Resources for California Restaurants Affected by the 2025 LA Fires

Relief Grants Available for Small Businesses & Workers Impacted by Wildfires 

To aid in the financial recovery of small businesses and displaced workers affected by the wildfires, the City of LA, in collaboration with LA County DEO, has launched the LA Region Small Business and Worker Relief Funds. Eligible small businesses and nonprofits can receive up to $25K in grants through these funds. Eligible displaced workers can obtain $2K in cash assistance. 

Applications for the grants will open February 2025. Impacted small business owners and workers residing in the City of LA can receive application assistance through the WorkSource and BusinessSource Centers once applications open.

Philanthropic contributions are also being accepted towards the relief effort. To contribute funds, visit lacounty.gov/relief.

LA City Disaster Recovery Center Assisting Angelenos Impacted by Wildfires 

To assist Angelenos navigating wildfire recovery, the City of LA, the County of LA, the State of California, and federal organizations have come together at the Disaster Recovery Center, located at UCLA Research Park West, to provide much-needed resources. EWDD is on-site to provide information about employment assistance and business services to impacted workers and businesses. This location will provide services until further notice.

UCLA Research Park West
10850 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064
Open 9 AM-8 PM, 7 days a week

For the latest information on wildfire recovery resources, visit bit.ly/LAFiresResources25.

Weekly Business Webinars

The LA Regional Economic Recovery is holding webinars to provide community and business providers with information, resources, and guidance for supporting businesses impacted by the LA Fires. To register, visit bit.ly/3Wxesmj. 

The City of LA’s Rapid Response Team is holding weekly English and Spanish information sessions about employment transition services to assist Angelenos impacted by the recent wildfires. To register for a virtual session, visit bit.ly/EWDDRapid-Response.

Through a partnership with LAEDC, the city offers no-cost consulting services to help businesses overcome challenges and find alternatives to layoffs. If you need this service, please fill out the form at bit.ly/4jwjkSH.

BusinessSource Centers Wildfire Webinars

The city's BusinessSource Centers are hosting webinars to assist businesses with the SBA Disaster Loan application and provide other resources for post-wildfire recovery. To register for a webinar, visit https://conta.cc/4hd9jrU.

• Governor Newsom provides ongoing support to help business owners and workers recover from LA firestorms - As part of ongoing actions to help support workers and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles area fires, Governor Newsom is issuing an executive order to defer licensing fees and streamline requirements for certain small businesses. 
  
  The order also defers annual licensure fees for thousands of impacted workers – from nurses and barbers to contractors and dental hygienists. The executive order helps workers and business owners by: 
  • Extending the deadline to pay for renewing licenses, certificates, and permits for one year for licenses with a renewal date occurring between January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2025.
  • Waiving fees for businesses and workers requesting duplicate or replacement of a license certificate that was burned or destroyed.
  • Extending deadlines for businesses to appeal license-related proceedings.
  • Eliminating requirements that make it more difficult to relocate certain businesses impacted by the fires.
• California launches dashboard to track LA recovery, adds new services finder to connect firestorm survivors with resources - California launched a new dashboard on the CA.gov/LAfires website to track recovery efforts for Los Angeles – including data on people helped, debris removal, schools, water systems and air quality.
• FEMA Wildfire Assistance – federal assistance is available to individuals and communities affected by the California wildfires.
• California Info on 2025 LA Fires – offers essential resources and information for individuals affected by the recent wildfires, including guidance on obtaining assistance, finding shelter, filing insurance claims, and staying informed about ongoing developments.
• CalFire Evacuation Zones, Shelters, & Road Closures – stay informed about evacuation zones, nearby shelters, and road closures through CalFire’s official updates. This resource provides critical, real-time information to help you stay safe and navigate emergency conditions.
• CalFire Evacuation Guide – provides essential steps and considerations for safely evacuating during a wildfire, including pre-evacuation preparations, handling power outages, evacuation procedures, animal safety, and other safety actions.
• Los Angeles County Local Alerts – sign up for Los Angeles County emergency alerts to receive important notifications about evacuations, road closures, and safety tips directly to your phone or email.
• Los Angeles County Recovery Resources – provides comprehensive resources and information to assist residents in recovering from the fires, including damage assessment maps, local assistance centers, and guidance on applying for federal aid.
• Small Business Administration - assistance for homeowners, renters, nonprofits and businesses affected by the wildfires and straight-line winds.
• Los Angeles County Emergency Resources for Workers and Businesses – provides emergency resources and support for workers and businesses affected by disasters, including wildfires, offering information on economic recovery, local assistance centers, and preparedness planning.
• City of Los Angeles Resources Available for Businesses and Workers Impacted by Wildfires – provides resources for businesses and workers impacted by the wildfires, including information on disaster recovery centers, business assistance through BusinessSource Centers, and weekly economic recovery webinars.

