After nearly a century of operation, Cook’s Seafood, a local fish market and restaurant, permanently closed on Oct. 29. Management notified employees of the closure at 3 a.m. that morning. The cause of the closure remains unknown to the public, but the establishments in both Menlo Park and Pleasanton have permanently ceased operations.
“We are sad to inform you that after 98 years, we have closed all Cook’s Seafood locations Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026,” the message read. “Our family thanks you for all your years of service, and we’re sorry for saying this so late tonight. But we don’t want you to drive to work tomorrow, as the building is closed.”
The restaurant, which originally opened in Menlo Park in 1928, expanded to Pleasanton in May, 2025. The Pleasanton site took almost a decade to open and closed after only two years of operation.
Unlike a large-scale grocery store like Safeway or Trader Joe’s, Cook’s was a specialty fish vendor, a remnant of America’s fishmarket industry…