Beloved pho restaurant Turtle Tower permanently closes last SF location
San Francisco’s beloved Vietnamese restaurant Turtle Tower has permanently closed. Culinary icon closes: The restaurant, known for its northern-style pho, shut down its last remaining location at 501 Sixth St. in SoMa on Nov. 19, marking the end of its 23-year culinary journey. This comes only months after the original Larkin Street location’s closure in September.