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1769-1849
	1842	Swiss Hotel	Sonoma Sonoma County	Originally the home of Don Salvador Vallejo, then a stagecoach stop, then the Ticino Hotel in 1892. Later known as Swiss Hotel.	*
	1848	Sycamore Inn	Rancho Cucamonga San Bernardino County	At this location since 1939. Formerly known as Mountain View Inn.	*
	1849	Tadich Grill	Financial District, City & County of San Francisco	Formerly New World Coffee Stand and Cold Day Restaurant. Renamed Tadich Grill in 1912. Moved to current location in 1967.	*
1850-1859
	1851	Old Ship Saloon	North Beach, City & County of San Francisco	Originally built from an abandoned Gold Rush sailing ship.	*
	1851	Smiley's Schooner Saloon & Hotel	Bolinas Marin County	Past names of the bar include Jim Redmen's Saloon and Ed Knott�s Bar. It became Smiley's in 1955.
	1852	Golden Gate Saloon (inside the Holbrooke Hotel)	Grass Valley Nevada County	Built 1852, burned and rebuilt in 1855. Became part of the new Exchange Hotel in 1862. Renamed the Holbrooke Hotel in 1879.
	1852	Iron Door Saloon	Groveland Tuolumne County	Opened as a general store in 1852, and it became a saloon in 1896 with the name Jake's Place. Renamed Iron Door Saloon in 1937.
	1853	7 Mile House	Brisbane San Mateo County
	1858	Elixir	Mission District, City & County of San Francisco	Past names: Francis Daneal, Hugh Mooney, Patrick J. McGinnis (rebuilt 1906), Thomas N. Sheahan, The Hunt-In Club, Swede's, Club Corona, Jack's Elixir Bar, and Elixir since 2003 (restored).
	1859	Washoe House	Stony Point (uninc. Petaluma) Sonoma County		*
1860-1869
	1860	The Trap	Sacramento Sacramento County
	1861	The Old Clam House	Hunter's Point, City & County of San Francisco	Originally called the Oakdale Bar & Clam House, this is the oldest restaurant in San Francisco always at its original location.	*
	1861	The Saloon	North Beach, City & County of San Francisco		*
	1863	The Cliff House	Richmond District, City & County of San Francisco	Built in 1858 and again in 1863. Bought by Adolph Sutro, 1883. Destroyed a couple times. The current building dates to 1909.	*
	1864	Kirkwood Inn & Saloon	Kirkwood El Dorado County	The 3-way intersection of El Dorado, Alpine, & Amador Counties is said to be by the bar, but that border is actually by the street.	*
	1865	Cold Spring Tavern	San Marcos Pass (uninc. Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara County	Built as a stagecoach waystation in 1865. Established as Cold Spring Tavern in 1886.	*
	1867	Sam's Grill & Seafood Restaurant	Financial District, City & County of San Francisco	Previously known as Burlingame Oyster Company. Became Sam's Grill in 1936. Moved to current location in 1946.	*
1870-1879
	1874	Hotel Léger	Mokelumne Hill Calaveras County	Previously the Calaveras County Courthouse building. The bar dates to 1851, but it all became the Hotel Léger in 1874.
	1879	Union Hotel Restaurant	Occidental Sonoma County		*
1880-1889
	1882	Northstar Cafe	North Beach, City & County of San Francisco		*
	1883	Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon	Oakland Alameda County	Originally known as J.M. Heinold's Saloon. Also nicknamed Jack London's Rendezvous.	*
	1885	Tivoli Bar & Grill	Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego San Diego County		*
	1886	Fior d'Italia	North Beach, City & County of San Francisco	432 Broadway, 1886-1893. 492 Broadway, 1893-1906. 492 Broadway (Rebuilt), 1907-1930. 504 Broadway, 1930-1954. 601 Union Street, 1954-2005. 2237 Mason Street, 2005-present.	*
	1887	Saugus Cafe	Saugus, Santa Clarita Los Angeles County [Northwest County]	At this location since 1905. Rebuilt in 1952.	*
1890-1899
	1890	Spenger's Fresh Fish Grotto	Berkeley Alameda County		*
	1891	Shotwell's	Mission District, City & County of San Francisco
	1893	The Little Shamrock	Sunset District, City & County of San Francisco		*
	1893	Schroeder's	Financial District, City & County of San Francisco	The original restaurant burned in the 1906 Earthquake & Fire. It was rebuilt at its current location shortly afterwards.	*
	1894	Duarte's Tavern	Pescadero San Mateo County
	1897	Frasinetti's Winery & Restaurant	Florin (uninc. Sacramento) Sacramento County
	1897	Galco's Old World Grocery	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]	Founded in Los Angeles in 1897, but at this location since 1955. Also known as Galco's Soda Pop Stop, it includes an Italian deli.	*
	1899	Watson's Soda Fountain & Cafe	Orange Orange County	Formerly known as Watson's Drugs & Soda Fountain.	*
1900-1909
	1901	Star Restaurant	Hanford Kings County
	1902	Big Dean's Ocean Front Café	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]	Formerly known as Laring's Lunch Room. Formerly known as Big Dean's Muscle In Cafe.	*
	1906	King Eddy Saloon	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Previously a speakeasy, but it opened as a legal bar in 1933.	*
	1908	Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1908	Philippe The Original	Chinatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Both Philippe's and Cole's claim to have invented the French Dip Sandwich, but the debate is now settled.	*
1910-1919
	1910	Saddle Peak Lodge	Monte Nido Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	The opening year of the lodge is an estimate. The current restaurant opened in 1985.	*
	1912	The Polo Lounge	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]	Formerly known as Le Jardin, but with this name since 1941. Located inside the Beverly Hills Hotel.	*
	1912	Tong Fong Low (Oroville)	Oroville Butte County
	1915	Cletus' Chicken Shack	Universal City Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Most recently called Doc Brown's Chicken, Universal Studios has been selling chicken to the public here since 1915.	*
	1915	Duke's Malibu	Malibu Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	Las Flores Inn (1915-1944). Sea Lion Restaurant (1944 to rebuilt in 1948, burned 1964). Sea Lion Restaurant (1964-1996). Duke's Malibu (1996 to the present).	*
	1915	Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain	South Pasadena Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Formerly known as Raymond Pharmacy.	*
	1915	La Luz del Día Restaurant	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	At this location since 1959. Opened in 1915 as a market which changed locations a few times. Located in the Simpson/Jones Building, built in 1894.	*
	1915	Townhouse & The Del Monte Speakeasy	Venice, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]	Originally known as Menotti's.
	1917	Le Chêne	Agua Dulce Los Angeles County [Northwest County]	Opened 1917 as Oaks Garage. Castle Oaks Garage & Cafe, 1923. It was Margie's Truck Stop by 1975. Le Chene opened Sep 1980. They renovated in 1987 and 1990. Vineyards were added in 1995.
	1917	San Antonio Winery	Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]		*
	1918	The Golden Spur	Glendora Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1918	St. Francis Fountain	Mission District, City & County of San Francisco	Opened in 1918, dining room redone in 1948, neon sign added in 1954, more renovations done in 2002.
	1918	White House Restaurant	Laguna Beach Orange County		*
	1919	Musso & Frank Grill	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
1920
	1920	Barney's Beanery (West Hollywood)	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1920	Mijares Mexican Restaurant (Palmetto Drive)	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1920	Paleo Diner Healthy Kitchen (Phil's Diner signage remains)	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally in West Adams (built 1920 or 1926). Located next on Chandler Boulevard (1945-1998). Phil's Diner on Lankershim Blvd. opened 2011 and closed 2011. TJ's Sweetie Pie's NoHo, 2015-2017. Paleo Diner opened Jan 2018.	*
1921
	1921	Pacific Dining Car	Westlake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
1922
	1922	The Derby Restaurant	Arcadia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	At this location since 1931.	*
	1922	Mary's Market & Canyon Cafe	Sierra Madre Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1922	Rockwell Table & Stage	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Horn's Bakery (1922-26), Moulin-Rouge Catering Shop (1926-??), Hollymont Bakery (??-1946), Sarno's Coffee Shop (1946-67), Sarno's Caffe dell'Opera (1967-92), Sarno's Bakery (1946-2000), Vermont Restaurant (2000-09). Rockwell Table & Stage (2009-). A sign on top of the building still says Sarno's Pizza Di Napoli.	*
	1922	Silver Dollar Pancake House	Corona Riverside County	The restaurant was built in 1922 and it's been a Silver Dollar Pancake House since the 1950s.
	1922	Tam O'Shanter	Atwater Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1922	Visalia Tea Garden	Visalia Tulare County
1923
	1923	El Cholo	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	At this location since 1927.	*
1924
	1924	Joe Jost's	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]		*
	1924	La Golondrina Mexican Cafe	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1924	Original Pantry Cafe	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1924	Pea Soup Andersen's (Buellton)	Buellton Santa Barbara County		*
1925
	1925	Bay Cities Deli	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1925	El Cid Restaurant	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Opened in 1925 as the Jail Cafe. In 1932, it became the Gateway Theater. And in 1963, it became El Cid Restaurant.	*
	1925	Formosa Cafe	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
1926
	1926	Cook's Corner	Trabuco Canyon (uninc. Lake Forest) Orange County	The building itself dates back to 1884.
	1926	Funky Garcia's	Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego San Diego County	Formerly known as Sun Cafe from 1926-2009, but now known as Funky Garcia's At Sun Cafe.
