The lawsuits come at a time tough time for Chinatown businesses, many of which were hit hard by the pandemic and struggling to keep their doors open.
The suit against Hon’s Wun-Tun House contends the restaurant didn’t offer wheelchair accessible tables to customers this past March, but Amanda says she was only serving takeout at the time.
“After COVID, it’s been slow,” Amanda said. “Business is down about 40-to-50-percent.”
“I’m really, really worried about business. I want to serve everyone [that comes] to the restaurant.”
Breed said $50,000 in city funds would soon be directed at helping businesses conduct ADA compliance inspections, with another $500,000 coming down the road to help bring merchants up to code.