New dining destinations bring taste of revival to La Cienega.(Spotlight On Restaurant Row)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Darmiento, Laurence | Copyright information

RESTAURANT Row isn't what it used to be. It's true that La Cienega Boulevard remains home to some of the most famous and largest grossing restaurants around. But down at the historic southern end of the strip, where the row earned its name after World War II, the passing years have not been kind.

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