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"Owned by attorney and restaurateur Mark Geragos, this Downtown Los Angeles eatery has become a focal point in legal challenges to California’s ban on outdoor dining. After a county judge criticized public-health officials for a perceived lack of data and issued an injunction that would have forced outdoor seating to reopen absent further evidence, the owner has taken the fight to federal court seeking to overturn the statewide prohibition. The case frames the restrictions as an overreach that deprives small business owners of fundamental rights, though courts traditionally grant wide emergency authority to officials, so any immediate resumption of outdoor service remains uncertain." - Farley Elliott
American comfort classics with a Southern twist in a renovated firehouse.