San Francisco In-N-Out Shut Down After Refusing to Check Customers’ Vaccination Status

The store has since reopened, but indoor dining remains unavailable

An In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, California on Aug. 30, 2018. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

An In-N-Out in San Francisco on Oct. 14 became the first restaurant to be shut down by the city’s health department for refusing to ask customers to present evidence showing they are vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Fisherman’s Wharf branch of the fast-food chain was closed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health for violating a mandate issued by the city in August that requires individuals dining indoors to be fully vaccinated. The requirements went into effect on Aug. 20.