• Door Dash Disaster Relief Fund – Local restaurants can apply for relief through their fund, which provides grants to small businesses that natural disasters have impacted.
• The American Red Cross Los Angeles Chapter – Providing shelter, food, transportation and emotional support.
• The Salvation Army Southern California Division – Providing food, personal necessities and shelter to survivors and first responders.
• Baby2Baby – Providing critical items, including diapers, food, formula and hygiene products for children and families.
• Pasadena Humane – Assisting boarding animals of evacuated families.
• Los Angeles Regional Food Bank – Find Food Pantry Locator page to help feed those who are displaced.
• Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) – Supplying emergency go-bags, masks and other protective equipment.
• Travel Alert from Visit California – Visitors and residents can find up-to-date guidance from local authorities and resources.
• Post Wildfire Safety – Measures to take when you return home.

• Chez Mia & Olivetta – started a fundraiser to support and feed displaced families, donated their kitchens to make meals, and put out a call for volunteer drivers to deliver meals to those in need
• Urban Plates – free meals for fire crews
• Marmalade Cafe - delivered meals to firefighters
• Maria's Italian Kitchens - delivered meals to firefighters
• Shamrock Foods - donated to food banks including Hope the Mission and the LA Regional Food Bank
• Lazy Dog (LA Live Location) – delivered meals to firefighters at their stations
• Habit Burger – providing free meals to first responders and evacuees
• Casa Vega – offering free meals for firefighters, first responders, and displaced individuals
• Outback Steakhouse - delivered meals to firefighters
• El Pollo Loco (5050 Kanan Road) – free meals for fire crews
• Crustacean Beverly Hills (468 North Bedford Drive) – free bowls of pho or garlic noodles to displaced residents and to responders (also providing food and supplies to local shelters)
• Short Stories Hotel & Restaurant (115 S Fairfax Ave) – offering discounted room rates to all and 20% off in their restaurant for first responders
• Descanso (Costa Mesa: 1555 Adams Ave. Ste. 103 & Los Angeles: 5773 Wilshire Blvd.) – free meals to those who are displaced from the fire through 1/12
• In N Out – providing complimentary meals to first responders with their cookout trucks and at locations near the fires
• Stonefire Grill & Rattler’s BBQ – offering complimentary meals for first responders
• Bacari - all locations will offer 50 percent off meals to first responders; the restaurant will also donate to the Los Angeles Food Bank with a goal of providing 20,000 meals to those impacted by the fires
• 33 Taps - offering a 33% discount to anyone impacted by the fires as well as free meals to first responders
• Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery - opened their doors to provide shelter, water, boxed lunches and a place to charge electronics; also preparing meals to deliver to those displaced at the Pasadena Convention Center
• Alder & Sage - offering all customers 20% off the seasonal menu, outlets to charge electronics, wifi, free parking and a pet-friendly patio
• Bar Etoile - open as of January 10 and offering free meals for those in need
• Bar Sinizki - offering free jambon beurre sandwiches to Angelenos in need and first responders as of January 13
• Baroo - donating 10% of this proceeds during the week of January 13 to World Central Kitchen
• Be U - open and offering free meals to evacuees and first responders for the foreseeable future
• Bell's - companion Hospitality, the group behind Bell’s, Bar Le Cote, and other Central Coast restaurants, is raffling off dinners to support firefighters and those affected by the fires. Donate to World Central Kitchen or the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation by January 13
• Benny's Tacos and Rotisserie - offering free meals to all first responders with valid identification
• Blu Jam Café - offering free meals to all firefighters and first responders at Blu Jam locations; also accepting in-person provision donations
• Burger 3000 - serving free meals to anyone affected by the fires. The staff is also available to deliver food to shelters
• Café Tropical - offering free meals for those impacted by the fires; Staff are also delivering food to firefighters and first responders, and serving as a food donation center this weekend
• Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf - offering free coffee or tea to first responders between January 10 and 17
• Coucou - offering a choice of the burger Americaine or veggie French dip to first responders and anyone displaced by the fires
