Comments on: The Summit to close in January http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Area woman http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-45256 Area woman Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:09:02 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-45256 Amen to that! The two times I visited the cafe, I got nothing but snooty attitudes, cold 20 minute drip coffee and frozen-in-the-middle quiche.

]]> By: gregory http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-45218 gregory Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:48:10 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-45218 their coffee sucked — what elite training??

still, i liked to go there in the evening and have a beer and work on my laptop; sometimes you just have to do that, but you look like a douchebag doing it anywhere else; there i just blend in.

i just hope it dosen’t turn into a starbucks.

]]> By: boo http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-45214 boo Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:37:17 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-45214 exactly.

you also forgot the slow, SLOW, baristas. wtf.

Also, randomly lazy. Like they’ll bring out your food but no silverware.

About as sad to see this one go as I am Heart.

]]> By: sfnola http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-45029 sfnola Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:02:48 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-45029 In what world is “Offering quality cup of joe, a chill place for people to meet, work, or just hang” something different on Valencia? How ever will the neighborhood survive, what with Ritual and Four Barrel each a few blocks from that spot, plus the many smaller coffee shops. This place was the height of gentrification, and unless you’re really a fan of the Tacolicious-ification of Valencia, its hard to feel too bad about this place closing.

]]> By: chalkman http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-45027 chalkman Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:07:05 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-45027 Summit was always my “go to” bathroom when wandering home drunk on Valencia….

]]> By: mosquito http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44964 mosquito Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:12:34 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44964 Sounds like the i/o are being a bunch of bitches. I never frequented the Summit, but I’m still sad to see an interesting space go. I’m sure the replacement will be even douchier and more expensive.

]]> By: jlassen http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44950 jlassen Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44950 Summit only had a 1 year lease.

Landlords (ie I/O) jacked the rent after Summit put in a LOT of money to build out the space/get it permitted/etc. Stupid move on Summit-owner’s part… Who puts that much money into a space with only a 1 year lease?

Summit owners should have stayed in NOPA/kept their club/rest (polaing?) open there, instead of putting their money into i/o’s pocket.

This is all second hand info. I heard it from a guy who heard it from a guy. But that’s what you get on the internet. :)

]]> By: aaron http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44949 aaron Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:56:41 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44949 Regardless of how you feel about The Summit, they tried to bring something different on Valencia… Offering quality cup of joe, a chill place for people to meet, work, or just hang… And always thought the staff was nice. I went to some really fun events over there from art openings, to nightlife events, and even a movie screening. It’s not easy to start up a biz in this economic climate, and I’m sure the overhead was already pretty high… Sounds like another greedy landlord jacking up the rent and going with the highest bidder, which is a reflection on the building owners, not the tenant. The Summit got screwed.

]]> By: aaron http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44948 aaron Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:45:48 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44948 +1

]]> By: wrybread http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44936 wrybread Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:58:29 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44936 When they say “couldn’t pay market rate”, I’m guessing it means the landlord agreed to whatever monthly rate but put them on a month to month lease. Summit then did a fuckload of improvements to the space. Then someone (I like the Blue Bottle theory) offered some insane rent to the landlord, who gave Summit the option of matching it. When they couldn’t, they declared that they “couldn’t pay market rate”.

I have no idea what actually happened, but I have a feeling it was something like that. And whether or not you liked Summit’s coffee or their barristas or whatever, that strikes me as a really shitty turn of events.

Also, at least that cafe tried to do something different than the usual overly slick super gourmet coffee places. The DJs and art were a good idea, whether you liked the execution or not. And I thought it was great that it doubled as an event space.

]]> By: thbbbpppt http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44933 thbbbpppt Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:00:11 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44933 here here.

I;d often drop in for late night work, get a FIVE DOLLAR tea, power up my laptop and then they would announce “SUMMIT IS CLOSING 20 MINUTES”, hours before their normal closing time.

Can we please have ONE good coffee shop in the mission that stays open till midnight?

]]> By: Jeff http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44931 Jeff Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:45:38 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44931 Went there once, pay way too much for what I got. If they can’t afford to make it with what they were charging the landlord is asking too much.

]]> By: AttF http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44899 AttF Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:57:40 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44899 +1

]]> By: En-Chu Lao http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44898 En-Chu Lao Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:53:15 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44898 Ooooooo…….classified information!
Cross my sweaty palms with the prerequisite 30 pieces of silver, and I’ll chirp like a giddy coloratura.

]]> By: kusfwtf http://www.missionmission.org/2011/12/31/the-summit-to-close-in-january/#comment-44897 kusfwtf Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:00:46 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=34741#comment-44897 Where will you work after they shut down, is the real question on everyone’s mind.

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