# Imperial Garden Seafood Closes After 31 Years

> Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, a San Francisco Legacy Business, closes after 31 years of serving dim sum.
- Title: Imperial Garden Seafood Closes After 31 Years | Shortify
- Summary: Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, a San Francisco Legacy Business, closes after 31 years of serving dim sum. Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant closes Dec…
- Keywords: imperial garden, elaine yen, phong yen, elain yen, dim sum, san francisco, portola neighborhood, legacy business, vegan dim sum, menny ly, sassy foods, visitacion valley
- Source: The San Francisco Standard — https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/imperial-garden-seafood-closing
- Published: 2026-10-20T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: imperial garden, elaine yen, phong yen, elain yen, dim sum, san francisco, portola neighborhood, legacy business, vegan dim sum, menny ly, sassy foods, visitacion valley
## Imperial Garden Closes
Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, a San Francisco Legacy Business, will close after 31 years.
## Final Service Date
The restaurant's last meal is Dec. 31, 2026, after 31 years since 1995.
## Family Ownership
Owner Elaine Yen and her father Phong Yen opened the restaurant with her late mother Elin Yen in 1995.
## Vegan Dim Sum
Imperial Garden was the city's only vegan dim sum option, home to Menny Ly's Sassy Foods.
## Challenges
The restaurant faced three break-ins in 2022 and declining neighborhood traffic since the pandemic.
## Closing Decision
Elaine Yen chose to close after 31 years to support her father, who is in his 80s.
## Community Impact
The restaurant hosted political events and was a neighborhood staple for seniors since the 1990s.
## Key takeaway

Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant closes Dec 31, 2026, after 31 years as a neighborhood dim sum spot.