Despite customer efforts to save it, Downtown Fulton Mall restaurant Saigon Deli is preparing to close January 29th.
Manager Wayne Do says a lack of foot traffic and rising overhead are to blame for the demise of his family’s business.
“It’s upsetting because you know, when we first started here there was a lot of support for the downtown businesses, especially all the tenants, now it seems the road’s being put in and a lot of these tenants are being pushed out.” – Wayne Do, Manager, Saigon Deli.
Saigon Deli opened nearly three years ago in the location that was once home to Tommy’s Hamburgers near Chukchansi Park.
Wayne Do says he doesn’t rule out a return to Downtown Fresno or even the Fulton Mall – but he says there are challenges being there as seen by Peeve’s Public House owner Craig Scharton, who called out for customers to save his business.
“He’s very well networker (sic) in the Downtown Fulton Mall area, so to see him struggling it’s very discouraging for any business to come down here.” -Wayne Do, Manager, Saigon Deli.
Meantime, Casa de Tamales is renovating the space right next door to Saigon Deli to add it’s second Fresno location.
