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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Germane to this morning's fast food conversation is the fast that the Carl's Jr. at 6th/Grand is now reopened.

They've been down for a while doing renovation and I have to say I like what they ended up with. It's a very open loft-style look, with a high entry ceiling and exposed duct work.

As of right now they don't have hours posted -- and I didn't make the effort to ask -- but it's nice to see that whole side of the block looking so good. On that south side of 6th between Hope and Grand you've now got Wolfgang Puck Express, Juice it Up!, Loose Leaf, Subway, Mitaki, Yorkshire Grill and Carl's Jr. That's a pretty wide line-up.