After nearly two decades of curing Hollywood’s late-night cravings, burger and milkshake counter 25 Degrees inside the Hollywood Roosevelt is calling it quits. On May 6, the restaurant announced on Instagram that it would close for good, thanking regulars and night-owl customers and saying the team had held on as long as it could. With that, one of Hollywood Boulevard’s most reliable post-shift and post-party pit stops is officially on the way out.
As KTLA reported, the farewell post included the line “you were always the best part” and blamed rising costs, new regulations, and recent city council decisions for making continued operation impossible. The station published screenshots of the message and noted that 25 Degrees was clear it would be closing “for good.”
A Roosevelt mainstay
For years, 25 Degrees anchored the ground floor of the Hollywood Roosevelt, feeding tourists, industry workers, and late-night revelers in need of a burger and a booth. The hotel’s own site still lists 25 Degrees among its dine-and-drink options, a sign of how central the spot has been to the property’s food-and-drink lineup, according to The Hollywood Roosevelt.
Why owners blamed costs and new rules
In their closing note, operators pointed to rising operating costs and new regulatory requirements as key reasons they could not keep the grill going, echoing complaints heard across California’s hospitality scene. Researchers and local reporting have documented how recent wage and policy changes that target food businesses have pushed payroll and compliance costs higher, squeezing already thin restaurant margins, as UC Santa Cruz has outlined.
What comes next for the space
KTLA noted that 25 Degrees had been operating inside the Roosevelt since 2005 and reported that the hotel now counts eight restaurants, bars, and lounges on the property. Those details leave a big question hanging over Hollywood Boulevard: what the hotel will do with the suddenly vacant, very visible corner of its lobby-level dining scene. For now, the Roosevelt’s website still lists multiple dining venues, and no replacement tenant has been announced.
Regulars, hotel guests, and late-night locals have been trading memories of the burger joint online, and 25 Degrees’ exit is already being cited as another example of how tough it has become to run a restaurant in Los Angeles. This story will be updated if the hotel or the restaurant’s operators share final service dates or plans for what comes next in the space.
