After Closure, The Gorbals Set to Return
Rich Alossi
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The interior of The Gorbals, located off the lobby of the Alexandria at 5th and Spring.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Top Chef Ilan Hall's new restaurant The Gorbals appears set to make its return inside the Alexandria after a three week closure. The eatery had been open only a few days when a boiler issue led to a health department-mandated closure.
Yesterday the restaurant sent out this positive tweet: "Opening soon!!! All permits approved! Stay tuned!"
In an email that was forwarded to blogdowntown, General Manager Nikki Keiper said that the official reopening will come the first weekend of October.
In a recent visit to the DLANC Planning committee, Amerland CEO Ruben Islas said that the health department's issue was the size of the boiler installed for the restaurant. He said that the water was heated beyond the required 120 degrees, but the department still wanted the unit replaced. The restaurant's boiler is separate from that of the reset of the building.
Islas also said that valet parking should be coming soon to the building.
E. on September 28, 2009, at 09:52AM – #1
I thought his cuisine was too busy being "date-raped" to be bothered with actually being eaten. Ilan's "joke" (describing his food as "Jewish food date-raped by bacon") was despicable, and actually takes power away from the word "rape" and what it actually means. I'm sure he's not all bad, but I won't be eating there.
Louie Cuevas on October 01, 2009, at 10:29PM – #2
I'll definitely eat and drink there ! When's the opening ?? That whole intersection is cool :-) Louie