Tearful last meals were served Sunday at the Original Pantry Café in downtown Los Angeles, where yearslong employees and devoted customers bid their goodbyes amid the restaurant’s anticipated closure.
On the final day of service at the Original Pantry Cafe, Angelenos expressed their support for workers at the 101-year-old diner.
The Original Pantry Cafe in downtown Los Angeles held its last service on Sunday. The Original Pantry and Cafe opened in 1924. The restaurant was previously owned by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. The cafe was put into a trust after Riordan's death, and is managed by his estate.