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Heavy Handed Silver Lake. | Heavy Handed Plus, Pacific Dining car gets demolished, Hollywood Voodoo Doughnuts near completion, and more The corner of Sunset Boulevard and Descanso Drive sports a bold new look now that Heavy Handed has reimagined the former All Day Baby space, which closed in December 2024. Heavy Handed's opening date is slated for March 28, marking the third Southern California location for the popular smash burger maker.
In a fairly rapid turnaround at the 2,300-square-foot restaurant, co-founders Max Miller and Danny Gordon converted the beloved All Day Baby into their signature bold orange, red, and graffiti-laden brand in less than 63 days. Diners can find Heavy Handed’s favorites like the short rib smash burger, beer and wine, beef-tallow fries, and soft serve. On Silver Lake’s opening day, they’ll begin selling bottles of sauce and pickle jars at all locations.
Silver Lake’s smash burger options include some of Los Angeles’s most influential, including For The Win and Burgers Never Say Die. Co-founders Danny Gordon and Max Miller opened their Heavy Handed Studio City outlet in April 2024 and Santa Monica original in 2022.Starting March 28, Heavy Handed Silver Lake’s hours will be 11:30 a.
m. to 10 p.m.
daily at 3200 Sunset Boulevard, Silver Lake, CA, 90026. Heavy Handed Heavy Handed Silver Lake interior. Pacific Dining Car is officially demolishedAfter a fire broke out at Pacific Dining Car on March 20, crews began to demolish the Westlake restaurant, which had been an LA Historic-Cultural monument.
No one was hurt in the blaze, but officials dismantled the building out of fear for public safety, reports CBS News.Hollywood Voodoo Doughnuts near completionThough the opening date isn’t clear, the next LA Voodoo Doughnuts location is closer to opening on Melrose and La Brea Avenues, next door to Pink’s Hot Dogs. The Portland, Oregon-based national chain will also open a Venice location on Windward Avenue between Speedway and Pacific in 2025.
Matthew Kang The unfinished exterior of Voodoo Doughnuts, March 2025. The Original Pantry’s cultural and political significance Calmatters contributor Jim Newton wrote an essay detailing the Original Pantry’s existence and its impact on Los Angeles and California’s civic life. The Original Pantry closed permanently on March 2, 2025.
Another handroll bar headed to Culver City’s Jinya’s founder and CEO, Tomo Takahashi, will open Saijo Hand Roll and Kushiyaki on April 2 in Culver City. The restaurant has 24 seats and will showcase hand rolls, meat and vegetable kushiyaki skewers, and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @saijohandroll.
