RICHMOND — The beloved Black Star Pirate BBQ at Level San Pablo Harbor in Richmond will shut its doorways in November.
Chef Tony Carracci and his companion, Miss Suzie, introduced on Oct. 1 that they misplaced their lease for the constructing, a “hidden gem” tucked away on a serene stretch of the San Francisco Bay’s shoreline.
The restaurant’s final day can be Nov. 27 — eight extra weeks of Southern consolation meals and stay music.
“We've had the perfect two years of our lives right here at this harbor — it’s been so wonderful, so nice and y’all have made it so fantastic for us that it’s past phrases,” Carracci mentioned in a video posted on the restaurant’s Instagram. “It’s unhappy, and all of us need to cry, however you recognize what? It’s okay. We’re not going away, we’ll discover a place. However for the subsequent two months, October and November, come play with us.”
Situated at1900 Stenmark Drive, accessible solely by water or winding roads that move Level Molate, the Black Star Pirate BBQ first started serving up plates of brisket, ribs, greens and cowboy beans in October 2020. Diners typically raved in regards to the sweeping ocean views from the restaurant’s outside patio, full with houseboats and Burning Man artwork installations, whereas stay bands offered the soundtrack, freed from cost.
Black Star Pirate BBQ’s reputation skyrocketed in the course of the pandemic, and was as soon as dubbed “one half New Orleans, one half old-school Haight-Ashbury.”
Carracci, a former proprietor of a number of San Francisco eating places and nightclubs within the Eighties and ’90s, can be conserving Southern consolation meals, artwork and stay music alive till particulars come collectively for Black Star Pirate BBQ’s subsequent steps; in August, he and Suzie opened Baltic Kiss, positioned at 135 Park Place inside Richmond’s historic Baltic constructing, to prepare dinner up New Orleans-inspired fare, together with candied pork stomach, Creole-style barbecued shrimp and catfish po’boys.
However till the Black Star Pirate BBQ shutters for good at Level San Pablo Harbor, the house owners don’t need a minute of quiet.
“We would like you to all come out right here and make it loud,” Carracci mentioned. “We've eight extra weeks — Friday, Saturday and Sunday, two bands a day. Examine us out earlier than we go, and simply keep in mind the magic that was created right here by you all.”
