. But the crime lords have already invaded these areas also. Just a short drive for them and nothing to lose if caught
Turn the restaurant into an opium den or brothel.
@@harryknackers7892whoa really? I grew up in Richmond. It wasn't considered nice then. I guess things have changed.
Sunny, I remember the first time I had dinner some 20 years ago and watching the place fill up on a weekday evening. The next time took some friends, and the line was out the door, while the place next to yours was empty. Always enjoyed having meals with friends at the special table by the big screen tv ;-) . Salty Calamari was always one of my favorites. If you do think of relocating .... hint hint Downtown Livermore. Thanks for the wonderful memories.
Give yourselves a pat on the back Democrats, This is what you voted for.
OT EVERYONE DID...PLEASE DON'T GENERALIZE.
Democrats destroyed Oakland, sf , nyc, Chicago. Wake up. Democrats are “institutionalized racism”. They are the system. And the clearly suck at it.
Nooooooo!!!! Such an amazing restaurant!!! 💔😢
It's to late for Oakland. Even 1000 more police won't change the outcome. 😢
We left Oakland 18 years ago. This was one of our favorite restaurants when we lived there. Sad to see.
Very good restaurant. 😢
Those few extra foot patrol will make all the difference!! 🤣 Pamela Price might have to hire an extra person just to get them all released in a timely fashion. Without prosecution, more arrests mean nothing.
It’s called the doom loop in economics
CRIME ?!?!? in OAKLAND 😱🤔🧐 … WHAAAT 😮
I worked in Oakland for 14 years, 12th and Ok St., Jack London Squre. Le Cheval is a longtime favorite. I was assaulted and strangled there in 1986. My vehicle has been broken into several times, and people I know have been victims of gun violence, on the street, the freeways, sidewalks, and encampments. But, it wasn't Oakland, the police department, district attorney, or homeless encampments that I "gave up on." Sure, don't blame the pandemic, but don't blame "crime" either...just say that you give up, and don't want to sacrifice your peace of mind for the decades of revenue Le Cheval provided to you and the community.
Did you actually say Don't blame crime? Obviously you are delusional and must have voted for Thug Hugger DA Price and I'm sure you wanted to Defund The Police. I suggest seeking long therm therapy immediately as you have some very very serious issues that must be addressed.
So sad
DA Price said : Her babies are not really criminals!
Send a thank you note to Pamela Price and Mayor Thao for making our city great again.
In my opinion she's doing a better job than the last one. I notice a lot less homeless and tagging in the areas it has proliferated in the last year or two. Haven't even seen a smash and grab on my busty street in several months, and those used to be daily on my street. All of us patrol the streets now and each owner regularly remove tags and graffiti as it pops up. It's up to each of us. In every instance, all these crimes were perpetrated by youth (under 18). Empower them and your problem is largely solved. That's why I always talk to our youth and support them and try to let them know that I care. It does matter.
its all pamela price's fault, she aint do nothing about crime and only encourages it
That rich, the city council president was the one shouting Defund the Police few years ago....
Where is the crowd:”Oakland is generally safe, I don’t feel anything intimidating . It’s just right wing hysteria”🤣
Im pretty positive that those black women complaining about the crime supported the "Defund the police" and "Black lives matter" movements. They probably wouldn't hesitate in voting another Democrat into any office neither.
Another beautiful day in democrat paradise. Great job, Oakland. You must be so proud of yourselves
Red states are having the same problems. Humans are just scum now.
If you live in a liberal city this is what you get. No one to blame but the people
Big Fat Bummer. My dear friend had his wedding dinner here on the day gay marriage was legalized in CA. They'll never be able to celebrate their their anniversary at Le Cheval again. I can't believe that our city leadership is so dang incompetent, but it sure is. We need a police chief and we need a competent administration. Wtf. 😕
A community staple, been coming here for years.
Many more will follow…the Mayor meanwhile has her own personal police escort.
Hey I was an intern at port of oakland in 2006. You ain't much older than me! Da LIN!
Of course, this isn't a new problem. I would only ever park in a protected garage, even in NYC, because parking on the street is just inviting people to attempt a break in. It has been a problem for decades and unfortunately is not a problem that can be easily solved with engineering, only solved with thorough investigations.
😂 😅 Good Luck
True story, family member got a catalytic converter stolen during daytime in a parking structure. Police were across the street and heard nothing.
@@markw496 In New York the cops would have been arrested for impeding a crime in progress
Da Lin just skips right over those statistics. Over 10,000 car burglaries just since the beginning of the year? Gotta admire the hustle. That’s about 40 per day and that’s just what’s being reported.
Da Lin with Dah Truth
I have a business near there and we had 3 van stolen, and were robbed 3 weeks ago. I am so sick of this. At the nect election the people of Oakland need to clean house and get rid of everybody. they are no doing their job
id go when i got my
first job after graduating fromucberkeley. i remember a flambe dessert and a pineapple fish canh chua soup! such a nice location w big bright windows! so sad!
I don't call 911 but call 1911. I just solved the crime problem.
