"In a blow to Downtown LA’s lineup of compelling places to eat, Sari Sari Store at Grand Central Market closed permanently on Monday, December 11, with the Filipino counter-only restaurant announcing its closure on Instagram late yesterday. First opened in 2017, when it took over the former Bar Moruno stall, the comfort food meat-and-rice eatery from James Beard award-winning chef Margarita Manzke was one of the best places in Los Angeles for modern Filipino food." - Matthew Kang