As restaurant owners struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic stay-at-home orders in 2020, many in Los Angeles County defied restrictions that only permitted takeout orders. The county decided to sue at least two restaurants that allegedly remained open and recently reached a $10,000 settlement with one of those restaurants.
The owner of Cronies Sports Grill, David Foldes, rebelled against county orders that banned both indoor and outdoor dining last winter. Foldes received the first citation from inspectors in the Los Angeles Public Health Department (LAPHD) on Nov. 28. From then until January, Foldes received more than a dozen citations totaling more than $1,000.