• Danny Boy's - open as of January 9 at both the Downtown and Westwood locations; offering free pizza to firefighters and first responders
• Desert Rose -  open as of January 9 offering free sandwiches to firefighters
• Detroit Pizza Depot - open as of January 9 in Hollywood and Downtown as a place of refuge and giving out free meals to evacuees, firefighters, and first responders
• Dot's Café - open for shelter with food and drink and to charge appliances for as long as the cafe has electricity and is able to operate safely. Dogs are welcome
• Dtown Pizzeria - give away free slices of pizza to first responders and evacuees whose homes were destroyed in ongoing fires. The pizzeria will also offer discounted pizza to locals under evacuation orders
• Dudley Market - open for dinner service with three air filters running and free food for first responders and those displaced by the fires. The restaurant will also donate 20% of end-of-day sales to Community Brigade, a program in partnership with LA County Fire Department that provides support to communities impacted by wildfires and other natural disasters
• Dun Tai Fung - offering complimentary takeout meals to first responders (with professional ID); Local outposts of the global chain are also donating meals to fire houses and shelters; in addition, they are coordinating a household-goods drive
• Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine - offering free hot meals to first responders and displaced Angelenos
• Fat & Flour - open as a place of refuge and offering free bread and coffee to those in need
• Fiorelli Pizza - offer free pizzas to first responders and families that have been displaced by the fires
• Fountain Grains & Greens - open for takeout and giving out complimentary chicken and rice soup with a side of Bub and Grandma’s bread to first responders and local fire evacuees today and tomorrow
• Goop Kitchen - offering meal delivery to firefighters and first responders in need
• Gra - open as of January 9 to offer free to-go meals for firefighters, first responders, and evacuees
• Guisados - donating food to community shelters throughout the week
• Hard Rock Café - open as of January 10 and offering free meals to first responders, donating meals to World Central Kitchen, and hosting a drop-off for emergency items
• Harold & Belle's - open as of January 9 and offering free meals to first responders
• Heavy Handed - Fire fighters, police officers and other first responders eat for free and can reach out to the restaurant via Instagram DM to request a food drop off
• Highly Likely - open as of January 9 at both the Highland Park and West Adams locations, offering free meals for first responders and those impacted by the fires
• Huckleberry Café - offering free coffee to first responders and will remain open for safe shelter
• Jame Enoteca - offering free fresh-pasta meals for anyone displaced by the fires, as well as for first responders. Jame Enoteca is also offering its free wifi to guests in need, and plans on delivering food to evacuation centers around the city
• Jitlada - offering items from its spicy Southern Thai menu to firefighters and first responders free of charge
• Jon & Vinny's - all locations are open as of January 9 to offer refuge and the restaurant is delivering pizzas to first responders and firefighters
• LaSorted's - open for business and offering free meals to first responders and evacuees as of January 9 at both the Silver Lake and Chinatown locations. On January 15, the restaurant along with other Los Angeles pizzerias will offer free pies for pick up and delivery
• Le Great Outdoor - providing support to evacuees and those affected by local fires by offering a 10% discount on lunch and dinner throughout the week
• Linden - open as of January 10 and donating $20,000 to wildfire relief efforts, plus 20 percent of January proceeds to support those impacted by the fire
• Love Hour - open as of January 9 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; accepting donations and offering free meals for firefighters and Angelenos displaced by the fires
• Lowboy - offering free burgers and fries available for pickup at the to-go window from 3 p.m. on Thursday until supplies run out
• Madre Oaxaca Restaurant & Mezcaleria - offering free meals to first responders for the entire month of January
• Maple Block - open and offering free meals to first responders at the Culver City and Downtown locations
• MDK Noodles - open as of January 9 and offering free knife-cut noodles for first responders and firefighters
• Milo & Olive - offering free coffee to first responders
• Mountain Mike's Pizza - open as of January 9 offering free meals to first responders and as a place of refuge for displaced locals
