Iconic Original Pantry Cafe in downtown LA closes after 100 years
- The Original Pantry Cafe, a historic diner in downtown Los Angeles, closed for good on Sunday after over 100 years of operation.
- Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan previously owned the restaurant.
- The current ownership is looking for a buyer amid union demands that any future owner operate the restaurant, keep the labor contract, and retain all employees.
- Marisela Granados, an employee for 26 years, described customer support as bittersweet.
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"World's Best" speakeasy in the Loop quietly closes
CHICAGO (WGN) — A world-renowned bar in the Loop closed its doors for good last week. The Milk Room—a speakeasy bar on the second floor of the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel—permanently closed its doors Friday, Feb. 28, according to someone with knowledge of the bar who spoke to WGN News. Ranked as one of America's Top 50 bars by The World's 50 Best in 2023, the Milk Room was a small, intimate bar that sat eight people at a time and was illu…
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