	1926	Greenblatt's Delicatessen	Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1926	Lanza Brothers Market	Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]
	1926	Millie's Cafe	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	It had a different name prior to 1984.	*
1927
	1927	Ercolés Bar	Manhattan Beach Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1927	Furnace Creek Inn	Death Valley National Park Inyo County
	1927	Pig 'N Whistle	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Operated from 1927 to about 1953. Closed and gutted. Masters Mart, Cheap Feet, and Numero Uno were there. Restoration began in 1999. Pig 'N Whistle reopened in 2001.	*
	1927	The Prince	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Windsor Apartments opened 1927 with a courtyard restaurant. It became The Windsor in 1949 and The Prince in 1991.	*
	1927	Taix French Country Cuisine	Echo Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	At this location since 1962.	*
1928
	1928	Joe's Cafe	Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County	Formerly located at 512 State Street. At its current location since 1985.
	1928	La Paloma Mexican Restaurant	La Verne Los Angeles County [Pomona Valley]	Wilson's Sandwich Shop, 1928. Wilson's Steakhouse until 1962. After renovation, it opened as La Paloma in 1966.	*
1929
	1929	Charlie Brown Farms	Littlerock Los Angeles County [Antelope Valley]		*
	1929	Eastside Market Italian Deli	Chinatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1929	Golden Chicken Inn	Oxnard Ventura County	This is the oldest known remaining restaurant in Ventura County.	*
	1929	The Original Shrimp Place	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Possibly originally located in the Grand Central Market.	*
	1929	The Rock Inn	Lake Hughes Los Angeles County [Northwest County]		*
	1929	Wendill's Chicken House	Pacoima, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	This place became a Thai restaurant in 1984. The new owners kept the name and the original chicken recipe.	*
1930
	1930	Brighton Coffee Shop	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1930	El Paseo Inn	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Opened in 1930 elsewhere on Olvera Street. Moved here in 1953. The building dates to 1870.	*
	1930	Pasquini's Fine Italian Food	Live Oak Sutter County	Formerly Pasquini's Grocery & Gas Station, it had a bar that sometimes served food. It officially became a restaurant in 1971.
	1930	Russell's Cafe	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
1931
	1931	Canter's Delicatessen & Bakery	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally in Boyle Heights L.A. until 1973. A second location opened in 1948 and then moved to the current spot in 1953.	*
	1931	El Coyote Spanish Cafe	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1931	George Petrelli's Steak House	Culver City Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1931	Halfway House Cafe	Canyon Country (unincorporated) Los Angeles County [Northwest County]		*
	1931	Harvelle's Blues Club	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1931	Peking Restaurant	North Park, San Diego San Diego County	Originally the Cho Book You Restaurant, but in 1935 it became Peking Restaurant (aka Pekin Cafe Chop Suey).
	1931	Shunji Japanese Cuisine	Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]	Originally The Chili Bowl and later known as Pancho's Mexican Restaurant and Mr. Cecil's California Ribs.
1932
	1932	The Flamingo	Redlands San Bernardino County	Schulte's Cafe from at least 1932 (maybe earlier) until 1957. It became the Flamingo Bar at least by 1960.	*
	1932	Hill Grill	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally known as White Log Coffee Shop. Recently Tony's Burger, El Comedor De Lolita's, Maya's Kitchen.	*
1933
	1933	Jack's Whittier Restaurant	Whittier Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1933	Las Cuatro Milpas	Barrio Logan, San Diego San Diego County
	1933	Waterfront Bar & Grill	Little Italy, San Diego San Diego County		*
1934
	1934	Frolic Room	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1934	The Galley	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1934	Magee's Kitchen	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
	1934	Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner	Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park Orange County		*
	1934	Tobey's 19th Hole Cafe	Balboa Park, San Diego San Diego County
1935
	1935	Clifton's Republic	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Closed in 2010 for major restorations. Reopened in September 2015.	*
	1935	Melvyn's Restaurant & Lounge	Palm Springs Riverside County	Also known as Ingleside Inn. Renovated and reopened in 1975.
	1935	Rainbow Bar & Grill	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Formerly known as the Villa Nova. It became the Rainbow Bar & Grill in 1972.	*
	1935	35er Bar	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Previously Goodfellows Grill, Walsh's Grill, and Bill & Corky's Cocktail Lounge. It became Freddie's 35er Bar in 1963.
	1935	Tommaso's Ristorante Italiano	North Beach, City & County of San Francisco
1936
	1936	Bristol Farms (West Hollywood)	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The classic restaurant Chasen's was here from 1936-1995. The exterior façade and part of the dining room (booths and wall paneling in the grocery store cafe) still remain.	*
	1936	Ciao Cristina (also known as CiaoCristina!)	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built 1936. Unknown restaurants. Sardie's, 1983-1985. Village Bar & Grill (1987-1996). Riverbottom Caf� (1996-2005). CiaoCristina! since around 2011 until the present.	*
	1936	Familia Diaz	Santa Paula Ventura County	Historical landmark. Formerly known as Las Quince Letras.
	1936	The Rattler	Sunland, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Originally known as the Rattler Cafe, but it's had a few other names over the years too.	*
	1936	Tom Bergin's Tavern	Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Moved from 6110 Wilshire Blvd to here in 1949. After two closures in the early 2010s, it reopened.	*
	1936	Villa Terraza Restaurant	Shadow Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Old Vienna Gardens Restaurant until 1970s. Then it became Villa Sensano Restaurant. Briefly Mexican. Reopened in 2016.	*
1937
	1937	Arnoldi's Cafe	Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County	At its current location since 1940.
	1937	Buckeye Roadhouse	Mill Valley (unincorporated) Marin County	The Buckeye Restaurant was German from 1937-1991. Then it became known as the Buckeye Roadhouse.	*
	1937	Damon's Steak House	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1937	El Patio Cafe	Capistrano Beach, Dana Point Orange County
	1937	Mitla Café	San Bernardino San Bernardino County
1938
	1938	Chicken Pie Shop	North Park, San Diego San Diego County		*
	1938	Du-par's	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1938	Lawry's The Prime Rib	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1938	Phoenix Bakery	Chinatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1938	Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built 1938. Opened 1939 as Dave's Market. By 1941, it was a pool hall. Sometime before 1982 it became Tinhorn Flats. When?	*
1939
	1939	Art's Chili Dog Stand	Manchester Square, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Moved to this location in 1944.
	1939	Harbor House Cafe	Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach Orange County
	1939	Hawkins House of Burgers	Willowbrook (uninc. Watts, Los Angeles) Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	The Hawkins family first opened this place as a malt shop, then it became a grocery store, then burgers in the 1980s.	*
	1939	Newcomb's Ranch Restaurant & Bar	Angeles Crest Los Angeles County [Angeles Crest]	Rebuilt after a fire in 1976.	*
	1939	Pink's Hot Dogs	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1939	Sariñana's Tamale Factory	Santa Ana Orange County
	1939	Vince's Market	Atwater Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
1940
	1940	El Indio	Mission Hills, San Diego San Diego County		*
	1940	The Habit Drive-Thru	Visalia Tulare County	Tad's Drive-In in 1940, Nielson's Drive-In in the 1950s, then Mearle's Drive-In from 1961-2006. Opened as The Habit in 2011.
	1940	Ricci's Italian Restaurant	Bellflower Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1940	Tal's Cafe	Hyde Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Opened in 1940, but at this location since 1947.	*
1941
	1941	Black Market Liquor Bar	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	First known as Harry Carroll's Tin Pan Alley Cafe (at least 1941). Victory Motorcycle Co. (1943). Iron Horse Restaurant (1963-1977). The Wine Bistro (1980-2005). Black Market Liquor Bar (2011-).	*
	1941	Bun 'N Burger	Alhambra Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1941	Cafe La Maze	National City San Diego County
	1941	Clayton's Coffee Shop	Coronado San Diego County
	Bef 1941	Colonial Kitchen Restaurant	San Marino Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	The restaurant opened prior to 1941, but the exact year is currently unknown.
