Isn’t this good news? I’m confused.

How would a super popular restaurant that people love shutting down be good news?

I hope you’re wrong.

I’m less a visitor these days but used to eat there 3x a week, and the people and food here were a big part of my life. Would be a true shame if Ben decided to sell the place.

What a bummer.

Not a great day for veg*ns, eh? What with Madeleine Bistro shutting their doors, too…

this is the worst news ever.

[...] pure luck earlier today we blogged that madeleine bistro will be closing next month…and now sean bonner at blogging los angeles brings us the horrible news that pure luck, another one of our favorite restaurants, may be shuttering as well.according to [...]

I’ve been a fan of Pure Luck for several years and just recently moved from Burbank to within walking distance. It CANNOT close.

Sad Carol Elaine is very sad.

A vegan wine bar? Probably not, huh?

WTF!?!?!?

[...] news that Pure Luck may be shutting its doors for good as soon as next month.  According to Sean Bonner at bloggin.la, “Pure Luck has been sold and will be shutting down and reopening as a wine bar sometime in [...]

They’re not shutting down, they’re just trying to get some hype going about their restaurant. They’re changing, but the vegan food will still be there.

Listen here, rumor mill, but “tip-offs” are hardly concrete evidence of anything. Only the people the person that owns Pureluck knows whats going on, and trust me it’s not much. Pureluck HAS NOT BEEN SOLD. This is some piss poor “reporting” and if people listen to it, I may be out of a job because people will stop coming in and I wont have anyone to cook for. So thanks for a lot of nothing.

A wine bar? I couldn’t get less excited if it was a Pep Boys moving in.

[...] light of yesterday’s mention of a possible Pure Luck shutdown, and the fact that Madeleine Bistro is closing its doors, I thought it might be nice to offer [...]

This better not be true! Pure Luck is my fav vegan place in LA and I regularly make the trek up there from south bay. Hell, I’d be willing to buy the business (and keep it exactly as it is) if the owner was looking to sell.

Have also heard from a very reputable source that Sean’s hearsay is true.

The building Pure Luck is in (not owned by Pure Luck) is in escrow and will turn into a wine bar if this goes through.

And now there is a sign up outside backing up these suspicions:

http://yfrog.com/gyp1vitj

Last thing I want to do is spread anything incorrect, that’s why I gave the caveats above, but it seems like this has been confirmed now?

http://yfrog.com/gyp1vitj

[...] luck time to bust out the tissues, because this shit is getting real. on friday we blogged about a rumor on blogging LA that one of our favorite vegan restaurants, pure luck, would soon be closing. well now the [...]

…and Eater LA confirmed it today – according to the site, “the restaurant will shutter within the next 45 days, at which point a wine bar is scheduled to move in.”
http://la.eater.com/archives/2011/05/02/confirmed_pure_luck_doneski_wine_bar_moving_in.php

Seems as if something is going on and you weren’t told. Don’t get your britches in a twist since your boss doesn’t tell you anything.

In my experience, when awesome popular restaurants are closing, they tend to be busiest in their final days, anyway. People want to get in and enjoy their fave dishes before they can’t anymore.

A fucking wine bar. A motherfucking wine bar. I’m going to look forward to the day spa that comes in after the wine bar closes in six months.

If I was to make an educated guess, It looks as if they are losing their lease (or they could be getting raped on their lease) and there is no good reason for them not open up again at a different location.

I talked to Pure Luck owner Ben Ling in late April and he told me they were planning to move across the street to the Pizza Paul’s storefront in the near future. He is also preparing to apply for the proper City permits. So consider it a hiatus rather than a closing.