Orange County’s Star Filipino Restaurant Irenia to Close After Four Years
Early service days at Irenia | Irenia Some future pop-ups are planned, but that’s about it Sad news for Santa Ana diners down in Orange County: modern Filipino restaurant Irenia is going to close...
View ArticleLa Brea’s Troubled Kass Wine Bar Seems to Be Closed After Nine Months
Kass | Wonho Frank Lee Michelin-level opening chef Christophe Émé had already departed Kass, the restaurant and wine bar on La Brea, seems to be all closed up. The unofficial news comes just one month...
View ArticleLittle Tokyo Pizza Spot Baldoria Closes Sunday After More Than Three Years
Baldoria | Wonho Frank Lee Everything, including the pizzas, are 30% off for the rest of the week Little Tokyo’s casual three-year-old hangout Baldoria is set to close at the end of this week. Owner...
View ArticleOne of LA’s Most Remarkable Sushi Restaurants Is Closing Later This Year
Two kinds of uni at Kura Sushi in West Hollywood | Matthew Kang Kura Fine Japanese Cuisine from chef Daniel Son must close to make way for a new development One of LA’s most remarkable, and...
View ArticleTucked-Away Echo Park Cafe Winsome Has Closed After Three Years
Winsome | Wonho Frank Lee Ownership still plans to open a new location on the Westside Echo Park all-day restaurant Winsome has closed, as the company behind the name focuses on its other projects...
View ArticleBaldwin Hills’ Much-Heralded Restaurant Mexicano Closes Suddenly
Mexicano | Zach Brooks Ownership is focusing on other projects now The lights are out at Baldwin Hills’ popular eatery Mexicano. The well-regarded mall restaurant off Crenshaw ceased service without...
View ArticleFive-Year-Old Valley Barbecue Restaurant Barrel & Ashes to Close Tonight
Diners at Barrel & Ashes | Wonho Frank Lee The Studio City restaurant is saying farewell Studio City barbecue restaurant Barrel & Ashes will close after service tonight, ending a five year run...
View ArticleRicardo Zarate’s West LA Restaurant Pikoh Closed After 10 Months
Pikoh | Wonho Frank Lee The star Peruvian chef had already walked away from the project after a rebrand West Los Angeles restaurant Pikoh is now fully down for the count, just weeks after drastically...
View ArticleTop Chef’s Phillip Frankland Lee Lets Go of His Santa Barbara Empire
Chef Phillip Frankland Lee | Joe Schmelzer Only Sushi Bar remains up at the Montecito Inn Former Top Chef contestant Phillip Frankland Lee is stepping away (mostly) from his Santa Barbara restaurant...
View ArticleThe Valley’s Talented Sushi Note Chef to Open Hand Roll Bar in Los Feliz
McConnell’s in Los Feliz | McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams Taking over the suddenly-closed McConnell’s on Hollywood McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams is closing in Los Feliz, ending a three-and-a-half year run...
View ArticleDowntown’s Long-Running French Bistro Church & State to Close, Again
Church & State | Wonho Frank LeeThe restaurant’s wild year will be capped off on Saturday, November 23Arts District restaurant Church & State is closing once again, ending an up and down year...
View Article19 Los Angeles Restaurants That Closed This Fall
Kura Fine Japanese Cuisine | Matthew KangA roundup of fall shutters throughout Los AngelesNovember— In a failed battle to save a historic building, Kura Fine Japanese Cuisineannounced its closure. That...
View ArticleMiddle Eastern Restaurant Jaffa Lasts a Scant Six Months in Busy Palms
Jaffa | Wonho Frank LeeThe restaurant group retains its West Third Street original, thoughIt’s the end of the line for Jaffa, the modern Middle Eastern restaurant with particular Israeli influences, in...
View ArticleGorgeous Googie Diner Corky’s Closes Up Shop After 61 Years
Corky’s | Liz KuballCorky’s and the Cork Lounge’s last day is December 15After six decades, Sherman Oaks’ Corky’s and adjacent Cork Lounge will close this Sunday, December 15. This Googie...
View ArticleSilver Lake’s 13-Year-Old Flore Vegan Closing as Developers Tout...
Flore Vegan | Courtesy of Flore VeganThe restaurant remains open until January 31A major strip of Silver Lake is headed for some serious transition, and Flore Vegan restaurant is at the center of the...
View Article40-Year-Old Institution Jody Maroni’s Says Farewell to Venice Boardwalk
Jody Maroni’s Sausage Kingdom, Venice | Jody Maroni websiteThe icon’s final day is SundayOne of Venice’s oldest restaurants will depart from the Boardwalk next week, when Jody Maroni’s Sausage Kingdom...
View ArticleTartine’s Multi-Million Dollar DTLA Manufactory Closes After Just One Year
Outside Tartine Bianco at the Row DTLA | Wonho Frank LeeThe years-long construction of two restaurants, bakery, and cafe was rumored to cost tens of millions of dollarsTartine has completely closed its...
View ArticleMichael Mina’s Cal Mare Restaurant to Close at Beverly Center After Two Years
Cal Mare | Wonho Frank LeeMeanwhile Michael Mina’s restaurant group cancels plans for the top level food courtThe multi-million-dollar renovation of the Beverly Center has so far failed to produce the...
View ArticleTartine’s Big DTLA Manufactory Closed After Just One Year. What Happened?
Tartine Bianco at Row DTLA | Wonho Frank LeeFour factors that contributed to the San Francisco-based restaurant’s shocking closureAfter years of developments, millions spent on construction, and a...
View ArticleCelebrity Favorite Italian Restaurant Ago Closes in West Hollywood After 21...
Ago restaurant patio | Ago Restaurant [Official photo]The former celebrity haunt’s replacement hopes to open by summer 2020Ago Restaurant, the 21-year-old restaurant near the corner of La Cienega and...
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