Beloved restaurant bids farewell with heartfelt message from co-founder Lien Ta
After nearly ten years of culinary creativity and community, Here’s Looking At You (HLAY), a cherished fixture in the Los Angeles dining scene, will close its doors for good on Friday, June 13. The restaurant’s co-owner and co-founder, Lien Ta, announced the closure in an emotional letter to patrons, reflecting on a decade of passion, perseverance, and purpose.
The announcement tells the story of the restaurant that began in the summer of 2014, when co-founders, chef Jonathan Whitener and Lien Ta, signed the lease on a former Philly cheesesteak shop with no name and a dream. Over the years, HLAY evolved into a vibrant space defined by experimental cuisine, a tight-knit team, and an intensely loyal following…