• Night + Market Sahm - cooking meals for first responders at the Venice, California location
• Norms - firefighters and police officers responding to local fires are welcome to a free entree at participating Norms locations, with valid ID, uniform or proof of service required, from Thursday, Jan. 9 through Sunday, Jan. 12.; Norm’s will donate $1 of every Bigger Better Breakfast order to LAFD Foundation’s emergency funding
• O&R Bagels - offering a free bagel and coffee to firefighters as well as a 20% menu discount to those displaced by fires
• Oba Sushi and Thai Tapas - offering firefighters and first responders free hot meals
• Ospi - The Brentwood and Venice locations are open as of January 9 with Wi-Fi, water, and chargers, plus free pasta for first responders and evacuees
• Otus Thai Kitchen - offering complimentary meals to fire fighters in uniform.
• OyBar - open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and offering free meals to those in need; donating proceeds from its regular business to World Central Kitchen
• Ozzy's Apizza - open as of January 9 as a place of refuge and giving free meals to evacuees, firefighters, and first responders
• Papille Gustative - offering the comforting combination of cookies and milk, free of charge, to locals displaced by ongoing fires. The offer is ongoing all week long
• Petit Grain Bakery - open as of January 11; packing up goods to donate to those in need
• Pijja Palace - offering free Desi smash burgers and peri peri fries on January 15 and 16
• Proof Bakery - open as of January 13; donating 100% of proceeds for the day
• Rock & Brews - offering free pizza — available one per person — to first responders. This includes firefighters, EMTs and police officers with proof of service, valid ID or uniform
• Saucy Goat Chick Mafia - open as of January 9 offering free meals to first responders and 20 percent off meals to those impacted by the fires
• Shiku - offering free meals to first responders and evacuees as of January 13
• Simpang Asia - offering free meals to first responders and firefighter crews through Sunday, January 12, at its Palms and Venice locations
• Sonoritas Prime Tacos - giving away one free taco per customer to first responders and those displaced by the ongoing fires
• Sora Craft Kitchen - preparing grilled chicken bowls for first responders and fire evacuees
• South LA Café - keeping three of its five (including Jefferson and Kaiser) locations open to provide shelter to evacuees and anyone in need
• Spago - open and offering free meals to first responders through the weekend
• Sqirl - open as of January 9 as a place of refuge and offering free breakfast to first responders
• Steep - open as of January 13; offering free tea and chicken rice for first responders and evacuees
• Sunday Gravy - open as of January 9 and offering free meals to first responders and evacuees, plus accepting donations to purchase a meal for someone else
• Sweetfin - offering complimentary meals to first responders at all locations
• Tam O'Shanter - offering free sandwiches for first responders and evacuees. Its westward sibling restaurant, Beverly Hills’ icon Lawry’s the Prime Rib, is serving free prime rib sandwiches in the bar area for all affected
• Taqueria Frontera - offering free meals to first responders
• Tatsu Ramen - offering free hot meals to first responders and displaced Angelenos at the Melrose and Sawtelle Japantown locations
• The Hideaway - open and offering free meals to evacuees and first responders between January 10 and 17
• The Lobster - open as of January 10 and offering 50 percent off meals to firefighters, relief workers, and evacuees
• The Ruby Fruit - open for full dine-in service and offering outlets to charge devices, free wifi and sharing resources for people who are displaced. For those who wish to donate, blankets, non perishable foods and KN95 masks are requested
• The Serving Spoon - showing its appreciation for first responders by offering them free meals until further notice
• Trophies Burger Club - open as of January 9 and offering free burgers to firefighters and first responders
• Wake & Late - offering free breakfast and coffee as of January 9 at the Hollywood and Downtown LA locations for first responders; the Pasadena location is closed
• Woon - serving free meals to first responders and those impacted by the fires. Additionally, Woon is accepting bottled water and other essentials to be transported to donation centers
• Zira Uzbek Kitchen - offering free food to first responders and firefighters and will deliver if needed
• Il Fornaio - 20% of sales on January 21 will be donated to the LA Fire Dept Foundation