	1941	Hop Louie Restaurant	Chinatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Formerly known as Jade Pagoda. Originally known as Golden Pagoda.	*
	1941	Idle Hour Cafe	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly also known as La Caña Restaurant. Closed in 1984, but reopened in February 2015.	*
	1941	Kim Chuy Restaurant	Alhambra Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Formerly The Chili Bowl.	*
	1941	The Old Place	Cornell Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	Formerly Hank's Country Store & Cornell Post Office. Opened as The Old Place in 1970.	*
	1941	Snack Shack Original	Central-Alameda, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1941	Snug Harbor	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
1942
	1942	Manuel's Original El Tepeyac Cafe	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]	At this location since 1955.	*
	1942	Salsa & Beer (North Hollywood)	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built in 1942. Hecker's Frontier BBQ (pre-1950 to 1960). The Quail Restaurant (1960-1972). Puerta Del Sol (1972-????). Que Pasa (????-2010). Salsa & Beer (2010-present).	*
1943
	1943	Twohey's Restaurant	Alhambra Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	At this location since the 1950s.	*
1944
	1944	Carrillo's Tortilleria	San Fernando Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1944	Hob Nob Hill	Bankers Hill, San Diego San Diego County	Formerly known as Juniper Café, Melody Grill, Dorothy's Oven. At this location since 1946.
	1944	Walker's Cafe	San Pedro, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Harbor]	Known as Cuddles prior to 1944, possibly back to 1936, but this is currently unconfirmed.	*
1945
	1945	Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant	Valley Glen, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened 1945, Sherman Oaks. Moved to 2nd spot until 2006. Current location is formerly Hoppe's Old Heidelberg which opened 1958 (and was Matterhorn Chef, 1994-2006).	*
	1945	Chronis Famous Sandwich Shop	East Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]	Moved to this location in 1953.
	1945	Nate 'n Al's Delicatessan	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1945	Vince's Spaghetti	Ontario San Bernardino County	Opened in 1945 as a French dip stand. It became Vince's Spaghetti in 1946.	*
1946
	1946	Billingsley's	Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1946	Camacho's Place	El Centro Imperial County
	1946	Chili John's	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The original Chili John's opened in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1913.	*
	1946	Chris' & Pitt's #4 (Bellflower)	Bellflower Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1946	Clearman's Steak 'n Stein	Pico Rivera Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1946	Club Tee Gee	Atwater Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]	While the neon sign makes it look like Club Tee Yee, it's definitely Tee Gee, named for Neal Tracy and Joe Grzybowski.	*
	1946	Dorothy's Chuck Wagon	Camarillo Ventura County	Formerly known as Larry's Malt Shop. Formerly known as Carmen's.	*
	1946	El Tecolote	Camarillo Ventura County	At this location since 1952. Formerly located in Moorpark.
	1946	Gus's Barbecue	South Pasadena Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Formerly Hamburger Mac's. Opened in 1946 as Gus's Barbecue.	*
	1946	Hot Dog on a Stick	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]	This was the first location for this large chain.	*
	1946	Hot 'N Tot	Lomita Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1946	Jim's Fallbrook Market	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The market includes a deli.	*
	1946	Jolly Jug	El Monte Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1946	Rock 'N Pies Pizza Co. (Sherman Oaks)	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly Mazzarino's Italian Restaurant (founded 1946, moved here in 1956). It became Rock 'N Pies Pizza Co. in 2017.	*
	1946	Nick's Coffee Shop	Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1946	Original Tommy's Hamburgers (Los Angeles)	Westlake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1946	Paul's Kitchen	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The Los Angeles Times published a good history of this place.	*
	1946	Pecos Bill's BBQ	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1946	Rod's Grill	Arcadia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1946	Slavko's Harbor Poultry	San Pedro, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Harbor]	The family has sold chickens since 1922, but it bought this restaurant space in 1946.	*
	1946	Smoke House Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened in 1946 at Pass Avenue & Riverside Drive. Moved in 1948 to its current location (a restaurant space called Red Coach Inn that was built in 1947 but never opened).	*
	1946	Snow White Cafe	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Previously known as the Snow White Waffle Shop. Legend says that Walt Disney may have once owned it.	*
	1946	Tail o' the Pup	Beverly Grove, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Beverly Grove, 1946-1980s. West Hollywood, 1980s-2005. Currently a food truck, but soon to be restored in Downtown L.A.	*
	1946	Tony's Jacal	Solana Beach San Diego County
1947
	1947	The Apple Pan	West L.A., Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1947	Circus Donuts	Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]	Built in 1947. Current ownership since 1997.	*
	1947	Dick Church's Restaurant	Costa Mesa Orange County	Baby's Beef Burger, 1947-1972. Dick Church's, 1972-present.
	1947	Feel Burgers & Fries (Old Pasadena)	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Formerly Jake's Burgers & Billiards from 1947-2015. Reopening soon at a date TBD in 2017 as Feel Burgers & Fries.
	1947	Great White Hut	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1947	Langer's Delicatessen	Westlake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1947	Mel's Drive-In (Sherman Oaks)	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly known as Kerry's Coffee Shop. Opened as Mel's Drive-In in December 1989.	*
	1947	Mike's Original Diner	Castaic Los Angeles County [Northwest County]		*
	1947	Reel Inn Fresh Fish Market & Restaurant	Topanga Beach (uninc. Malibu) Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	Formerly Marino's, The Zoo, El Gordo's, and The Raft. Dates to 1947 with the current business open since 1986.	*
	1947	Valley Inn Restaurant & Bar	Encino, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1947	Western Bagel	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened in 1947 in Downtown L.A. and moved here in 1958.	*
1948
	1948	Cassell's Hamburgers	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Previously at Wilshire Boulevard, 3266 W. 6th Street, 3300 W. 6th. Closed 2012. Reopened in December 2014 at Hotel Normandie.	*
	1948	Champs Sports Pub	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	It was a Beer Parlor for a while and became the Stein Club by 1966 until 1983. Champs Sports Pub was established 1983.	*
	1948	Cindy's Restaurant	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1948	Dominick's	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1948	El Adobe De Capistrano	San Juan Capistrano Orange County	Parts of the building date to 1797 and 1812.	*
	1948	Factor's Famous Deli	Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1948	Foster's Freeze (San Fernando)	San Fernando Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1948	Geoffrey's Malibu	Malibu Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	Formerly the Holiday House Restaurant & Hotel, designed by Richard Neutra. Became Geoffrey's in 1983.
	1948	HMS Bounty	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Gaylord's Gay Room (1948-1951). Dimsdale's Secret Harbor (1951-61). Golden Anchor (1961-62). H.M.S. Bounty (1962-now).	*
	1948	Jax at the Tracks Truckee Diner	Truckee Placer County	This was originally a 1948 Kullman Dining Car Company diner called Birmingham Grille, but it was moved from Philadelphia to Truckee between 1992-1995. Previously Andy's Truckee Diner.	*
	1948	J n J Burger & Bar-B-Q	West Adams, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Goes back to 1948 under names possibly including Fuller Burger and Sophie's Hot Dogs. The current business dates to 1993.	*
	1948	Leo's Mexican Food	Lawndale Los Angeles County [South Bay]	Moved to its current location in 1976.	*
	1948	Nick's Cafe	Chinatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1948	Papa Cristo's Greek Restaurant	Pico-Union, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally opened as a Greek Market and the restaurant may have been added in the early 1980s.	*
	1948	Red Tracton's	Solana Beach San Diego County
	1948	Sinaloa Mexican Restaurant	Bakersfield Kern County
1949
	1949	Original Bill's Taco House	Historic South-Central, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1949	Bobby's Coffee Shop	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1949	Bob's Big Boy (Burbank)	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1949	Doughnut Hut	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1949	El Sarape Restaurant	Riverside Riverside County
	1949	Filippi's Pizza Grotto	Little Italy, San Diego San Diego County
	1949	Fred's 62	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Formerly Nemer's Cafe and George's Cafe. It became Fred's 62 in 1997, named for owners Fred Eric & Fred Sutherland, born 1962.	*
	1949	Miceli's Italian Restaurant (Hollywood)	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1949	Patsy D'Amore's Pizza	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Located at the 3rd & Fairfax Farmers Market.
	1949	The Red Onion	Rolling Hills Estates Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1949	Rudford's Restaurant	North Park, San Diego San Diego County
	1949	Samo's Charbroiled Hamburgers	Pomona Los Angeles County [Pomona Valley]	Previously known as Bob's Big Burger and probably other names.
	1949	Sportsman Restaurant & Lounge	Ventura Ventura County
	1949	Roger's Burgers	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Former frosty & snack bar, Boston Clam House, and Maid-Rite Taco. It became Steve's Burgers before 1999 and Roger's in 2017.	*
1950
	1950	The Arsenal	Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1950	Cafe 50's (Hollywood)	East Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Diner since 1950. Most recently Racho Restaurant and Cafe College Front. Cafe 50's since sometime between 2001-2010.	*
	1950	Golden Bull Restaurant	Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1950	Irv's Burgers	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Closed on 30 October 2013, but they soon found a new West Hollywood home nearby.	*
	1950	Kindle's Donuts	Westmont Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1950	La Chiquita Restaurant	Logan, Santa Ana Orange County
	1950	Original Queens Burgers	Tujunga, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Originally a Foster Freeze.	*
1951
	1951	Barkley Restaurant & Bar	South Pasadena Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Known as The Crossbow from 1951-1993. Barkley Restaurant from 1993-present.
