Lucca Ravioli Co.

"Lucca Ravioli’s bright red storefront is a picturesque part of the Mission District, kitty-corner from Boogaloo’s on 22nd Street. But Mission Local reports the decal is no more due to a car chase gone awry. A police cruiser ran headlong into the building on Wednesday, destroying the large glass windows, awning, and front door. Victims’ conditions are unknown at this time. The shop closed in 2019, but its legacy goes on; the outlet reports one person on the scene shouted out, “Not Lucca! Why Lucca of all places? It went through enough.”" - Paolo Bicchieri

"The owners of the now-closed Italian-American mainstay Lucca Ravioli have sold their three buildings at the corner of 22nd and Valencia streets, marking the official end of an era, Mission Local reports. Owner Michael Feno told Mission Local that closing the business was partly motivated by a desire not to have to raise prices: 'What am I gonna do — charge $40 a box for raviolis?' Feno said." - Luke Tsai

"Lucca Ravioli Company, the Mission’s landmark Italian food purveyor, closed after more than 90 years in business at 2 p.m. this afternoon. The closure comes as its owner, Michael Feno, enters retirement without a successor to take over his family business. He sold the building in which Lucca has operated since 1925 to developers. News of the closure brought on a flood of remembrances and nostalgia from longtime patrons." - Caleb Pershan

"Lucca Ravioli Co. is giving its many bereaved fans 10 precious extra days to shop for homemade ravioli and imported Italian goods. This spring, the 1100 Valencia Street shop announced it would close on April 20, but now employees says they’ll keep the lights on until Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. No running, no diving in the deli. The family behind Lucca opened their business in 1925, but without a clear path of succession to run it, current owner Michael Feno opted to sell his family’s building, occupied by the business, and to close Lucca along with it. The listing price was $1,450,000 and the sale is pending. News of the closure prompted a rush on Lucca’s supplies like tagliarini and ravioli, pastas made by employees wearing white Lucca paper hats in a back room visible from the street. Customers’ attachment to Lucca is so strong that they’ve even been buying those paper hats, and bidding on the hastily hand-painted signs that advertise Lucca’s products in the window. “We’re so busy and overloaded,” a Lucca employee, who declined to give his name, said by phone. Owners have categorically declined requests for comment from the press. Amid the rush ahead of the April 30 closing, the company is only able to generate a third of all their usual products. “We just can’t make any more [than we are],” said the employee, who signed off to go make pasta. He’s available for comment sometime next month, or next year, when he’ll be “relaxing.”" - Caleb Pershan

"Lucca Ravioli Co., a 94-year-old business, is closing on April 20. The store is selling out of hats, aprons, and hand-painted signs. The property is being sold by owner Michael Feno, whose family has run the business since 1925. Customers are stocking up on Lucca's ravioli and buying non-edible items. The store's signs, drawn by manager Jim Langell and his granddaughter, are now being sold as memorabilia." - Caleb Pershan