.45 I hope, lol. That 9mm just doesn't make a big enough hole.
@@sfdanceron1 A real 1911 is 45 ACP. Sure there are 1911 chambered in 9 mm but at least for me that isn't a real 1911.
@@hoapres I agree, however i do like the 4 inch models made from aluminum chambered in 9mm for carry.
The Commissioner of Police should be ashamed to be policing this city in such a way that crimes are giving legitimate businesses no room to survive. Step down, please.
The police don't prosecute the crimes
They also don't have a police chief because the mayor fired him and hasn't replaced him.
I've eaten there. It was good! Too bad it's going out of business.
I use to work a block away from this restaurant. Use to go there every couple of weeks. This was before Oakland went crime crazy. Have to love the Super Progressive Politics in Oakland and California.
Oakland police department is useless and a waste of taxpayers dollars
It's useless because most police departments in the country are busy writing speeding tickets, not investigating homicides or burglaries. There needs to be a change in the role of police and the design of our cities. Good design discourages misuse of public spaces, from roads to ledges and more, no cops required. With that taken care of, police can then focus on problems that actually matter, such as getting drug addicts rehabilitated and, yes, solving major crimes.
Well, I would say the cop's primary purpose seems to be investigations. Yes, every now and then they'll chase a perp, but your protection is in your own hands, not the cops. What is useless is dialing 911 as the first line of defense, because no matter how fast the cops respond, it will never be fast enough. You better have a piece and know how to use. You can also now get a carry permit, although that lib sheriff is dragging her feet. She will be sued. The more law abiding citizens carrying on the streets of war torn oakland, the better, and I don't want to hear from any libs concerning conceal carry, you have your air horns.
I’m so upset. I only ate her one time and I really enjoyed myself.. this is a SHAME.
So Alameda County are you happy with DA Pamela Price being soft on criminals Recall DA Pamela Price
I used to love going there with my Vietnamese coworkers.
I don’t believe them because Oakland has always had lots of crime.I think people are just not eating out as much because people are struggling financially.I hope they reopen somewhere else because I do like their food.
You are correct that people aren’t eating out as much because more people are struggling financially than ever before.
Well high prices and high crime don't mix for any business except for a bail bondsman. Oh I forgot they are trying to do away with that also if it hasn't already been done.
@@paulbegley1464 Oakland has always had high crime for decades so again I don’t believe them.
@@georgewolfiii1170 Exactly!Even restaurants that are affordable like Chili’s aren’t as full like before.People are really struggling and are eating at home now.
@@IAMHERE486 As I said true but it definitely has gotten a lot worse. Since this bunch of latest Democrats took office. Besides why would they even try to lie about the reason. I have to believe that you are just trying to defend the politicians who helped cause this. But that your choice. Remember I live here also and can see with my own eye the difference. It's gotten worse period.
Wish the owner well.
I went there around the time it first opened. It was on the other side of Broadway & a little East. This was during the crack cocaine era which was a picnic compared to now. Mayor Jean Quan was the pioneer of defunding the police; laying off 700 officers (for no reason) long, long before Antifa & BLM. Oakland is always ahead of the curve.
Deep blue tears.
I visited a relative in Oakland in 1978, I watched (2) 12 years or younger kids opened the car door with a screw driver at 11 am., and stole everything from the glove box and trucks. I am sure it is much worst now.
Friggin ol'crime.!!
HATE SEEING OLD BUSINESSES LEAVE !
oh! my goodness! i remember the times i would go and try such good vietnamese food! i was so glad to see they are opeen in pandemic . im so sorry it has struggled but i want you to be safe too.
Reap what you sow, Oakland!🤣🤣
They forgot to mention the usual suspect… smh 🤦♂️
This is the right decision. Get out of a city that is out of control.
That’s a damn shame
Love their lemongrass chicken + green beans! So sad. 🥺
Maybe you can find another place. But I wouldn't look in Oakland
The closing of restaurants and stores is creating a food desert. It's essential to give housing vouchers to Oakland residents so that they can move to a city that isn't a food desert, and then turn that city into a food desert.
You get what you vote for. You voted for this. You deserve this, you own this.
You cooked it, you eat it.
Forget about moving out of oakland!! Its so entertaining here. Just bought an ounce of purple and some purple drank with a bulletproof vest. Forgot about my popcorn machine. Ready for good times.
Please come to San Ramon, a very safe city needing more good eats - there are some perfect spots - the former awesome Izzy's Steaks then briefly Buffalo Wild Wings site @ 200 Montgomery St or the old Chevy's restaurant site on San Ramon Valley Blvd could be epic choices.
What happens when you have a garbage DA? Smh
Down the street 3 blocks from police headquarters
Do the Oakland Police say where all this criminals are coming from?
Are you blaming demographics? That is what fascists do, they stand on a soap box and preach Hate, blaming the gypsies, foreigners, the Jews, the gays, the blacks, stone masons, . If living conditions are improved then crime goes down. Blame lack of opportunity, lack of higher education.