Originally Posted by
TWA884
To be accurate, the original Cassell's opened in 1948 and closed in 2012. The brand was brought back to life at the end of 2014 by the owners of the refurbished Hotel Normandie. They acquired the original signage and some of the original equipment from the closed location (
LAist).
Disclosure: When I attended law school, I regularly ate lunch at Cassell's.
When I worked downtown I used to eat lunch at the original a lot. The problem with the Normandie Hotel is there is no where to park except the lot across the street for $10. Burger was just as awesome as I remember it from so long ago. Yes, there is lots of original signage etc so it feels retro. They had bags lined up all along the counter...they must do a lot of door dash type business in that neighborhood.