These 48 Newark Restaurants Scored Revitalization Money

NEWARK, CA — 48 Newark restaurants are among thousands in California that received money from the Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was passed by Congress last year as part of a sweeping coronavirus relief package.

The awards ranged from $7,700 to almost $2.7 million, with three restaurants receiving more than $1 million each.

Here is a list showing where grants went in Newark:

1. HY RESTAURANT INC.: $2,722,824.00
2. SUMS Ventures: $1,818,156.00
3. MUL SO RI: $1,495,939.00
4. Lavender Hot Pot Enterprises LLC: $956,427.00
5. Ray's Sushi Inc.: $896,715.00
6. Gong cha USA LLC: $736,991.00
7. INTEGRATED CUISINE CORPORATION: $699,895.00
8. Diamond Bright Inc: $432,724.00
9. 19F18C TRAVEL INFORMATION SERVICES LLC: $410,895.51
10. CGZ Restaurant Inc: $384,809.00
11. CH&NA LLC: $359,634.00
12. Ralphs Kitchen: $329,992.47
13. Pho Express Investments LLC: $292,698.00
14. YAN MEI PAN: $288,746.00
15. Ramen Factory INC: $257,425.00
16. Golden Elephant USA: $232,266.00
17. allstar burger inc: $188,749.00
18. HARUMI SUSHI & TOFU INC: $184,106.00
19. hai thu corporation: $177,955.52
20. Deliceous Cream LLC: $176,367.58
21. Sau Fong Tam: $173,984.00
22. JAK INC: $170,807.66
23. Ananda Nilayam LLC: $168,794.49
24. Shino Enterprise Inc: $167,086.72
25. La Cabana Restaurant LLC: $159,915.00
26. NamDo Inc.: $147,048.00
27. Jimin and William Corporation: $142,096.69
28. Samraat Curry Hut And Sweets: $139,519.00
29. Peach Garden LLC: $134,366.00
30. Bee & Yos Corporation: $113,519.00
31. DOSA AND CURRY CAFE CORP: $97,846.39
32. Chefwu Corporation: $91,997.00
33. Hype Flavor LLC: $81,463.79
34. JNEE Company: $80,049.00
35. Himalayan Chef Events & Catering LLC: $71,420.00
36. Onice Newark: $70,527.00
37. Mehran Catering Inc.: $64,141.00
38. Bayside Poke LLC: $63,047.00
39. BEAR BITEZ LLC: $61,722.44
40. Sydney Meng: $59,316.84
41. AMS Bonchon Corporation: $47,627.00
42. CharkMing Chin: $39,912.37
43. JV TEA INC: $33,353.45
44. Mamunji Inc: $27,567.00
45. SHE Pizza Inc: $26,584.00
46. LaDrae Hayes: $22,150.00
47. Erica Du: $8,142.00
48. Ashwins Kitchen LLC: $7,726.64

Restaurants here in Newark and across the country are facing an uncertain future after the SBA said last month it was shutting down the Restaurant Revitalization Fund passed by Congress as part of the coronavirus relief package.

In an email to applicants last month, the SBA said the program will stop taking applications on July 14. Nationally, the program has handed out grants to 105,000 restaurants, but another 265,000 applicants are still waiting. A bill to replenish the fund has been introduced in Congress, but it has not moved forward.

Despite the restaurant industry lobbying for Congress to replenish the fund, lawmakers have been more focused on reaching a compromise on the Biden administration's infrastructure improvement bill.

A petition asking Congress to backfill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund can be found online.