Beloved SoCal restaurant known for eclectic menu…
Another longtime Los Angeles restaurant is trying out.
Messhall Kitchen, the favored Los Feliz neighborhood hangout housed inside a storied former Brown Derby building, announced it’s going to completely close Oct. 17 after 14 years in business.
“Thank you to our team, past & present, for giving this place its heart,” the restaurant announced on Instagram. “To Los Feliz, our regulars, neighbors, & everyone who has shared a meal, a drink, a celebration, or a memory with us over the years.”
Messhall Kitchen has announced it will likely be closing after 14 years of business. Instagram/messhallkitchen
The restaurant didn’t give a motive for the sudden shuttering, instead inviting regulars to “raise a glass” during its closing month. Instagram/messhallkitchen
The restaurant didn’t give a motive for the sudden shuttering, instead inviting regulars to “raise a glass” during its closing month.
“What a pleasure it’s been,” Messhall captioned the emotional farewell.
The news triggered an outpouring of grief from locals and regulars past and current, who mourned the loss of yet another neighborhood watering gap.
“This breaks my heart,” wrote one buyer in the feedback. “Messhall has been the cornerstone of the Los Feliz food and beverage scene for longer than I can remember.”
“An end of an absolute era,” another patron echoed. “What a place, filled with the best people.”
Known for its camp-lodge decor, patio fire pits, craft cocktails, and $1 oyster Tuesday’s, Messhall served as a gathering space for East siders.
Executive Chef of Messhall Kitchen, Charbel Adaimy. Instagram/messhallkitchen
“This place was definitely our home away from home,” another commented on Instagram. “So many friendships were built here. So many creative projects were developed here.”
Even before Messhall made its closure public, phrase had begun to flow into online and whispers of bother behind the scenes had already begun spilling onto social media a few days in the past.
In a thread titled “RIP Messhall” on the favored Reddit discussion board r/MealsLosAngeles, one diner claimed workers quietly warned company that the end was close to.
“According to our waitress at Mess Hall in Los Feliz, they will be closing no later than the end of the month…Apparently the owner got in over his head taking out loans trying to keep the place afloat,” the Redditor alleged.
While online commenters debated whether or not the spot had slipped into a “steady decline” in current years due to creeping costs, the overwhelming sentiment was grief for the neighborhood’s altering id. “This bums me out and I’m bracing for what takes over,” one Reddit person lamented. “Everything new that comes to the neighborhood lately seems to be pretentious and expensive.”
Owners haven’t publicly handle financial rumors, and Messhall didn’t reply to The Post’s request for remark.
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