25 years ago, Cuban and Pan-Latin restaurant Cha Cha Cha opened in San Francisco’s Mission District. 

But on Sunday, July 3, those doors closed for good. It is survived by its Haight District location, which opened in 1984. 

In this episode of “Bay Current”, Mallory Somera sits down with Cha Cha Cha owner Irfan Yalcin to hear why he decided to close the iconic hot spot.

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