UPDATE: Mr.Tempo Cantina Closes Controversial Hollywood Location ^65.6%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 6/15/2026, 10:49 PM

Biased Writer Voice 64.7% - Negativity Bias 48.5% - Anecdotal 21.3%

'Mr. Tempo' caught heat back in 2022 when L.A. preservationists came after him for gutting the 94-year-old Hollywood legend, the Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant, without permits. The restaurant is now closed. Back in 2021, we detailed the concerns of Los Angeles preservationists over the unpermitted destruction of Hollywood’s nearly... more