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A family's tough decision to shutter Simbal
In 2015, Shawn Pham and his family took out a lease on a 3,200-square-foot space and invested over $1 million to open a restaurant in Little Tokyo. Simbal served a Southeast Asian-inspired menu to rave reviews.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readIn 2015, Shawn Pham and his family took out a lease on a 3,200-square-foot space and invested over $1 million to open a restaurant in Little Tokyo. Simbal served a Southeast Asian-inspired menu to rave reviews. But this February, the family made the very tough decision to shutter the business. Pham discusses the many challenges the restaurant faced that led to his decision to close.
The full episode
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Staying afloat in L.A.'s restaurant biz- 0:00Building Honey's Kettle from the ground up
- 18:13Opening up Biergarten in the middle of Koreatown
- 27:48A family's tough decision to shutter SimbalYou’re reading this
- 40:55Jonathan Gold dines at The Ponte
- 44:29Pok Pok closes in Chinatown
- 51:19Weathering the storms at Michael's
The full episode
3 of 6Staying afloat in L.A.'s restaurant biz- 0:00Building Honey's Kettle from the ground up
- 18:13Opening up Biergarten in the middle of Koreatown
- 27:48A family's tough decision to shutter SimbalYou’re reading this
- 40:55Jonathan Gold dines at The Ponte
- 44:29Pok Pok closes in Chinatown
- 51:19Weathering the storms at Michael's