4 responses to “Lawry’s The Prime Rib, 100 N. La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1938—the year it opened”

1. PDQ says:

   January 27, 2016 at 11:00 am

   At some point later on they moved across the street and down to the building that is now The Stinking Rose. Do you know when they moved back to 100 N. La Cienega?

   http://waterandpower.org/4%20Historic%20Photos%204/Lawrys_ca1947.jpg

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2. Martin Turnbull says:

   January 28, 2016 at 8:24 am

   Wow, I didn’t know they were in the Stinking Rose. I thought they’d always been at that original location.

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   • PDQ says:

     January 28, 2016 at 9:39 am

     I found a Lawry’s newsletter online that indicates they moved to 55 N. La Cienega in 1947 and back to the original address (but bigger building) in 1993.
     http://www.lawrysonline.com/7514%20–%20A%20La%20Cart%20Spring%202013%20single%20pages.pdf

     I also found a story that they originated the serving of salad at the beginning of the meal instead of after the main course because in California we have fresh produce all year long, unlike much of the rest of the country. And apparently the cost of a new serving cart is $30k !!
     http://petermoruzzi.com/2013/06/17/celebrating-lawrys-75th-anniversary/
     http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/10-best-classic-mid-century-restaurants-in-la-pretend-youre-in-mad-men-2382715

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     • Martin Turnbull says:

       January 28, 2016 at 9:41 am

       They invented the salad-is-its-own-course thing? Amazing!

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