BELOW SUPERNAV drop zone ⇩

Oakland Taco Bell locations shut down indoor dining

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Taco Bell customers can no longer dine inside multiple Oakland locations. NewsNation affiliate KRON visited two Taco Bell restaurants on Sunday and confirmed the dining rooms at two locations, 3535 35th Ave. and 630 Hegenberger Road, have been shut down.

KRON asked one Taco Bell employee in Oakland why the dining room is now closed. “It’s closed because some people sometimes make trouble,” he said.

One customer on foot appears to try and order from the Taco Bell drive-thru. That now seems to be the only way vehicle-less customers can place an order at these locations (See below.)

“We got a whole bunch of businesses bouncing because they’re not safe no more,” one longtime Oakland resident said in his car outside the Taco Bell. “It shouldn’t happen… the situation has got to change, period.”

Another Taco Bell customer says those who walk up to the drive-thru are turned down.

“It’s not cool for people to not be able to (go into the dining room) and only have to go through the drive-thru,” she said.

The closures mark another major fast-food chain shutting down its indoor dining room in Oakland.

Last year, Raising Cane’s closed its dining room due to crime in the area. Customers can only order via drive-thru because of numerous robberies and car break-ins reported in the area, the fast-food chicken shop said.

In January, In-N-Out announced it would be closing its only Oakland restaurant. The popular burger chain cited “ongoing issues with crime” as the reason for the closure. March 24 is the last day the In-N-Out on Oakport Street will be open.

Taco Bell released a statement regarding the decision to close the Oakland dining rooms.

“Providing a safe environment for team members and customers is the priority at Taco Bell restaurants. The franchise owner and operator has informed us that they are consistently evaluating and working to ensure a safe environment by implementing procedures, such as closing dining rooms, and hiring security guards, and they have taken extra measures to meet with local law enforcement”.

Taco Bell Public Relations

There are two other Taco Bell locations in Oakland. It is unknown at this time if those locations have also closed their indoor dining rooms.

West

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed

 

MAIN AREA MIDDLE drop zone ⇩

Trending on NewsNation

MAIN AREA BOTTOM drop zone ⇩

tt

KC Chiefs parade shooting: 1 dead, 21 shot including 9 kids | Morning in America

Witness of Chiefs parade shooting describes suspect | Banfield

Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: Mom of 2 dead, over 20 shot | Banfield

WWE star Ashley Massaro 'threatened' by board to keep quiet about alleged rape: Friend | Banfield

Friend of WWE star: Ashley Massaro 'spent hours' sobbing after alleged rape | Banfield

Sunny

la

66°F Sunny Feels like 66°
Wind
4 mph SSW
Humidity
33%
Sunrise
Sunset

Tonight

Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 52F. Winds light and variable.
52°F Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 52F. Winds light and variable.
Wind
5 mph SW
Precip
15%
Sunset
Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous