I was in last week. The owner was commenting that they owe a big thank you to the fire dept. Supposedly their landlord had refused for years to fix the leaks inside the front wall (between the brick exterior and the building itself) despite many complaints and a lot of water damage.

The fire dept happened by, and noted that the brick facade “would fall down at any moment” because they’d become detached from the building. 88 owner suspected that it was caused by a combination of the earthquake a few years back and all the water damage, and said that once the fire dept got involved, the LL was required to fix it.

Apparently the workers pulled off one brick and much of the wall came crashing down. It was all holding together with hope and a little cracked mortar. And once they got inside the wall it was completely destroyed by water. What was supposed to be a replacement of the facade turned into a major remodel job.

So, kudos to the fire dept. Their awareness prevented someone from getting seriously hurt if the wall had been allowed to continue to crumble!

Sandwiches on a French roll are ready, wrapped to go, in (I’m guessing) four minutes or so.

But there were only two other diners at 5:45 p.m., maybe because the sign isn’t up and the windows look dark even though they’re open.

If you’re not sure where they are, go to the little brick park triangle where 16th Ave, Delridge and Roxbury meet. It’s on the Delridge side, up near the end of that triangular block.