{"id":102775,"date":"2025-07-29T18:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/102775\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:50:14","slug":"coles-french-dip-to-remain-open-until-mid-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/102775\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole\u2019s French Dip to Remain Open Until Mid-September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

For anyone considering a final visit to Cole\u2019s French Dip before it closes forever<\/a>, there\u2019s additional time. Owner Cedd Moses shared with Eater that the outpouring of support in the last month will enable the 117-year-old restaurant to remain open for another 45 days. Cole\u2019s originally announced<\/a> that its final day of service would be August 3, 2025. Cole\u2019s final day is now in mid-September.<\/p>\n

People are longing to say goodbye to LA\u2019s oldest restaurant. Since the news was announced on July 7<\/a>, steady lines have formed in front of Cole\u2019s hours before it opens. Many are eager to try a French dip from one of two restaurants claiming to have invented the dish (Chinatown\u2019s Philippe the Original also makes this assertion). Whatever side one lands on, the consensus is that Cole\u2019s is a Los Angeles cultural institution. A local advocacy group shares this belief and acted on behalf of Cole\u2019s to help extend its final closing date. That group includes the DTLA Residents Association, the Independent Hospitality Coalition, Historic Core BID, Central City Association, and the DTLA Alliance.<\/p>\n

A trompo-sized review for Taqueria Frontera<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/a> chief restaurant critic Tejal Rao gave glowing marks to Taqueria Frontera<\/a>, Juan Carlos \u201cJC\u201d Guerra\u2019s popular taqueria in Cypress Park. It\u2019s far more than just a restaurant review, with spots like Taqueria Frontera noting the impact of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration raids on Southern California.<\/p>\n

ICE\u2019s impact on Los Angeles restaurants<\/p>\n

The N<\/a>ew Yorker\u2019s<\/a> Hannah Goldfield took a close look at a crucial part of Los Angeles dining: family-operated restaurants and street carts, and how the targeted raids have prompted many vendors and patrons to stay home.<\/p>\n

A new beginning for Taco Maria\u2019s chef<\/p>\n

When chef Carlos Salgado closed Taco Maria<\/a> in 2023, most wondered when and where his next Michelin-starred restaurant would reopen. It\u2019s happened, and 2,200 miles away from Southern California in Ephraim, Wisconsin. The Los Angeles Times<\/a> reports that La Sirena<\/a> debuted this month, 90 minutes away from Green Bay.<\/p>\n

Wildcrust\u2019s summer pizza lineup<\/p>\n

Wildcrust<\/a> chef and owner Miles Okabayashi invited a handful of chefs to conceive pizzas in his kitchen over the next few months. The first is tonight with Firstborn chef Anthony Wang, where the two will develop a pie centered around the popular duck sausage from his Chinatown restaurant on Okabayashi\u2019s sourdough crust. They\u2019ll also make a Sichuan eggplant pizza with red Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, and stracciatella. The next dates are August 26 with Tsubaki<\/a> chef de cuisine Klementine Song, and September 16 with Perilla<\/a> chef Jihee Kim. They even bestowed it with a fun name, so book a table for So You Think You Can Toss via Resy<\/a>.<\/p>\n