Musso & Frank Grill

Musso & Frank Grill is a restaurant located at 6667-9 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The restaurant opened in 1919 and is named for original owners Joseph Musso and Frank Toulet. The restaurant has been called "the genesis of Hollywood."

Musso and Frank, a classic "New York-style bar and restaurant," was founded in 1919 as "Francois,". and was located at 6669 Hollywood Blvd. The restaurant changed its name to Musso & Frank in 1923.

In 1927 the restaurant was sold to Joseph Carissimi and John Mosso. In 1936 Mosso expanded the restaurant to include 6667 Hollywood Blvd. The big room on the East side of the restaurant, opened in 1955, is still called "the new room." The restaurant has kept to this day its original character, which includes high ceilings, dark wood paneling, and red booths. Its waiters and bartenders dress in the same red coats that they've worn for decades. The restaurant is still owned by the descendants of John Mosso and is managed by his great grandson Mark Echeverria.

Due to its status as an iconic Los Angeles restaurant, Musso and Frank has been featured in several notable films including Ed Wood (1994),Oceans Eleven (2001), and Greenberg (2010), in addition to several classic novels such as The Day of the Locust (1939) and What Makes Sammy Run? (1941).

Musso and Frank has not only maintained its classic decor, but its classic steakhouse style menu, which still includes such anachronistic dishes as Welsh Rarebit, Lobster Thermidor, and the famed chicken pot pie, available only on Thursdays.

When Musso and Frank opened in 1919, the political and financial life of Los Angeles was centered in Downtown Los Angeles, which was a difficult journey at that time. This made it possible for the restaurant to attract the more bohemian and intellectual clientele who were starting to spend time in Hollywood.

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