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The devastation and loss this past week in Los Angeles is insurmountable. In the Pacific Palisades area alone, almost 20,000 acres have burned, with numbers climbing in surrounding areas like Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst, and Sunset. Countless residents have been ordered to evacuate or have lost their homes, and businesses will likely feel the impact for years to come.
Thankfully, there are numerous restaurants in surrounding areas working overtime to lend a helping hand. For those looking for some much-needed sustenance, below are some of the restaurants providing free meals to those in need:
Bar Etoile: This local Hollywood spot will serve a free meal to those in need.
Bé Ù: This Vietnamese street food restaurant in the Hollywood area is giving away free meals to evacuees and first responders. Plus, they are delivering meals to fire stations.
Blaze Pizza: Numerous locations of Blaze Pizza are dishing out free 11" pizzas to first responders. All participating locations are noted on the chain's Instagram page.
Crustacean Beverly Hills: Any evacuees or first responders can stop in for a complimentary bowl of Mama's pho or garlic noodles.
Desert Rose: The LA location of Desert Rose is offering a free sandwich to firefighters who have a valid ID.
Detroit Pizza Depot: The chain's Hollywood and downtown LA locations are dishing out a free pizza to anyone who has been displaced, as well as first responders.
Fat Sal's Deli: First responders can receive a free meal at the deli's Culver City, Venice, Encino, Westwood, and Hollywood locations.
Highly Likely: Both the restaurant's West Adams and Highland Park locations are providing meals to first responders and those who have suffered loss as a result of the fires.
Joe's Pizza: All locations in LA County will provide a free meal to firefighters and first responders who stop in
KFC: First responders in Southern California can get free KFC Bowl beginning Friday, January 10, through Monday, January 20, at participating KFC restaurants across the region. Law enforcement officers, emergency medical services members (EMTs or paramedics), fire service members, and members of the military engaged in relief efforts (who are carrying their first responder ID), can visit one of the select participating locations to enjoy a free KFC Bowl.
La Sorted's: The restaurant's Silverlake and Chinatown locations are providing free meals to both first responders and evacuees.
Love Hour: Love Hour, located in Koreatown, will be serving free meals to first responders, firefighters, and anyone affected by the fires. Additionally, they are collecting donations throughout the weekend.
Low Boy: This Echo Park restaurant is giving out free meals at their to-go window for those in need.
Mountain Mikes Pizza: First responders who arrive in uniform at this Pasadena pizza joint can receive a free meal.
NORMS: Now through January 12 from 7 am until 11 pm, NORMS, which has multiple locations, will provide a free entree to firefighters and police officers. They will also be donating $1 from every Bigger Better Breakfast sold to the LAFD Foundation Emergency Fund.
Ospi: All those who have been displaced, as well as first responders, can head to the Brentwood or Venice locations of Ospi for free pasta. The restaurants also have free WiFi, chargers, and water bottles and are delivering food to evacuation shelters.
OyBar: This Studio City restaurant is giving away free meals, no questions asked, to those in need. Patrons can also bring in donations in turn for a free meal and beverages will be sold at discounted prices.
Ozzy's Apizza: First responders and those who have been displaced can find solace at this North Hollywood locale, where you can enjoy free pizza and movies.
Roberta's Pizza: Locations in both Culver City and Studio City are giving away free pizza to first responders.
Rock & Brews Restaurant: Both the restaurant's El Segundo and Redondo Beach locations are giving one free pizza to any firefighters, police officers, or EMTs who stop by.
Shake Shack: All locations in LA County that are not in affected areas will be giving a free Shackburger to first responders now through Sunday.
Spago: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills restaurant is offering free meals to first responders through the weekend, according to its Instagram page.
Sunday Gravy: The restaurant, located in Inglewood, is offering the displaced, as well as first responders, their choice of spaghetti marinara or spaghetti bolognese, Caesar salad, and garlic bread. You can also donate to buy a meal for those affected.
Wake & Late: The chain's Hollywood and downtown LA locations are providing free breakfast and coffee to first responders.
Yeastie Boys Bagels: The famous LA bagel company is using its many food trucks to bring free bagels to those in need and is taking recommendations on its Instagram page of where to deliver.
For a complete list of restaurants in the Los Angeles area giving out free meals, check out our updated and shareable map.
2025-01-10T23:00:43Z