Eater

ICE Raids, Protests, and Curfews Devastated This Popular Arts District Restaurant

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Popular Los Angeles ...
Mission Local

Cha Cha Cha on Mission St. may be next to say goodbye to the neighborhood

The Mission District may yet see another longtime restaurant leave the neighborhood: Cha Cha Cha, located at 2327 Mission St. near 20th Street, will go up for sale this summer if business does not ...
LAist

Cha Cha Cha Rises Like A Neon Phoenix In Virgil Village (Except Now It's Condos And No One Asked About The Name)

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. When Virgil Village's sangria-famous, jerk chicken temple Cha Cha Cha closed its restaurant doors in the fall of ...
Los Angeles Times

A brewery, a rooftop lounge, a fried chicken spot. Closures rattle downtown L.A. again

Tokyo Fried Chicken, despite critical acclaim and devoted fans, shut its doors on Aug 10. LA Cha Cha Chá, a Mexican rooftop lounge in the Arts District, said it is closing after protests and ICE raids ...