During the shutdown, while eateries across L.A. were closing down or shifting to takeout/delivery only, a few restaurateurs were pluckily debuting.
One is Wabi on Rose (512 Rose Ave.), a Venice sushi spot that counts Sentinels gaming agency CEO and former Paramount vice chair Rob Moore as its lead investor. (Other eateries to open recently include Highland Park Mexican spot Pocha, DTLA Filipino restaurant Petite Peso and Interstellar cafe in Santa Monica.) Wabi on Rose is a new iteration of Wabi, a beloved Abbot Kinney staple that closed in 2018 after being gutted by a fire. "Compared to what they'd gone through [with the fire], they were ready," says Moore of the decision to open in early April for delivery and takeout. "They just.