"After abruptly shutting down six months ago, beloved Los Angeles restaurant The Original Pantry Cafe will reopen its doors again. The reopening was announced by Unite Here Local 11, a union that represents hospitality workers in Los Angeles and Arizona. According to a release, the union worked with the restaurant's new owner and real estate entrepreneur Leo Pustilnikov to come up with an agreement that would reopen the Pantry with its original staff, some of whom have been working at the 101-year-old restaurant for decades."
"The shuttering of the restaurant, which opened in 1924 and had mainly operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, caught many customers off guard and resulted in customers waiting in line for hours over the final weekend to get a last taste of the diner's food. But now many fans of the diner were expressing their joy at the reopening news. Many posted comments on the popular Instagram food page @hungryinla."
The Original Pantry Cafe closed abruptly six months ago and will reopen after an agreement brokered by Unite Here Local 11 and new owner Leo Pustilnikov. The agreement preserves jobs and returns many original staff members, including employees with decades of service at the 101-year-old diner. The restaurant had closed on March 2 following a dispute between the Richard J. Riordan Trust and workers insisting any new ownership protect their jobs and honor their union. The diner, opened in 1924 and long known for operating 24/7 and classic dishes, prompted widespread public relief and celebration upon news of the reopening.
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