The following is a list of notable restaurants that closed in March. Here is a list of February restaurant closings.
Clayton Club Saloon, a 153-year-old Contra Costa County dive bar that survived the Prohibition era and the Great Depression, closed on March 29, SFGATE reported. Clayton Club Saloon — which developed a reputation as a rowdy cowboy bar, decked out with boots hanging from the ceiling and hitching posts outside — anchored the small city’s downtown. The business will be up for auction on April 3.
The restaurant arm of Petaluma vegetarian foods company Amy’s Kitchen is no more. Amy’s Drive Thru closed its final two locations in March: a kiosk at SFO’s Terminal 1 on March 25, SFGATE reported, and the last freestanding Amy’s Drive Thru in Rohnert Park on March 8. (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst but operate independently.) The restaurants served burgers made with plant-based proteins, salads and grain bowls. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported that Amy’s Kitchen president Paul Schiefer said the company was moving its focus to retail products…