	1951	Crab Cooker	Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach Orange County
	1951	Gary Bric's Ramp	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Monte's, 1951-??. Kredel & Fuhrman Enterprises, at least 1971. The Ramp, 1975-1983. Gazan's Steak & Seafood, 1983-1988. Conrad's Bar & Grill, 1988-1993. Apr 1993-, Gary Bric's Ramp. The current owner was the mayor of Burbank from 2009-2010.	*
	1951	Grant Grill	Downtown, San Diego San Diego County
	1951	Harbor Hut	Morro Bay San Luis Obispo County
	1951	The Hat	Alhambra Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1951	Olympic Coffee Shop	Sylmar, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	James' Drive-In, 1951-1957. Jim Bill's Restaurant, 1957-1971. Dimitri's, 1971-1984. Olympic Coffee Shop, 1984-present.	*
	1951	Senior Nacho	La Crescenta-Montrose Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Earlier names are unknown. The current name is most likely a bad misspelling of Señor Nacho.
1952
	1952	Dal Rae	Pico Rivera Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1952	Ernie's Mexican Restaurant	Toluca Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1952	Giuliano's Delicatessen	Gardena Los Angeles County [South L.A.]
	1952	Handy Market	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built 1952, King Cole Market at least in 1956, Big Dollar Market at least in 1958. Handy Market in 1970. Known for Tri-Tip BBQ.	*
	1952	In-N-Out Burger (Pasadena)	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Fourth In-N-Out restaurant built, but it's the oldest restaurant still remaining.	*
	1952	Johnnie's Pastrami	Culver City Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1952	Josie's Place	Gardena Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1952	Little Toni's Italian Restaurant	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The current restaurant dates to 1956. Previously, it was jazz club Cottage Italia, operated by a Frank Lamendola, which dates to pre-1952. What year did that place open?	*
	1952	Melody Bar & Grill	Westchester, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1952	Ming's Chinese Food	Bellflower Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1952	Randy's Donuts	Inglewood Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1952	Tony's on the Pier	Redondo Beach Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1952	Tuxie's Drive-In	Riverside Riverside County
1953
	1953	Chris' & Pitt's #6 (Downey)	Downey Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1953	George's 50's Diner	Bixby Knolls, Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	Grisinger's Drive-In Coffee Shop, 1953-1965. Lyman's, 1965-1971. Terry's Coffee Shop, 1971-1996. George's 50s Drive-In from 1996.	*
	1953	James Family Restaurant	San Fernando Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1953	Jim's Burgers #10 (Boyle Heights)	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]	Jim's Burgers since 1972, but it was something else back to 1953. What was it before Jim's?	*
	1953	Larry's Chili Dog	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1953	McDonald's	Downey Los Angeles County [Southeast]	Oldest extant McDonald's restaurant.	*
	1953	Nena's Restaurant	San Bernardino San Bernardino County
	1953	Taylor's Steakhouse (Koreatown)	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Opened as Taylor's Tavern at Olympic & Western in 1953. They moved to their current location in 1970.	*
	1953	Ye Loy Chinese Food	Temple City Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
1954
	1954	The Bear Pit Bar-B-Que	Mission Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Started in the 1940s as a BBQ shack in Newhall, Santa Clarita.	*
	1954	Colombo's Italian Steakhouse	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1954	Domenico's Italian Restaurant (Long Beach)	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]
	1954	Dresden Restaurant	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1954	Heart's Coffee Shop	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened 1954 as Harvey's Restaurant. It became Heart's Coffee Shop by 1967. The current owners have had it since 1979.	*
	1954	Linko's Cocktail Lounge	Colton San Bernardino County	Formerly known as Linko's Cafe. Possibly opened in April 1954.
	1954	Petrillo's Pizza Restaurant	San Gabriel Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1954	Steven's Steak & Seafood House	Commerce Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1954	Stox Restaurant & Bakery	Downey Los Angeles County [Southeast]	Opened as a hamburger stand in Huntington Park in 1954. At this location since 1962.	*
	1954	36/36 Club	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]		*
	1954	Venice Pizza House	Normal Heights, San Diego San Diego County
	1954	Wool Growers Restaurant	Bakersfield Kern County		*
1955
	1955	Andre's Drive-In (Niles Street)	Bakersfield Kern County
	1955	Bali Hai Restaurant	Shelter Island, San Diego San Diego County		*
	1955	Casa Bianca Pizza Pie	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1955	Chips Restaurant	Hawthorne Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1955	Dale's Donuts	Compton Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1955	El Charro Restaurant	Montrose, Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]
	1955	Fox's Restaurant	Altadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1955	Golden Sky Fine Chinese Cuisine	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Big's (opened 1 June 1955). The Patio Restaurant (1957-1976). First Chinese Restaurant (1985). Mandarin Pavilion (1994-2004). It became Golden Sky sometime after 2004.	*
	1955	Joyce's Coffee Shop & Restaurant	Northridge, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1955	La Bella Pizza Garden	Chula Vista San Diego County
	1955	Magic Lamp Inn	Rancho Cucamonga San Bernardino County	Formerly known as Lucy & John's Cafe and built in the 1940s, but what year was that?	*
	1955	Plaza Inn	Disneyland, Anaheim Orange County	Formerly known as Red Wagon Inn.	*
	1955	Prince O' Whales	Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]	Formerly known as the Bowspirit. It became the Prince O' Whales in 1972.	*
	1955	The Sire Bar & Grill	Riverside Riverside County
	1955	Taylor's Steakhouse (La Cañada Flintridge)	La Cañada Flintridge Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	This was Sparr Restaurant from approx. 1955 to November 1995. It became Taylor's in March 1996. They remodeled in 2009.	*
	1955	Trader Vic's	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]	The original restaurant is gone and is replaced by a poolside cafe.	*
	1955	The Venice Room	Monterey Park Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
1956
	1956	Beeps Diner	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1956	Bellflower Bagels	Bellflower Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1956	Carla's Drive-In	Bakersfield Kern County	The building was built in 1956, but it's probably had other business names over the years.
	1956	Casa Vega Restaurant	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1956	Domenick's Pizza House	Carson Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1956	Johnny's Pastrami on Adams	Jefferson Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1956	Munch Box	Chatsworth, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1956	The Original Park Pantry	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]
	1956	Otomisan Restaurant	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]
	1956	The Ranch House	Meiners Oaks (uninc. Ojai) Ventura County		*
	1956	Tom's Burgers & Pastrami	East Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]
1957
	1957	A & W Restaurant (Modesto)	Modesto Stanislaus County		*
	1957	Andre's Drive-In (Brundage Lane)	Bakersfield Kern County
	1957	Azteca Mexican Restaurant	Garden Grove Orange County	Originally opened in 1957 then moved here in 1980. Features a huge collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia.	*
	1957	Antonio's Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Briefly known in 1957 as Miceli's before founder Antonio Miceli changed its name to reflect a new direction from his brothers.	*
	1957	Art's Delicatessen & Restaurant	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1957	Coral Cafe	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1957	Galley Cafe	Newport Beach Orange County		*
	1957	Goody's Restaurant	El Monte Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Located in San Gabriel until 2010 then moved to a newer building in El Monte.	*
	1957	Knowlwood	Anaheim Hills, Anaheim Orange County		*
	1957	La Casa Honduras Restaurant	Westmont Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Originally a Stan Kite Restaurant in 1957. It became Waffle Factory in 2008. It is now La Casa Honduras.
	1957	Norm's Restaurant (Los Angeles)	Beverly Grove, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1957	Ozzie's Diner	Commerce Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1957	Red Sails Inn Restaurant	Shelter Island, San Diego San Diego County
	1957	Safari Room	Mission Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1957	Simply Wholesome	View Park-Windsor Hills Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Originally The Wich Stand from 1957-1987, but now Simply Wholesome.
1958
	1958	Astro Family Restaurant	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally Donly's Restaurant then Conrad's Restaurant before becoming Astro Family Restaurant.	*
	1958	Cafetales Restaurant	Inglewood Los Angeles County [South Bay]	Originally known as Sherri's Coffee Shop.
	1958	Casa De Soria	Ventura Ventura County
	1958	Corky's Restaurant & Bar	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly Stanley Burke's Coffee Shop. Formerly The Lamplighter.	*
	1958	Jim's Burgers #1 (Bell)	Bell Los Angeles County [Southeast]	Same restaurant all the way to 1958, but the place did burn down at some point in the 1960s, so it was rebuilt.	*
	1958	Jim's Burgers (La Puente)	Valinda (uninc. La Puente) Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1958	Napoleone Pizza House	National City San Diego County
	1958	Neptune's Net	Old Malibu (uninc. Malibu) Ventura County		*
	1958	Nino's Italian Restaurant	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]
	1958	Norwood Bar & Lounge	North Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The bar says Est. 1965, but the building was built in 1957, they got a business license around May 1958, and the first ad for Norwood was in the Van Nuys News newspaper on 28 Aug 1958.	*
	1958	Pann's Restaurant & Coffee Shop	Westchester, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1958	The Pizza Show	Hawthorne Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1958	Rae's Restaurant	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1958	Sandwiches By Connal's	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1958	Tonga Hut (North Hollywood)	Valley Glen, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	This is the oldest tiki bar in Los Angeles.	*
1959
	1959	Ay Papa Que Rico (Arleta)	Arleta, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly known as Shoestring Restaurant, it became an Ay Papa Que Rico in 2015.	*
	1959	Bar With No Name	Sausalito Marin County		*
	1959	Cavaretta's Italian Deli	Canoga Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1959	Chez Jay Restaurant	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1959	Dinah's Family Restaurant	Westchester, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1959	Marty's Hamburger Stand	Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1959	Mel's Drive-In (Santa Monica)	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]	Penguin Coffee Shop, 1959-1991. Western Dental, 1991-2016. Reopened as a Mel's Drive-In in 2018.	*
	1959	North Hollywood Diner	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Previously known as Sitton's North Hollywood Diner, and Andrew's North Hollywood Diner.	*
	1959	Peter's El Loco	West Covina Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Originally a Taco Paco in 1959 and it became El Loco in 1971. Formerly Manny's El Loco and now Peter's El Loco.
