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Last week, Los Angeles County joined a number of other nearby counties across central and southern California in reopening its restaurant dining rooms. The news, first reported by Eater on Thursday night, became official on Friday afternoon, with restaurants told they could allow diners to eat inside as soon as that evening — even before official health and safety guidelines had been provided.
Some restaurants have since reopened, though a weekend of anti-police brutality marches and peaceful Black Lives Matter protests — followed by cumbersome city-by-city curfews — have made for a bumpy restart. Many prominent operators are continuing to keep their dining rooms closed out of a fear for the safety of themselves, their employees, and their diners. Others aren’t fully reopening simply because they weren’t told in advance to prepare, which means staff must be rehired, personal protective equipment sourced, and dining room layouts changed to amplify social distancing. In addition, restaurants must keep occupancy numbers under the mandated 60 percent of total dining capacity.
Those that are reopening now face an uncertain future, even as curfews abated this week. What will dining rooms look like in Los Angeles, once considered the hottest food scene in America, particularly with fewer people, layers of protection, and a summer filled with ongoing economic uncertainty? No one knows for sure, even as everyone tries to decide what to do next.
It would be impossible to keep any reopening list entirely accurate forever. Be sure to check in with your local restaurants directly to figure out what their plans are. See below for restaurants that have, or are in the near future, reopening their dining rooms once again in greater Los Angeles.
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Atwater Village
Beverly Hills
Boyle Heights / East LA
Guisados (all locations)
Burbank
Barney’s Beanery (all locations)
Culver City / Palms
Downtown / Chinatown
Chado Tea (all locations)
Grand Central Market (all vendors)
Kazunori (all locations)
Mariscos Jalisco (Downtown truck with indoor seating)
Eagle Rock
East Hollywood / Thai Town
Encino
Glendale
Hawthorne
Highland Park
Hollywood
Chado Tea (all locations)
Kali (reopens June 11, now taking reservations)
Koreatown
Larchmont
Long Beach
Los Feliz
Malibu
Mar Vista
Melrose
Osteria Mozza (reopening June 13)
Mid-Wilshire / Fairfax / Beverly Grove
Angelini Osteria / Alimentari (June 12)
Met Her at a Bar/Met Him at a Bar
North Hollywood / Toluca Lake
Northridge
Pasadena
Barney’s Beanery (all locations)
Chado Tea (all locations)
Sushi Roku (June 18)
Santa Monica / Pacific Palisades
Barney’s Beanery (all locations)
Sherman Oaks / Studio City
Silver Lake
South Bay
Barney’s Beanery (all locations)
Chado Tea (all locations)
Good Stuff (all locations)
Slay Steak & Fish House (June 10)
Valley Village
Venice / Marina del Rey / Playa del Rey
West Hollywood / West Third Street
Barney’s Beanery (all locations)
Barton G. (opening June 17 but taking reservations now)
Boa Steakhouse (Monday, June 8 reopening)
Employees Only (June 10)
Petite Taqueria (June 22)
The Nice Guy (June 15)
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