Sunset Buzz: Is the Inner Sunset the new North Beach? – Mission Local

Sunset Buzz: Is the Inner Sunset the new North Beach?  Mission Local

Soon enough, the intersection of Ninth and Irving may have the highest density of pizzerias outside of North Beach. “Sunset Buzz” is a recurring column on changes, tidbits and other news from the Sunset. Got news? Send tips at junyao@missionlocal.com. Inle Burmese Cuisine, the only Burmese restaurant in the Inner Sunset, closed its doors on Sunday. Co-owner Morgan Sue said that Inle is on break while the owners deal with health issues. The restaurant business has always been rough, Sue added, and “we’ve been riding the rough way,” ever since Inle first opened its doors at 1298 Church St. in 2019, right before the pandemic. They closed the Noe Valley location and reopened in the Inner Sunset in 2023, at 822 Irving St.

near Ninth Avenue. Sue and his family immigrated from Burma to the United States in 1998. He got his start in the restaurant industry, working at one of the oldest Burmese restaurants in the Bay Area; Nan Yang in Oakland’s Chinatown. It closed in 2013. Inle may come back in the future in a different form, Sue added, but it’s still up in the air. “I tried to avoid the restaurant business, but the blood is here,” he said. “It’s so hard to stop.” The newest occupant of the Inle space at 822 Irving St., is Vincenzo