Taix is closing
Taix — the near‑century‑old French restaurant and lounge in Echo Park — will close for good on March 29, marking the end of a major LA dining institution. The closure lands as LA’s restaurant scene still sees a wave of new openings citywide (la.eater.com) (forbes.com).
The Taix property was sold in 2019 to Holland Partner Group for about $12 million as part of a planned six‑story redevelopment that would deliver roughly 170 apartments and ground‑floor retail, including provisions for low‑income units and a 220‑space parking garage. (tastingtable.com) Developers and the Taix family say the project will include a much smaller, ground‑floor iteration of the restaurant and that the business aims to return during the rebuild, with public statements projecting a multi‑year timeline for a reopening (owners have suggested roughly three–four years or by 2030 in different interviews). (abc7.com) Owner Michael Taix and reporting going back to the 2019 sale cited declining profits and rising operating costs as central reasons the family sold the site and agreed to redevelopment. (la.urbanize.city) The building received a historic‑cultural monument designation in 2021, but preservation groups say that designation ultimately did not prevent demolition approval and they publicly opposed the project’s impact on the neighborhood landmark. (laconservancy.org) Longtime staff and diners have been returning for final services, with crowds lining up for signature items like the French onion soup and former servers coming back to help during the restaurant’s closing weeks. (kcrw.com) Taix traces its roots to 1927 and has operated at the Sunset Boulevard Echo Park site since the early 1960s; the complex includes banquet rooms and the 321 Lounge, features the developers say will be significantly reduced in scale in the rebuilt project. (en.wikipedia.org)
