The Tran family probably is violating the lease and probably will steal the Bierhaus concept.

My shrug-of-the-shoulder response with a strong dislike for the Tran family means that a) I will not be customer in whatever restaurant they create, and b) karma will be their bearing. Really, it will.

I hope (and expect) that the Bierhaus will find a new home and am sad it won't be in Mountain View. But then Mountain View doesn't deserve such a community-oriented establishment. SF and Mountain View are destined to become two of the coldest cities in California.

The Tran family is out for what is best for the Tran family.
MV's concerns are not their concerns. They do not care and have zero interest in doing anything that won;t maximize the profits they can get for the building.

I wish that wasn't the case but that's it in a nut shell, and if everything is legal, so be it.
Change the laws to affect future change. Are any other businesses at risk? I bet they are, but if you don't change the laws, you'll just be crying in your beer over another loss. No pun intended, but left in.

Owners of any kind of private property are entitled to exercise their legal rights period, end of story.

Mr. Finley is out of line in trying to disparage a private property owner for simply exercising their rights.

We have sadly seen this movie before and it manifested itself into the ugly Measure V.

Just because you don't like the legal behavior of some property owners, does not mean all property owners are immoral or unworthy and that government should regulate them. That mindset is what's wrong with Mountain View.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is done - testifying. He still loves beer. Invite him to your last hurrah. Cheers.

I don't understand why people are complaining.

Why keep talking about stealing the beer garden concept. Beer gardens like Bierhaus are everywhere especially in Europe. It is nothing new.

Private property owners can choose what they want to do with their own property within the limit of the law. Come on, people. It is their property. For the people that keep complaining, why don't you come up with the money and buy the property, then you can do what you wish with your property as well.

I do not approve. They sell pretzels with mustard and have the board game Guess Who?

When business owners lease a property, they assume the risk that once the lease is up, they'll need to find a new home if the owner chooses to not extend their lease.

This is not a new concept; it's the law - and has been for centuries.

ITT: People who aren't Bierhaus owner nor Tran family speaking out of their asses. If you are neither party, you have no right to disparage one or the other. You don't know the details in full. Only idiots speak with certainty in regards to things they are not the first hand.

And people were mad when they closed Der Wienerschnitzel at this location. And I am sure those who remember what was here before were just as upset when this ugly building with the bright yellow roof showed up in 1968. Building is still ugly, no matter how many times they have remodeled it. Plenty o' places in Mountain View to buy beer, but no where can you get a chili dog!

We are in the same tribe brother, only mine had chili and cheese on it.
Aside from beer though, where will we EVER buy a $14 hamburger in this town(sarcasm) same as the beer: Everywhere!

Sorry I never got to try this place. I drove by many times and saw their terrace full of jovial customers. It looked like such a fun place. Alas I am a busy parent and missed the boat. Hope they find a spot in Sunnyvale to re-open. I promise I will not miss the chance to join the crowd of happy diners next time.

I really wish this place would have stayed a Wienerschnitzel :(