Overview

• Reopening is set for Friday, Sept. 5, at 713 Clay St., restoring service after a January shutdown tied to David Ho’s retirement and an expired lease.
• Operations shift to partners Steven Lee, Norris Song and Ming Duong, a team of longtime customers and neighborhood natives who stepped in to keep the landmark alive.
• Former owner-chef David Ho is mentoring staff but remains retired, while new head chef Zhouxi Quan, from the Kitchen in Millbrae, has trained to replicate Sam Wo’s signature rice noodle rolls.
• Most dishes return with some price increases, and the menu adds select dim sum items such as har gow and siu mai alongside favorites like barbecue pork rice rolls.
• The agreement includes a two-year trial lease and control of the brick-and-mortar brand; hours start at 11 a.m.–10 p.m. daily with plans to test later weekends and to offer the food menu at the nearby Lion’s Den Bar to help revive nighttime business.