Louise's Trattoria Larchmont Closes November 25
The Larchmont Village location will be the last remaining restaurant of the Southern California Italian chain when it closes.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Dining Out
Louise's Trattoria will close its Larchmont Village location at 232 N. Larchmont Blvd. on November 25, 2026. The closure leaves it as the final restaurant of a Southern California Italian chain founded nearly 50 years ago.
Why it matters
The closing ends the run of a chain that once operated 19 locations from Santa Monica to Philadelphia, marking the loss of one of Los Angeles' long-running Italian dining rooms. For diners in Los Angeles, it removes a familiar neighborhood option in Larchmont Village.
The chain reached a peak of 19 locations and operated for nearly 50 years before the Larchmont restaurant's final day of service on Wednesday, November 25. The farewell notice did not explain the reason for the closure, and it is not known whether the brand will continue.
The players
Louise's Trattoria
A Southern California Italian restaurant chain founded nearly 50 years ago that once operated 19 locations across the region and into Philadelphia.
Rob Serritella
Joined Louise's in 2001, later became its chief executive, and with his wife Karen bought the final two restaurants in 2018.
The details
The restaurant announced the closure in a farewell notice on its Instagram account, which listed Wednesday, November 25, as the final day of service. Louise's opened in Santa Monica in 1978, and the Larchmont location opened in 1988 before the company later consolidated to this final site after the Pico Boulevard restaurant closed.
Timeline
1978: Louise's opens its first restaurant in Santa Monica.
1985: Bill Chait and partners buy the original Santa Monica location.
1988: The Larchmont Village restaurant opens.
1997: The company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
November 25, 2026: The Larchmont Village location closes.
Legal Context
The closure follows Louise's 1997 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, after which the chain shrank to its final location through the 2018 sale of its last two restaurants to Rob and Karen Serritella. The Larchmont closure completes that long contraction from a 19-location peak.
Diners who want a final meal at Louise's should place Thanksgiving preorders for pickup on November 25, since the restaurant will be closed on Thanksgiving Day itself. The closure leaves Larchmont Village without this Italian option after that date.
The takeaway
Longtime neighborhood restaurants can close after decades of operation, so loyal customers who want to say goodbye should visit before the final day. The Larchmont closing is a reminder that even a restaurant with a deep local history depends on continued patronage.
What happens next
The Larchmont location will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, and it is accepting preorders for Thanksgiving meals for pickup on November 25.
Further reading
For more restaurant closures and openings, see Dining Out coverage in Los Angeles.
