{"id":1359,"date":"2011-06-13T03:20:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T03:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2023-07-14T05:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T05:22:09","slug":"sharpie-owners-upset-about-closing-of-hong-kong-express-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/sharpie-owners-upset-about-closing-of-hong-kong-express-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharpie owners upset about closing of Hong Kong Express Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/5827219386\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5105\/5827219386_c72c2a9d25_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2431\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/5827218214\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5311\/5827218214_5950a60b3e_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2430\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/5827217068\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3258\/5827217068_9fa75dcbc5_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2429\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/5827220698\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5272\/5827220698_94deee4699_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2432\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/5827215870\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3600\/5827215870_419aa5bdfa_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2428\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong Kong Express Cafe, also known as the absurdly cheap restaurant filled with hobos and pigeons, finally closed its doors to make room for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missionmission.org\/2011\/06\/07\/some-action-at-the-future-southpaw-bbq\/\">Southpaw BBQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, not everyone is pleased with this change, as indicated with the above photos of protests from Sharpie owners. 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