Many chefs warned that although they might be able to hold on until the end of the month, they wouldn't be able to be financially viable beyond that
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s latest citywide mandate imposes an even stricter set of restrictions on daily life in Los Angeles than the one issued Sunday night — and it almost certainly means the end of business for good for many restaurants and bars.
Droves of restaurant and bar workers have already been laid off since Sunday, and restaurant owners say they anticipate letting more employees go in the coming days. A 2017 L.A. County Economic Development Corp. “Takeout is not going to be enough to cover staff and rent, no way. It’s going to be a huge stretch just to manage finances so we can make it that two weeks,” Charles Olalia, chef-owner of Ma’am Sir in Silver Lake, said on Sunday night. “If it goes much longer than that, I don’t know if we can reopen.”
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