A San Francisco restaurant has closed down permanently after the owner shamed a food review influencer for not having enough followers, prompting the influencer to share the story, which then got 25M views.
A San Francisco restaurant has closed down permanently after the owner shamed a food review influencer for not having enough followers, prompting the influencer to share the story, which then got 25M views.
This story is wild.
TikTok influencer ‘ItsKarlaBB’ with 15,000… pic.twitter.com/f2MEvTBPUq
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 4, 2025
This story is wild.
TikTok influencer ‘ItsKarlaBB’ with 15,000 followers at the time of her video, says she was invited to the Kis Cafe in Hayes Valley for a promotional collaboration.
When she got to the restaurant, the chef and co-owner, Luke Sung, decided that she didn’t have enough followers and that the collaboration was pointless.
“He goes on to say that my audience and my followers are not the kind of people that are going to be at his restaurant,” said the influencer.
“It seemed like he was insinuating that my followers would not be able to afford to eat at this restaurant.”
Sung then allegedly asked the influencer if she knew who he was. He went on to brag that he was a James Beard nominee and his daughter had 600,000 followers.
The restaurant has since announced its last night of service, which was Saturday.
Unfortunately for Sung, the pain doesn’t stop there. According to the SF Chronicle, ‘Domo Sushi,’ another restaurant affiliated with Sung, is reportedly also closing down.
‘ItsKarlaBB’ now has 450,000 followers on TikTok.