	1959	Pizza Buona	Echo Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The Sunset & Alvarado location closed in December 2015. It reopened nearby at Alvarado & Montrose Streets.
	1959	The Potholder Cafe P3	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	Formerly Dari Delite Drive-In, OK Burger, and Long Beach Vegan Eatery before becoming The Potholder Cafe P3 in 2015.
	1959	Red Fox Steakhouse	North Park, San Diego San Diego County		*
	1959	Red Lion Tavern	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1959	Tallyrand Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1959	Tito's Tacos	Culver City Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1959	Tortilla Inn	Northridge, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
1960
	1960	Dad's Donut & Bakery Shop	Balboa Island, Newport Beach Orange County	Also known as Dad's Original Balboa Bar & Frozen Banana.
	1960	Domenico's Italian Restaurant (Pasadena)	Altadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]
	1960	Eat at Joe's	Redondo Beach Los Angeles County [South Bay]	It became Joe's in 1969, but it was a smaller hamburger stand with various names back to about 1960.	*
	1960	Harry's Coffee Shop	La Jolla, San Diego San Diego County
	1960	Jim's Famous ¼ Pound Burger	Rosemead Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1960	La Villa Basque	Vernon Los Angeles County [Southeast]	Recently lost its historical features.
	1960	Mom's Burgers	Compton Los Angeles County [Southeast]	The place has been Mom's Burgers since 1975, but, previously, it was Richie's Drive-In which goes back to at least 1960.	*
	1960	Original Tommy's Hamburgers (Van Nuys)	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened in 1960 as Baker's Tacos. Taco Tree at least in 1974. It became Original Tommy's in the 1970s, but definitely by 1983.	*
	1960	Paty's Restaurant	Toluca Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly known as Gaby's Restaurant.	*
	1960	Rigo's Taco #6	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally a Denny's Coffee Shop and later a Ken's Coffee Shop. It became a Rigo's Taco in 1993.	*
	1960	Sharky's Mexican Grill (Studio City)	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly Twain's Restaurant, closed in 2014.	*
	1960	Wild Oak Cafe	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Originally a gas station. Then St. George's Mini Mart. Now known as Wild Oak Caf�.
	1960	Yamashiro Hollywood	Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The house itself was built in 1914. The property has a pagoda that's ~600 years old.	*
1961
	1961	Apollo Restaurant (aka Apollo Char-Burger Grill)	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally opened as a Beep's Drive-In Restaurant.	*
	1961	Arthur's Restaurant	Downey Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1961	Canton City Restaurant	Montebello Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1961	Casa De Pizza	Granada Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Features extensive Frank Sinatra memorabilia.	*
	1961	Dino's Pizza	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	First built in 1961, but it's currently unknown what its original name was, nor when it became Dino's.	*
	1961	Driftwood Dairy Drive-Thru	El Monte Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	The dairy farms date back to before 1946. This location was originally known as Driftyland Dairy-Port.	*
	1961	Eat'n Park	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built in 1961, unknown name. Eat'n Park since at least 1988. But is the contraction meant to be Eat & Park or Eating Park?	*
	1961	El Mercado De Los Angeles	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]	Includes the El Mercadito Mariachi Restaurant.	*
	1961	Garduno's	Montebello Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1961	Harold's House of Omelettes	Thousand Oaks Ventura County		*
	1961	Hinano Cafe	Venice, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1961	Mama Petrillo's	Temple City Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Owned by this family since 1961, but does the restaurant itself date further back?
	1961	Mario's Italian Deli	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1961	Mikado Japanese Restaurant	Valley Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Oldest Japanese restaurant in the San Fernando Valley. Opened in 1963. It was The Brass Tiger Lounge before that since 1961.	*
	1961	Ports 'O Call Waterfront Dining	San Pedro, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Harbor]		*
	1961	The Rock Store	Cornell Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]		*
	1961	Sam's Charbroiled Burgers	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Taco Don's since at least 1961. Maybe other names after. Known as Sam's Charbroiled Burgers since at least 1991.	*
	1961	Uncle Bill's Pancake House	Manhattan Beach Los Angeles County [South Bay]
1962
	1962	Angelo's Italian Restaurant	Alhambra Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1962	Chee Chinese Restaurant	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]
	1962	Chimneysweep Lounge	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1962	Cupid's Hot Dogs (Canoga Park)	Winnetka, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The original Cupid's Hot Dogs opened in North Hollywood in 1946, but it's now gone.	*
	1962	Dear John's Restaurant	Culver City Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1962	El Cholo	La Habra Orange County
	1962	Foster's Freeze (Eagle Rock)	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1962	Frosty Queen	Granada Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened in 1962 as Dairy Queen. Bought by new owners in 1972. They changed the name to Frosty Queen in 1982.	*
	1962	La Cave	Costa Mesa Orange County
	1962	Le Chalet Basque	Santa Venetia Marin County		*
	1962	Mariscos Colima	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Previously Triple J Bar, Scorpio Club, and possibly Roger's. Became Mariscos Colima (owned by Rigo's Tacos #6) in Nov 1998.	*
	1962	Mel's Drive-In (West Hollywood)	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Formerly Ben Frank's Restaurant which closed in 1995. Opened as Mel's Drive-In in 1997.	*
	1962	Philadelphia Steak & Hoagie Company	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built as a hot dog stand in 1962. Philadelphia Steak & Hoagie might date to 1972.	*
	1962	Retro Dairy Mart	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Alta Dena Dairy Market from 1962-2014. Reopened 2 May 2015 as Retro Dairy Mart. Featured in the movie La La Land.	*
	1962	Sorrento's Restaurant	San Pedro, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Harbor]
	1962	Twin Dragon Shanghai Cuisine	Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1962	Viva Cantina	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Also known as Cody Bryant's Viva Cantina. Formerly known as Viva Fresh.	*
	1962	Ye Olde Taco House #1	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
1963
	1963	Andre's Italian Restaurant	Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1963	Bonanza Coffee Shop	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	This Western-themed Mexican restaurant has changed hands a few times, but it's always had the same name.	*
	1963	La Cabaña	Venice, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1963	Capri Italian Restaurant	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]
	1963	Casita Del Campo	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1963	The Castaway	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The original 1963 building burned down in 1993 and was then rebuilt. It was remodeled later and reopened in 2018.	*
	1963	El Paso Barbecue Company	Tarzana, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally the Scandia Village Smorgasboard and then Pizza Vino Italian Restaurant. It's been El Paso since 1977.	*
	1963	Golden Star	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]		*
	1963	Magic Castle	Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The original building was built in 1908.	*
	1963	Matteo's Restaurant	West L.A., Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1963	NoHo Cafe	Valley Glen, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly Tacos El Toro.	*
	1963	Old Trieste	Bay Park, San Diego San Diego County
	1963	Pasty Kitchen	Los Alamitos Orange County		*
	1963	Pie 'n Burger	Pasadena Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1963	The San Franciscan	Torrance Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
1964
	1964	Arry's Super Burgers	Montebello Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1964	Darby's American Cantina	Redlands San Bernardino County
	1964	Dan Tana's Restaurant	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1964	Foxy's Restaurant	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]
	1964	Giamela's Lamplighter Restaurant	Chatsworth, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built 1964 as Harvey's Restaurant. Lamplighter Restaurant before 1986. It became Giamela's Lamplighter in 2006.	*
	1964	Giamela's Submarine Sandwiches	Atwater Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1964	Harry's Family Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Denny's Diner, 1964 to at least 1969. Coffee Shop. Burbank Deli at least 1979-1980. Became Harry's sometime between 1980-2006.	*
	1964	Hong Kong Inn	Ventura Ventura County		*
	1964	Lucy's El Adobe Cafe	Larchmont, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1964	Mama's Chicken & Market	Hyde Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Started out as a small hamburger stand.
	1964	Milt's Coffee Shop	Bakersfield Kern County		*
	1964	My Hero Submarine Sandwich Shoppe	Northridge, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1964	Pipers Restaurant	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1964	Shakers Family Restaurant	South Pasadena Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Formerly known as Preble's Restaurant & Coffee Shop, 1964-1971. Salt Shaker, 1971-1975. Shakers Family Restaurant since 1975.
