COVID: Jackson Square Lunch Spot That Survived Pandemic In Rent Crunch

CBS San Francisco

April 19, 2022

It’s a story that has become all too common in the last two years: Bay Area businesses being forced to close their doors, financially ravaged by the pandemic and unable to make rent.

That reality has hit a much-loved Jackson Square neighborhood lunch favorite, Yo Yo’s. Joseph and Lydia Lee survived the pandemic closures and slowdowns only to recently receive a letter from their landlord asking for more money.

It has been tough for Joseph and Lydia to keep their doors open at their 318 Pacific location. Their lease ended March of 2021; they say they’ve been hanging on month to month ever since.

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