The abrupt closure of one of the city’s most famous restaurants has left guests with canceled reservations and its future unclear. According to state documents, California filed tax liens against the restaurant’s parent company, Horses Holdings LLC, in December. Customers with a reservation at Horses for late December or early January received a text canceling their reservations, with restaurant staff citing building repairs and unsafe conditions due to rain. Founders Liz Johnson and Will Aghajanian, left, departed the restaurant following the scandal of their divorce proceedings. Food Inside the egalitarian, ‘chef-heavy’ kitchen at Horses Each chef at Horses in Hollywood has a role in the collective good, forming a kind of informal system of checks and balances.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 06, 2026 22:34 UTC