"The smash-burger specialist that began as a takeout window in American Beauty, a Venice steakhouse, is slated to open downtown a few blocks from the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. The menu centers on cheeseburgers, fries, and fried chicken sandwiches—heavier mains balanced by a grain bowl or a lemony kale salad—and will join the concept’s existing locations in the Grove, Venice, Long Beach, Silver Lake, and Hollywood. Projected opening: May." - Mona Holmes