Two Wilshire Boulevard Restaurants Close: Westside Food Scene

Malbec Argentinean Cuisine and Mediterranean Luna Grill close

By Kerry Slater

An Argentinean restaurant and a Mediterranean restaurant, both on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica have closed.

As reported by Toddirckallen, Malbec Argentinean Cuisine has closed their Santa Monica location for good at 2628 Wilshire Blvd. Signs on the window announce the space is for lease and the location has been removed from the website. The Toluca Lake, Pasadena and Eagle Rock locations still seem to be open.

Nearby Malbec at 3001 Wilshire Blvd, Toddirckallen also reported that Mediterranean Luna Grill has closed, saying the windows are papered over while a note on the front announces that they are closed.

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