“We’re a business that was hit hard by COVID,” Quattlebaum added. The bar will host musician and composer Damani Rhodes, with special guests Tongo Eisen-Martin and VADIA. Restaurant management was not made aware of the break-in until staff arrived in the morning, Quattlebaum said.ĭespite the break in, Black Cat will be open Wednesday evening. The San Francisco Police Department could not be reached for comment late Tuesday night. “It was like Black Friday or something,” Quattlebaum said. A variety of alcohol, food, sound equipment and musical instruments were stolen from the jazz club, according to Quattlebaum and Chapman. Some even created piles of champagne bottles and music equipment before re-entering the restaurant to take more items. He said security video showed individuals entering the restaurant to take what they wanted after the police left. “It was just a free-for-all after that,” Chapman said.
According to Quattlebaum and Operations Director Adam Chapman, police were unable to contact management and left the establishment after covering the window with tape and plastic.īut that did not deter others from illegally entering the bar. He said that by then, six or seven people had already been through the bar. Police arrived on the scene around 2:25 am, according to Quattlebaum who reviewed security camera footage.