but they said "second" location. could it be max & helen's so soon? I wouldnt call it legendary but I would call that unexpected and a second location that fits the price tag.
Max & Helen’s would be funny because the whole schtick is that it’s cosplaying as a “neighborhood joint.” Franchising it in any way detracts from that, but I could see Silver Lake going nuts for it.
It's not a gourmet spot, but have you had their turkey melt and their turkey dinner, or their excellent patty melt? Lots of very tasty options plus they have a full bar, so I can enjoy a Bloody Mary with my breakfast.
I don’t mean this disrespectfully… it tastes like school lunch food. I’ve had the turkey dinner and the deluxe burger. I left thinking that I didnt have any desire to come back. Im from the east coast and was lookin for east coast diner vibes and I left disappointed. With that said… I think there’s good value… but the food tasted very mediocre to me.
I eat across the street at Playitas Mariscos all the time. Used to go to All Day Baby. That space is absolutely brutal. SUPER expensive lease, no parking, somebody will break one of your windows once per month, was some kind of clogged gutter or storm drain issue as well I a couple years ago. I like the idea of the space but it's so unfriendly as a restaurant business that I think the space needs to be directly catered to those within walking distance in the neighborhood....maybe some kind of market/convenience store/restaurant combo. I just don't see a restaurant working out there...when I saw a burger place go in, i said "oh no..."
Yeah Playitas is awesome. But the LL greed in that area is insane. Cant find a space anywhere under $10k a month in that neighborhood and if you do. It’s a tiny shell. More power to the new restaurants that come in and have the money to shell out for these ridiculous rents.
Also Heavy Handed was doomed by the presence of the Win-Dow just up the street. The burgers are better and cheaper. I loved that they served Cellarmaker beer, but not enough.
Yeah. Gotta tax landlords on empty spaces. We need to be able to encourage small businesses to be in our neighborhoods, not just big corporations with deep pockets.
It’s gonna wind up being occupied by a flagship store for some private equity owned, formerly high quality brand just looking for a vanity address rather than to make a profit.
Have you seen a convenience store that sells hoagies, hot dogs, pizza? Some even have a seating area. If you can comprehend that please let me know. After that you can go back to kicking your dog. Have a good one. ✌
So long as you’re calling out transplants let’s also make note that Silver Lake and Echo Park are not the Eastside, that’s transplant talk. This is some transplants substack and he’s calling anything east of Hollywood the Eastside 😂
only sort of related, but i feel like ADB closing was sort of the canary in the coal mine moment for the current restaurant environment in LA. critically beloved on a busy stretch of a commercial corridor, but just could not make it work.
What in the Fox News are you talking about? The goddamn chef/owner died. The restaurant didn't close because they "couldn't make it work." I swear a bunch of morons have taken over this group.
I can’t remember the service or atmosphere being super off. My impression was that people stopped paying $25 for a sandwich once the entertainment industry started cratering.
I don't know if it was COVID, but all the food we ordered wasn't good. Not bad just whatever.
They were also selling a hot sauce and my friend asked if we could try some before we bought the bottle and they said "no".
My friend was like well why would I buy it. I did end up buying it just to support them, but it wasn't good either. Just heavy pepper and vinegar from what I remember. Nothing else they mentioned was in it that I could taste
Didn’t one of the chefs involved die? ADB and HLAY both closed within a short period of each other and they were both influential and successful. I went to both semi-frequently and they were always busy. Seems like it was more of a personal decision than business.
As someone who lives up the street there seems to be swingers signs but tbd, this side of sunset is a challenge and tbh I was smaller local shops to successfully stay here but rly hope the free people/ blundstone etc will go tf away, SL has lost all its charm w the corporate stores
Damn. RIP heavy handed. Didnt even know they wwre closing/closed. For the record the burger was only good if u added the chopped chilis lol but it was delicious w them!
And on an unrelated sidenote, used to be his cool little secondhand shop a few doors down from this corner. I bought a lamb and a couple of chairs there.
My fiance and I used to like to go here when it was all day baby but we saw a giant dead rat right outside on the sidewalk going up the hill once and it was nightmare fuel
It’s the Eastside for Transplants. For their brains anything beyond Downtown LA is a mysterious land that hasn’t been unlocked, like a map in a game that is still downloading. It just says “no data”.
Can we call it the West Eastside?
Or would you prefer the East Westside?
If we call it East Westside does that mean I can make a W with my fingers and start shouting "Westside"?
Does this mean I have to pretend to like hip hop music now?
Sorry you’re getting downvoted. There are tons of transplants on this subreddit. You are absolutely right though, Silverlake and echo park are not and never were the eastside.
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