Skaf’s On York Accused of Being ‘Gentrifiers’ After Illegally Cutting Down 50-Year-Old Tree Outside Restaurant ^73.6%

L.A. TACO - By Lexis-Olivier Ray - 12/19/2025, 6:49 PM

Skaf’s On York, a popular family-owned Lebanese restaurant in Highland Park, is facing criticism and being accused of gentrifying the neighborhood, after cutting down a decades-old Yew Pine tree outside of their restaurant on York Boulevard. “Nothing like gentrifiers cutting down trees without permission,” wrote Mando Medina, the founder... more