	1964	The Talpa Restaurant	Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1964	Tartan of Redlands	Redlands San Bernardino County	Opened a block away in 1964 then moved here in 1974.	*
	1964	Vic's Thai Food	Valley Glen, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally Poochy's Hot Dog Stand, it became Vic's by 1978. Owned by Vichian Pinkoompee. Also known as Vic's Food To Go.	*
	1964	Victorio's Ristorante	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
1965
	1965	Bill's Burgers	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Opened 1965, aka Bill's & Hiroko's. I asked the grumpy owner the name of the original pre-1965 restaurant here, and he growled, "Who gives a shit anymore? They're dead."	*
	1965	Capitol Burger	Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1965	Captain Jack's Prime Rib & Seafood Restaurant	Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach Orange County
	1965	Crown Burger	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	This was an Orange Julius at least until 1972, but it's unknown when it became Crown Burger.	*
	1965	Cupid's Hot Dogs (Northridge)	Northridge, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The original Cupid's Hot Dogs opened in North Hollywood in 1946, but it's now gone.	*
	1965	Five Crowns	Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach Orange County
	1965	Frank's Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1965	Haskell's Prospector Steakhouse & Saloon	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]		*
	1965	Le Petit Chateau	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1965	Mama Cozza's Italian Restaurant	Anaheim Orange County		*
	1965	The Mexican Village	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1965	Phoenix Inn	Chinatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
	1965	Quickie Dog & Taco Quickie	Bell Gardens Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1965	The Steak Corral	West Whittier-Los Nietos Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1965	Tony's Bella Vista Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1965	Woody's Wharf	Newport Beach Orange County
1966
	1966	The Admiral Risty	Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1966	The Black Cat	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally Black Cat Tavern, a historical site for LGBT history. It became Le Barcito and is now The Black Cat.
	1966	Clearman's North Woods Inn (San Gabriel)	East San Gabriel Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1966	Denny's Diner (Koreatown)	Koreatown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1966	Denny's Diner (Piper Tech)	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	It was briefly known as Nibbler's and Big Bang Coffee Shop for a while in 2011 before becoming a Denny's Diner again.	*
	1966	El Chavo Restaurant	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
	1966	Fortune Cookies Restaurant	Los Alamitos Orange County	DJ's Drive-In at least by 1966. Tong's Satay House by 1973. Unknown when it became Fortune Cookies Restaurant.	*
	1966	Golden Bowl Charbroiled Teriyaki #6	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	Originally a Taco Bell from 1966 to sometime after 1977.
	1966	Horseless Carriage Restaurant	North Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Located at the Galpin Motors car dealership.	*
	1966	La Dolce Vita Beverly Hills	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1966	Little Tony's Italian Restaurant	Oxnard Ventura County
	1966	Monte Carlo Italian Deli and Pinocchio's Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The deli dates back to at least 1966, perhaps earlier. It was bought in 1969 by a new owner who added the restaurant in 1971.	*
	1966	Rincón Taurino Restaurant	Panorama City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built 1966 as Sandy's Restaurant. Tiny Naylor's at least 1973-1977. Denny's in at least 1987. Rincón Taurino at least by 1996, although a sign says "Since 11-5-1983" (maybe they had a prior location).	*
	1966	San Marino Grill & Coffee Shop	San Marino Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1966	Tasty Burger (aka Shish Kebab House)	Valley Glen, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Orange Julius Restaurant (1966 to at least 1969). Morry's Fruit Supreme (at least in 1977). Tasty Burger (since at least 1989).	*
	1966	Top Dog (Durant Avenue)	Berkeley Alameda County		*
1967
	1967	Belly Buster Sandwich Shoppe	Alhambra Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	The sign says 1967, but this location might be 1973 (there used to be several Belly Busters). The stand may date to 1932 with a different name, but records show non-restaurant businesses here.	*
	1967	Benjie's Deli	Santa Ana Orange County
	1967	Blue Bayou Restaurant	Disneyland, Anaheim Orange County		*
	1967	Brent's Delicatessen & Restaurant	Northridge, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1967	Casa Escobar (Santa Monica)	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1967	Clearman's North Woods Inn (Covina)	Covina Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1967	Club 33	Disneyland, Anaheim Orange County		*
	1967	Denny's Diner (Arcadia)	Arcadia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]	Originally Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, the windmill broke in 1989 when Denny's took over, but was restored in 2016.	*
	1967	Denny's Diner (North Hollywood)	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1967	Denny's Diner (Sylmar)	Sylmar, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1967	Dinah's Fried Chicken	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1967	Di Pilla's Italian Restaurant	Rosemead Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1967	Jabal Lebnan Mediterranean Kitchen	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The original Taco Bell was built 1967 and opened March 1968. Rebuilt in 1989. It became Jabal Lebnan Kitchen in 2010.	*
	1967	Jimmy's Charbroiled Burgers	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Orginally a Tastee Freez from at least 1967-1976 (the A-frame building might be 1948). Jimmy's Burgers since at least 1988.	*
	1967	Lee's Market	Watts, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]
	1967	Los Toros Mexican Restaurant	Chatsworth, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1967	Mandarin Terrace	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Topper's Family Steakhouse (1967-1969). Jako's Buffet Restaurant (1970-1973). Dragon Palace Restaurant (1976). King Kong Mandarin Restaurant (1977). Gem Hay Cantonese Restaurant (1977-2001). Mandarin Terrace (2001 to present).	*
	1967	Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse (San Dimas)	San Dimas Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1967	Proud Bird	Westchester, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1967	Queens Char Burgers	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally a Taco Bell, but what year did that change?	*
	1967	Scarantino's Italian Inn	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1967	Shakey's Pizza Parlor (North Hollywood)	Valley Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The chain started in 1954, but this location opened in 1967 (property records) or 1968 (first mention in the local newspaper).	*
	1967	Taco Lita #15	Arcadia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1967	Tomorrowland Terrace	Disneyland, Anaheim Orange County		*
	1967	Vintage Hollywood Sports Bar & Grill	Arlington Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally a Stan Kite Restaurant in 1967. Later known as Safari and then Mixed Nuts. Currently Vintage Hollywood.
	1967	Zig's Restaurant	Reseda, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
1968
	1968	Alpine Village	West Carson (uninc. Torrance) Los Angeles County [South Bay]	Features an annual Oktoberfest festival.	*
	1968	Arby's Restaurant #150	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Note the vintage old neon sign.	*
	1968	Arby's Restaurant #215	Huntington Beach Orange County	Note the vintage old neon sign, and the original curved roof.
	1968	Backwoods Inn	Canyon Country, Santa Clarita Los Angeles County [Northwest County]		*
	1968	Brolly Hut	Inglewood Los Angeles County [South Bay]		*
	1968	Burger Town USA	Redlands San Bernardino County	Taco Blanco's, 1968-1980. Taco Bell, 1980-1993. Empty 3 years. Burger Town U.S.A. from 1996 to the present.
	1968	Folliero's Italian Food & Pizza	Highland Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]
	1968	Goat Hill Tavern	Costa Mesa Orange County	Previously known as Zeb's World Famous Boathouse and then Henry & Harry's Goat Hill Tavern. Now just Goat Hill Tavern.
	1968	Original Thai BBQ & Restaurant (Hollywood)	East Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Originally a Taco Bell until sometime between 1995-2006.	*
	1968	Polly's Pies Bakery Cafe (Fullerton)	Fullerton Orange County	This first location of the local chain opened 1 November 1968.
	1968	Sabroso Mexican Restaurant	Winnetka, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1968	Tacos Mexico (Van Nuys)	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Arby's Restaurant from 1968 to sometime after 1980. In 1999, it was a Que Ricos. At least by 2002, it was Tacos Mexico.	*
	1968	Wienerschnitzel (Canoga Park)	Canoga Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1968	Wienerschnitzel (North Hollywood)	Valley Village, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
1969
	1969	A & T Burgers (11318 Avalon Boulevard)	Green Meadows, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Formerly a Jim Dandy Fried Chicken from 1969-1983. It has been A & T Burgers from 1983 to the present. Another A & T Burgers is at 9401 Avalon Blvd. (since 2007).	*
	1969	Arby's Restaurant #390	Canoga Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Note the vintage old neon sign.	*
	1969	Arby's Restaurant #294	Mission Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Note the vintage old neon sign.	*
	1969	The Cellar	Fullerton Orange County
	1969	Chico's Pizza Parlor	Lynwood Los Angeles County [Southeast]	Opened prior to 1969, but the date is currently unknown. Site of Chateau Restaurant to at least 1959, and Ivan's to 1945.	*
	1969	Don Cuco Mexican Restaurant (Toluca Lake)	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1969	Dr. Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas BBQ	Panorama City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1969	El Migueleno Restaurant	Adams-Normandie, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]
	1969	Francelli's Italian Restaurant	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]
	1969	Golden Ox Burgers	Montebello Los Angeles County [Southeast]
	1969	Harold & Belle's	Jefferson Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	Opened by Harold & Belle Legaux. Renovated in 1985 and 2016.
