A popular Los Angeles restaurant was forced to close after a series of violent crimes cost it tens of thousands of dollars.
Ceviche Stop in Culver City lost about $30,000 in the last year alone due to the increasing number of crimes in the area.
Owner Walther Adrianzen told CBS news His Peruvian restaurant has been robbed four times in the last year alone, and he himself was recently violently attacked by a homeless person.
“A homeless man broke a tequila bottle over my head,” he told the outlet.
“They almost killed me, but since they didn’t kill me, it wasn’t a big enough crime to be a serious crime.”
Owner Walther Adrianzen was recently injured after being attacked by a homeless person
The latest incident occurred while customers were inside the restaurant and caused the businessman to close the business.
Adrianzen said one day he would like to continue his dream of bringing Peruvian food to Los Angeles, but it would probably be an hour away in La Puente.
‘My wife and I will come back stronger’ Adrianzen, who grew up in Peru, he said defiantly.
Cevich Stop Was Recently Named One of Culver City’s Best Restaurants by Dining Room.
The dishes “draw on traditional Peruvian flavors and techniques like lomo saltado and classic ceviche, as well as more modern interpretations like lobster nachos,” according to the review.
The restaurant was born as a two-course food truck, run by Adrianzenand his wife Diana.
The couple opened the doors to their restaurant in Culver City in 2021.
Local police data shows that business robberies in Culver City have decreased between 2022 and 2024.
However, Adrianzen said that anecdotally, the problem appears to have gotten worse.
Ceviche Stop lost around $30,000 in the last year alone due to the increasing number of crime victims
Ceviche Stop was recently named one of Culver City’s best restaurants by Eater
Other businesses in Los Angeles have been forced to close due to rising crime in the city.
In August, an iconic 77-year-old deli in the city was on the brink of closure when the street outside was overrun with homeless people and drugs.
Last month, popular Mexican restaurant Pink Taco also closed its doors on the city’s iconic Sunset Strip after 12 years.