wonder what happened. Liked this place a lot and tinned fish is definitely having a moment so seems a weird time to close.
thomasw253
Does this building have terrible landlords or what? So many good spots have come and gone it’s sad to see another one!
thomasw253
Does this building have terrible landlords or what? So many good spots have come and gone it’s sad to see another one!
SizzlingSloth
Never heard of this place until now and went to the yelp page to see what I missed out on and I was unimpressed. Serving canned fish is just bonkers to me there’s nothing wrong with canned fish itself but to serve that is ridiculous.
gc1
That’s too bad – this place was pretty good, and more importantly, differentiated from a lot of other places. I do think this location is tough. Parking sucks, rent is presumably high, etc.
the_meat_aisle
Silver Lake exists as a concept in the imagination of its hilltop denizens and the developers and landlords who run the street-level real estate, but the reality is that there isn’t THAT much foot traffic, even smaller is the amount of foot traffic that will consider a $17 gin and tonic on a whim.
There is no destination in Silver Lake, all the luxury stores are always empty and exist as branding exercise for business that can afford to take a loss every month on their brick and mortar.
This is why the neighborhood has lost or is losing all its legacy businesses, restaurants hardly survive, and the surviving newcomers are all high-end mall chains.
eto2410
I was there last night! It was spendy but enjoyable. Damn
hbauser
Ugh I’m so upset. This was one of my favorite places in the area. A bit pricy but extremely worth it
Smash55
Lot of closures recently in LA
forgottenlogin88
I miss Sawyer. That place worked better than any other concept that’s come into that little stretch so far.
SlowSwords
weird – i thought this one would stick. when it opened, it was very, very busy, which seems to be a necessary prerequisite for staying open longer than a year. it had plenty of restaurant media publicity, and it still seemed busy up until now.
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wonder what happened. Liked this place a lot and tinned fish is definitely having a moment so seems a weird time to close.
Does this building have terrible landlords or what? So many good spots have come and gone it’s sad to see another one!
Does this building have terrible landlords or what? So many good spots have come and gone it’s sad to see another one!
Never heard of this place until now and went to the yelp page to see what I missed out on and I was unimpressed. Serving canned fish is just bonkers to me there’s nothing wrong with canned fish itself but to serve that is ridiculous.
That’s too bad – this place was pretty good, and more importantly, differentiated from a lot of other places. I do think this location is tough. Parking sucks, rent is presumably high, etc.
Silver Lake exists as a concept in the imagination of its hilltop denizens and the developers and landlords who run the street-level real estate, but the reality is that there isn’t THAT much foot traffic, even smaller is the amount of foot traffic that will consider a $17 gin and tonic on a whim.
There is no destination in Silver Lake, all the luxury stores are always empty and exist as branding exercise for business that can afford to take a loss every month on their brick and mortar.
This is why the neighborhood has lost or is losing all its legacy businesses, restaurants hardly survive, and the surviving newcomers are all high-end mall chains.
I was there last night! It was spendy but enjoyable. Damn
Ugh I’m so upset. This was one of my favorite places in the area. A bit pricy but extremely worth it
Lot of closures recently in LA
I miss Sawyer. That place worked better than any other concept that’s come into that little stretch so far.
weird – i thought this one would stick. when it opened, it was very, very busy, which seems to be a necessary prerequisite for staying open longer than a year. it had plenty of restaurant media publicity, and it still seemed busy up until now.