	1969	Hong Kong Restaurant	Corona Riverside County
	1969	House of Pies	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1969	Jim Dandy Fried Chicken (Gramercy Park)	Gramercy Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1969	Jim Dandy Fried Chicken (Vermont Vista)	Vermont Vista, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]		*
	1969	Kick Back Jack's (BC Cafe)	Claremont Los Angeles County [Pomona Valley]	Originally a Howard Johnson's, it became a BC Cafe sometime between 1982 and 1997. Recently became Kick Back Jack's.
	1969	Lancer's Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1969	La Poubelle Bistro	Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1969	La Villa Mexican Food Restaurant	El Camino Village Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1969	Monty's Steakhouse	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built in 1969 as Jolly Ox Restaurant. Later known as Sterling Inn and Todd's Restaurant. It became Monty's between 1990-1995.	*
	1969	Moreno's Restaurant	El Modena, Orange Orange County	The building was a Quaker Church that was built in 1887.
	1969	Paulie's Pizza Pub	Upland San Bernardino County	Previously located in Ontario, California.
	1969	Penny's Burgers	Highland Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1969	The Spaghetti Bender	Newport Beach Orange County
	1969	Sushi Maru Seafood	Claremont Los Angeles County [Pomona Valley]	Opened in 1969 as Tugboat Annie's Restaurant. Changed names a few times and became Sushi Maru Seafood.
	1969	Taco Treat	Arcadia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1969	Tokyo Yakitori	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	A-frame building built in 1969 and possibly an old Tastee Freez. Tokyo Yakitori since 1994 and a taco place just before that.	*
1970
	1970	Antonio's Restaurant	Fairfax, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
	1970	The Baked Potato	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1970	Cactus Patch Restaurant	Moorpark Ventura County
	1970	In-N-Out Burger (Pomona)	Pomona Los Angeles County [Pomona Valley]	Opened in April 1970.	*
	1970	Jim's Burgers #8 (East Los Angeles)	East Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]
	1970	Le Sanglier French Restaurant	Tarzana, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1970	Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse (Colton)	Colton San Bernardino County		*
	1970	The Potholder Cafe Too	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	Previously The Grinder Restaurant and Carnitas Michoacan. It became The Potholder Cafe Too in 2013.
	1970	Rib Ranch BBQ	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally opened in 1970 in North Hills, and then moved to Woodland Hills in 1973.	*
1971
	1971	Alfredo's Granada Mexican Restaurant	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1971	Angelo's & Vinci's Ristorante	Fullerton Orange County		*
	1971	Benihana (Beverly Hills)	Beverly Hills Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1971	Cables Restaurant	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Previously known as Page's Restaurant & Coffee Shop.	*
	1971	The Gardens of Taxco	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
	1971	Howard's Famous Bacon & Avocado Burgers	Palms, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1971	In-N-Out Burger (North Hollywood)	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	According to the date etched into the counter (more places should do that!), this restaurant opened on 10 May 1971.	*
	1971	Pete's Hamburgers	South Gate Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1971	Polly's Pies Bakery Cafe (Orange)	Orange Orange County	This location opened on 8 November 1971.
	1971	Van Nuys German Deli	North Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1971	Way Station Coffee Shop	Newhall, Santa Clarita Los Angeles County [Northwest County]		*
	1971	Ye Rustic Inn	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
1972
	1972	Carmine's Restaurant & Bar	Westwood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]	Also known as Carmine's II Cafe.
	1972	Don Jose Mexican Cafe (Orange)	Orange Orange County	Also known as Ricardo's Don Jose, this was the original location of this local chain.
	1972	The Donut Man	Glendora Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]		*
	1972	Gladstone's Restaurant	Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1972	Good Neighbor Restaurant	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1972	The Hobbit Restaurant	Orange Orange County
	1972	King Cole Pizza	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]		*
	1972	La Frite	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1972	Moonshadows Malibu	Malibu Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]		*
	1972	Norm's Restaurant (Van Nuys)	Valley Glen, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1972	Oomasa	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1972	Orange Hill Restaurant	Orange Orange County
	1972	Oyster House Restaurant & Saloon	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The Stop (Disco) and Hamil's (Shish-Kebabs) might have been on this site as far back as 1956. Need to verify.	*
	1972	Pete's Burgers	University Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South L.A.]	The business opened in 1972, but it's possible that the building might date back to 1946.
	1972	Polly's Pies Bakery Cafe (Long Beach / Atlantic)	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	This first Long Beach location opened on 24 January 1972.
	1972	Rusty Pelican	Newport Beach Orange County
	1972	Sausalito Seahorse	Sausalito Marin County	Originally opened approximately 1972 with an unknown name. Saylor's Landing, 1999-2007. Sausalito Seahorse, 2010 to present.	*
	1972	The Shack	Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1972	Suehiro Cafe	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1972	Valentino	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1972	Willow Ranch Restaurant	Buttonwillow Kern County	Known as Willow Ranch Restaurant since 1998. It had other currently unknown names prior to that.	*
1973
	1973	A & W Restaurant (San Rafael)	San Rafael Marin County	Opened on 14 July 1973. Previously the site of a Booby's Restaurant.	*
	1973	Egg Plantation	Newhall, Santa Clarita Los Angeles County [Northwest County]		*
	1973	Inn of the Seventh Ray	Topanga Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]		*
	1973	Izzy's Deli	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1973	Patrick's Roadhouse	Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]	Former red car depot and later apartments. Possibly called Roy's, 1965-1973. Originally called Patrick's Place after Patrick Fischler.	*
	1973	Porto's Bakery & Cafe	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Cuba, 1960. Silver Lake L.A., 1973. Moved to Glendale, 1982. The popular Burbank location opened in 2006.	*
	1973	The Potholder Cafe	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	The building was built in 1925. This space used to be storefronts and part of the upstairs bed-and-breakfast.	*
	1973	Rosa's Mexican Restaurant	Hermosa Beach Los Angeles County [South Bay]
1974
	1974	Astro Burger (Hollywood)	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The restaurant was built in 1974 and opened that year.	*
	1974	Chowder Barge	Wilmington, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Harbor]		*
	1974	Denny's Diner (Grapevine)	Grapevine (unincorporated Lebec) Kern County
	1974	El Farolito	Placentia Orange County
	1974	George's Drive-In	Riverside Riverside County
	1974	Gilbert's El Indio Restaurant	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1974	In-N-Out Burger (Tujunga)	Tujunga, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1974	King Taco #1	Cypress Park, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1974	Orange County Mining Co.	North Tustin (unincorporated) Orange County		*
	1974	Pickwick Pub	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	The restaurant burned down in 2004 and was rebuilt in 2005.	*
	1974	Polly's Pies Bakery Cafe (Santa Ana)	Santa Ana Orange County	This location opened on 28 October 1974.	*
	1974	Pomona Valley Mining Co.	Pomona Los Angeles County [Pomona Valley]		*
	1974	Ristorante Peppone	Brentwood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1974	Sagebrush Cantina	Calabasas Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]		*
	1974	Ye Olde Kings Head	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
1975
	1975	Bobo's Hamburgers (Lynwood)	Lynwood Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1975	Café Tropical	Silver Lake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1975	Carney's Restaurant (Sunset Strip)	West Hollywood Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1975	Clancy's Crab Broiler	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1975	El Compadre Restaurant	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1975	Hamburgers Sausalito	Sausalito Marin County
	1975	Moffett's Family Restaurant & Chicken Pie Shoppe	Arcadia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1975	Original Pizza Cookery	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1975	Polly's Pies Bakery Cafe (Los Alamitos)	Los Alamitos Orange County	Previously Katella's Deli Restaurant & Bakery by at least 1975. It became a Polly's Pies on 29 August 1989.	*
	1975	Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1975	Shibucho	Westlake, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]
	1975	Spires Restaurant (Long Beach)	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	This was the fifteenth Spires to be built, but today there are only seven restaurants remaining.	*
	1975	Tacos Mexico (Downtown L.A.)	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	This was the first of almost 40 locations. It started as a food truck in 1975, then this actual restaurant opened in 1980.	*
1976
	1976	Denny's Diner (Hollywood)	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1976	John's Hamburgers (John's Grill & Cantina)	Chino San Bernardino County	The sign says 1976, but it may be 1996 for Chino, with older John's Hamburgers elsewhere. Also FKA John's, Harry's Place, and Mama's Grill. It will become John's Grill & Cantina in 2017.
