A popular dim sum restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID), Joyale Seafood Restaurant, announced an abrupt closure on Thursday.
The restaurant, located at 900 S. Jackson Street, has closed its weekday dinner service for an undisclosed amount of time, and will only be open for weekend brunch, according to The Seattle Times.
Last week, the owner, Vince Zhao, said he told staff and community leaders that Joyale would shutter after 10 years, and pointed to rampant crime in the CID and poor sales…