Since opening in 2021, BLVD MRKT has shined a light on newer culinary talent in a historic Latino neighborhood; the food hall employs an incubator program where restaurants rotate in and out of the space.
Chef Eric Campbell opened Barbara Gene’s Soul Food Cafe in late August selling smoky meats with a style that combines his Texas and Southern California roots on a spacious outdoor patio.
AB 1775 remedies two main problems faced by existing cannabis lounges: preparing hot food and nonalcoholic drinks on-site, and hosting live performances.
“Opening on the corner of Sunset and Highland, across the street from Hollywood High School, adjacent to a Chick-fil-A, a couple 100 yards from an In-N-Out, [and inside] a former McDonald’s building is about as emblematic as you can get of our aspiration to be the future of quick-service restaurants,” Hooper told Eater in 2023.
The all-day spot blends Latino and Asian flavors, with a morning menu of coffee, various bowls, and sandwiches before transitioning to snackier dishes and natural wines in the evening.
