Most businesses lining the 2500 block of Noriega Street are closed by 8:30 p.m., except for a restaurant that stays open until midnight and a bar on the corner of the next block.
But even in such a relatively quiet neighborhood, the restaurant at 2543 Noriega St. stood out as being maybe a bit too quiet.
“For a while there was this place called Underground Grill King (UGK). And it seemed like nobody was ever in there and it was always closed,” said Zameer Maqsood, a neighbor who lives nearby. “I’ve seen people around there at nighttime but I don’t think I’ve seen people actually going in and out,” he said…