Neighborhood Sit Down Restaurants & Movie Theater

Overall, there is an uneven number of restaurants among the NELA neighborhoods and no local movie theater within the Study Area. The prevalence of fast food restaurants is a primary reason many residents expressed a desire for more community serving sit down restaurants. Alternatively, the lack of entertainment venues, other than bars, led to an often voiced desire for a local movie theater.

In partnership with existing business chambers focused on key business corridors, the City should establish a set of business incentives and marketing strategies to attract neighborhood serving establishments such as a sit down restaurant or movie theatre. In addition to increase local spending, there are opportunities to hire locally. Specifically, the neighborhoods of Cypress Park, Elysian Valley, Glassell Park, and Lincoln Heights can benefit from such businesses, especially in providing a place for connecting while enhancing the identity of the neighborhoods.