Business / West Portal's Squat & Gobble Announces Closure The neighborhood mainstay will close after 32 years. By The Ingleside Light Staff / 16 Jan 2026
Features / At Ingleside’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant, A ‘United Nations’ of Customers The Xu family's Wang Wah restaurant found success with a 'small profits, big sales' business model. By Zhe Wu / 22 Dec 2025
Business / Lakeside Village Restaurant Ofena Closes After 2 Years The Italian restaurant opened by experienced restaurateurs was no match for slow foot traffic and growing business costs. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 19 Dec 2025
Business / New Venue Proposal Sparks Fears of Stratos Nightclub 2.0 Some neighbors fear late-night noise and crime, while the business owners insist they want to host community events and dance classes at their venue. By John R. Adkins / 19 Nov 2025
Food & Drink / Old-School Cantonese Barbecue Lives On at Ingleside's Ming Kee Restaurant A loyal customer base lines up daily for affordable roast duck and char siu plates that can’t be ordered via an app. By Zhe Wu / 3 Nov 2025
Business / Kushology Brings A New Type Of Cannabis Shop To Ingleside The shop's owners want it to become a household name for cannabis consumers, with multiple locations across San Francisco. By John R. Adkins / 29 Oct 2025
Food & Drink / Dim Sum Is The Way At New Restaurant On Ingleside's Ocean Avenue Chef Yongheng Feng went to China to bring back authentic recipes and techniques for his new dim sum restaurant. By John R. Adkins / 22 Oct 2025
Food & Drink / Megan’s Table Adds A New Flavor To Ingleside’s Ocean Avenue Serving both Cambodian and Thai cuisines, the owners want their business to have a cafe-restaurant feel, welcoming to all. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 8 Oct 2025
Business / New West Portal Bank Caught Up In Labor Dispute Unions brought giant banners to the newly opened Tri Counties Bank to draw attention to an ongoing labor dispute. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 8 Oct 2025
Business / Strength Training Gym ROAR Opens On Ingleside’s Ocean Avenue The owners opened ROAR’s first location on Noe Valley’s stretch of Castro Street in October 2024. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 1 Oct 2025
Business / Ingleside Small Business Evictions A Cautionary Tale For San Francisco's Bold Upzoning Plans TJ Development's messy 11-year quest to raze 13 commercial spaces to build apartments presents the downside of upzoning for neighborhoods. By John R. Adkins and Alex Mullaney / 24 Sep 2025
Business / Ingleside Merchants Have Concerns Over Lurie's Upzoning Plan Small business owners on Ocean Avenue have thoughts on the city’s upzoning proposal. By Anne Marie Kristoff / 9 Sep 2025