	1976	Le Roy's Restaurant	Monrovia Los Angeles County [San Gabriel Valley]
	1976	Lulu's Restaurant	Lake Balboa, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1976	Pea Soup Andersen's (Santa Nella)	Santa Nella Merced County		*
	1976	Royal Falconer British Pub & Restaurant	Redlands San Bernardino County	Tang's Pantry / Tang's Chinese Restaurant from at least 1976 until 1999. Royal Falconer British Pub from 1999 to the present.	*
1977
	1977	Acapulco Restaurant (Glendale)	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]		*
	1977	Brogino's	Redondo Beach Los Angeles County [South Bay]
	1977	Buchanan Arms Restaurant & Pub	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1977	Coral Tree Cafe (Encino)	Encino, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Castagnola's Lobster House, 1977-1983. Breakers Seafood Co., 1983-1986. Hymie's Fish Market, 1986-1991. Cha Cha Cha, 1991-2006. Coral Tree Cafe, 2006-present.	*
	1977	Dizz's As Is	Laguna Beach Orange County
	1977	Enterprise Fish Co. (Santa Barbara)	Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County
	1977	Fairways Restaurant & Tavern (formerly Fairways Cafe)	Hansen Dam, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Located at Hansen Dam Golf Course which opened in 1964, this clubhouse and restaurant was dedicated 7 November 1977.	*
	1977	Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant	Coalinga (unincorporated) Fresno County		*
	1977	Joselito's Mexican Food	Tujunga, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Originally located in Burbank.	*
	1977	Mary & Robb's Westwood Cafe	Westwood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1977	McDuff's Restaurant	Redlands San Bernardino County	Opened in approximately 1977, give or take a year.
	1977	Moun of Tunis	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1977	Pat & Lorraine's Coffee Shop	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]		*
	1977	Stars Drive-In	Winnetka, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Originally built in 1977 as a Del Taco, but it became Stars Drive-In (also known as Stars Diner) sometime before 1994.	*
	1977	Woody's Diner (Adams Avenue)	Huntington Beach Orange County	This has been a Woody's Diner since around 2008, and it was a Denny's before that to at least 1977, but probably even earlier.	*
1978
	1978	Agoura Deli & Mart	Agoura Hills Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]		*
	1978	Joey's Bar-B-Q	Chino San Bernardino County
	1978	La Parrilla	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]
	1978	Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament	Buena Park Orange County	Formerly the Kingdom of the Dancing Stallions from 1978-1983. Reopened as Medieval Times on 5 June 1986.	*
	1978	94th Aero Squadron Restaurant	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1978	Old World Village German Restaurant	Huntington Beach Orange County		*
1979
	1979	Big Jim's Family Restaurant	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1979	Casablanca Restaurant	Venice, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]	They opened on 31 December 1979.	*
	1979	Chart House Restaurant (Dana Point)	Dana Point Orange County	Designed by architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg.	*
	1979	Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Olympic & San Vicente)	Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Formerly a Pioneer Chicken until 2016.
	1979	Coral Beach Cantina	Malibu Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]		*
	1979	Country Deli Restaurant	Chatsworth, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1979	Daglas Drive-In	Winnetka, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1979	Don Jose Mexican Cafe (Montclair)	Montclair San Bernardino County	Also known as Rodrigo's Don Jose, this location opened in 1979. The original one opened in Orange in 1972.	*
	1979	Enterprise Fish Co. (Santa Monica)	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]
	1979	Guido's Restaurant	Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Westside]		*
	1979	Jack's Classic Hamburgers	North Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Jack Pinsker opened at Riverside & Colfax in 1985, but moved here in 2001. Previously a Dave's Fried Chicken since 1979.	*
	1979	Pioneer Chicken (Bell Gardens)	Bell Gardens Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1979	Palermo Ristorante Italiano	Los Feliz, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1979	Solidarity	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]	Formerly known as Warszawa, but renamed and renovated in January 2016.
1980-2020 and HONORABLE MENTIONS
	1980	Dan's Super Subs	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1980	Denny's Diner (Sun Valley)	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Built 1980 after a chiropractic office burned down in Jan 1977. Don Ricardo's Mexican Restaurant & Bar, 1980 to after 2000. It became a Denny's Diner sometime between 2000 to 2009.	*
	1980	Miceli's Italian Restaurant (Universal City)	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]		*
	1981	Nat's Early Bite Coffee Shop	Van Nuys, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	When did Nat Elias first open this place? Property records suggest 1981. Victor Carlos took over around 1987.	*
	1981	Pioneer Chicken (Boyle Heights)	Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Eastside]
	1981	Rick's Drive In & Out (Silver Lake)	Elysian Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Was there another restaurant here prior to 1981?
	1982	Cat & Fiddle Pub & Restaurant	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	Laurel Canyon, 1982. 6530 Sunset Boulevard, 1985-2014. 742 N. Highland Avenue, 2017-present.	*
	1982	Corrigan's Steakhouse	Thousand Oaks Ventura County	This restaurant includes family memorabilia for actor Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902-1976).	*
	1982	Denny's Diner (Gower Gulch)	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The Gower Gulch Shopping Center was built in 1977, and it seems that Denny's Diner opened there in 1982.	*
	1982	Don Cuco Mexican Restaurant (Simi Valley)	Simi Valley Ventura County		*
	1982	Kristy's Roadhouse Malibu	Cornell Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	Formerly Rustic Canyon General Store & Grill until 2017.	*
	1983	Engine Co. No. 28	Downtown, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	This restaurant was a historic firehouse building from 1912 to 1969.	*
	1983	The Ivy	Beverly Grove, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]		*
	1983	Marino Ristorante	Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The owners previously had Martoni's Restaurant since 1960. This place opened in 1983. Was an earlier restaurant here?	*
	1989	Cupid's Hot Dogs (Simi Valley)	Simi Valley Ventura County	The original Cupid's Hot Dogs opened in North Hollywood in 1946, but it's now gone.
	1989	Clearman's North Woods Inn (La Mirada)	La Mirada Los Angeles County [Southeast]		*
	1994	Max's of Manila (Glendale)	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Opened approximately 1994 as a Filipino restaurant, but it might date to at least 1980 as something else. Anyone know?	*
	1994	Froggy's Topanga Fish Market	Topanga Los Angeles County [Santa Monica Mountains]	Built as Topanga School. American Legion Hall, 1950-70s. Maybe names like The Gold Rush and Shamrun? Froggy's, 1994.	*
	2002	Joe's Italian Ice & Ice Cream	Garden Grove Orange County	Located in Garden Grove (Anaheim P.O. address). Formerly elsewhere in Garden Grove, 2002-2015. Opened here in 2014 in a former Discount Tire Center / Tire Pros. It looks old-fashioned.	*
RECENTLY DEMOLISHED OR PERMANENTLY CLOSED
	1937- 2005	Algemac's Coffee Shop	Glendale Los Angeles County [Verdugos]	Closed in 2005, but the empty façade has been incorporated into the community center of the City Lights Apartments.
	1946- 2017	Anthony's Fish Grotto	Downtown, San Diego San Diego County	Closed in January 2017 to make way for the Portside Pier.	*
	1988- 2017	Bob's Big Boy (Sun Valley)	Sun Valley, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Mr. C Coffee Shop was here since ~1960, but demolished. Dimion's Family Restaurant was built across the lot in 1988. It was turned into a Bob's Big Boy in 2009, but Starbucks demolished the building in April 2017.	*
	1949- 2013	Buggy Whip Steak House	Westchester, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]	This place closed in October 2013. Will it be permanent?
	1946- 2016	Casa Escobar (Westlake Village)	Thousand Oaks Ventura County	The family opened a West L.A. taqueria in 1924, with the first Casa Escobar opening in 1946. This location in the Westlake Village neighborhood opened more recently, but closed in September 2016.
	1984- 2014	Chaya Brasserie	Beverly Grove, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Central L.A.]	The original company was founded in 1661 in Hayama, Japan. After 30 years, this location closed on 31 December 2014.
	1958- 2015	Continental	Burbank Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Formerly the very first IHOP Restaurant. It was Mo's Restaurant from 1995-2015. Briefly opened then closed as Continental.	*
	1958- 2013	The Daily Grind	Long Beach Los Angeles County [Harbor]	Closed approx. 2013 and the giant donut was removed in 2014. The site was turned into a Dunkin' Donuts.	*
	1944- 2012	Dolores Restaurant	Santa Monica Los Angeles County [Westside]	Closed due to a fire in December 2012. Will it come back?
	1948- 2018	Du-Par's Restaurant (Studio City)	Studio City, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	It sadly closed 1 January 2018 and has turned into a Sephora.	*
	1950- 2014	Ernie Jr.'s Taco House	Eagle Rock, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [Northeast L.A.]	At this location from 1973 until it closed in April 2014. Will it reopen or will something else move in instead?
	1955- 2016	La Palma Chicken Pie Shop	Anaheim Orange County	Closed in 2016. Will the new place there continue the traditions?
	1947- 2017	Lupe's Mexican Restaurant	Thousand Oaks Ventura County	Closed in 2016 and demolished in 2017.
	1957- 2016	My Brother's Bar-B-Q	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [San Fernando Valley]	Closed in February 2016. Will it reopen?
	1961	Theme Building	Westchester, Los Angeles Los Angeles County [South Bay]	The Theme Building was built 1961. Encounter Restaurant was there from 1997 to Dec 2013. The space is currently empty.	*
With some exceptions, this list generally reflects places older than 1980. Please contact me with any additions, corrections, or advertising requests! © 2013-, Extremophiles Inc.

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