These 61 Alameda Restaurants Scored Revitalization Money

ALAMEDA, CA — 61 Alameda restaurants are among thousands in California that received money from the Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was passed by Congress last year as part of a sweeping coronavirus relief package.

The awards ranged from $2,800 to almost $2.7 million, with three restaurants receiving more than $1 million each.

Here is a list showing where grants went in Alameda:

1. URBAN TORTILLA INC.: $2,713,725.00
2. MARINA VILLAGE RESTAURANT INC: $1,752,490.02
3. Shirasoni Alameda Inc: $1,348,723.00
4. ALAMEDA EAST OCEAN INC.: $886,518.35
5. Alameda Sushi House: $864,428.00
6. Linguinis Cafe: $747,983.00
7. Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden Inc.: $724,984.00
8. CGW FAMILY INC: $678,272.00
9. SIDESTREET PHO INC.: $607,379.00
10. Eat Bop Corporation: $538,541.77
11. IRON KITCHEN INC: $515,252.00
12. Dub Foodies LLC: $448,320.12
13. Town Tavern: $433,594.00
14. Speisekammer Inc: $400,372.60
15. South Shore Cafe Inc.: $378,083.00
16. James Hume: $354,422.00
17. VZOE: $349,381.00
18. Lincoln Rosewood Group LLC: $347,859.56
19. Leilani Baugh: $339,389.88
20. Shays Enterprise INC: $335,834.35
21. JMAK INC: $327,744.00
22. Faction Brewing Company LLC: $325,852.08
23. Alameda Donuts and skillet: $306,642.48
24. Zhaldee's Eats and Beats LLC: $296,216.00
25. Jennifer Nguyen: $258,310.00
26. David Alnajjar: $227,111.58
27. Ballena Bay Yacht Club: $224,276.43
28. TCH LLC: $208,928.00
29. Bombzies BBQ Bombzies BBQ: $201,567.34
30. Koja Kitchen Alameda: $201,514.16
31. TJ Foods TradingInc: $197,115.12
32. The B-Team LLC: $196,812.00
33. East End Pizza Co. Inc: $175,494.00
34. YOON BOK CHO: $155,072.00
35. Monica Sanchez: $153,950.67
36. Scullery Westfield Inc: $136,846.18
37. ABC& T Inc: $125,869.00
38. JONG TAEK BAE: $124,750.00
39. Bo De Tree Inc. : $117,948.87
40. HOTBIRD OAKLAND LLC: $111,935.00
41. Betty Lum: $104,772.00
42. FIRE DRAGON INC: $100,565.04
43. Malaya Tea Room: $92,236.58
44. Maite Catering Inc: $86,405.00
45. Jacky Chou Bin Liang: $85,619.00
46. Bucket O' Crawfish Alameda: $77,743.00
47. CHINA VILLA RESTAURANT CORP: $73,609.00
48. MHIKA INC: $70,887.65
49. BEN DUONG: $68,580.00
50. PLAY HOUSE LLC: $63,692.99
51. Joseph Nickaloff: $61,167.00
52. High Street Station Catering: $59,966.00
53. Juan Vazquez: $53,194.00
54. Noreen Swafford: $47,341.00
55. Wine and Waffles Inc.: $44,801.00
56. Alameda Bagels Inc.: $32,029.00
57. T & M INC: $30,212.00
58. ERIC FUNG: $18,907.00
59. Coffee & Tea Traders LLC: $12,480.95
60. Thai noodle house of Alameda Inc: $4,819.94
61. HDI BBQ LLC: $2,893.00

Restaurants here in Alameda and across the country are facing an uncertain future after the SBA said last month it was shutting down the Restaurant Revitalization Fund passed by Congress as part of the coronavirus relief package.

In an email to applicants last month, the SBA said the program will stop taking applications on July 14. Nationally, the program has handed out grants to 105,000 restaurants, but another 265,000 applicants are still waiting. A bill to replenish the fund has been introduced in Congress, but it has not moved forward.

Despite the restaurant industry lobbying for Congress to replenish the fund, lawmakers have been more focused on reaching a compromise on the Biden administration's infrastructure improvement bill.

A petition asking Congress to backfill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund can be found online.