06/25/2025
You may have heard the rumors… Are we closing? What’s happening?
We’ve gotten so many messages from you and first—we just want to say thank you.
Most businesses wouldn’t share this publicly… but we’ve never been like most businesses. This is embarrassing. It’s heartbreaking. It’s not the post we ever wanted to write—but it’s the truth.
You’ve been our family, our friends, our community for 8 years we need to be honest with you.
Where we’re at: We’re facing some really hard decisions. Whether we close, or move, or take one last shot to save this place… we don’t know yet.
How did we get here?
The pandemic shut us down for over a year. An investor pulled out, leaving us with a $500,000 hole. A manager stole $60,000 and vanished. Then came the LA fires. Now the immigration crisis that’s devastated hospitality in this city.
We’re not just a restaurant. We’re a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, dinner theater, and a spooky immersive experience—all rolled into one. And that comes with huge operating costs:
$50,000 a week just to break even.
$40,000+ monthly rent.
$30,000+ weekly payroll.
We’ve drained our finances. Borrowed during the pandemic. Pushed as hard as we could for as long as we could.
We’re not posting this for sympathy. We’ve never asked for help before—not even during COVID.
We’re just tired.
As it stands today… Beetle House LA, in its current form, will cease to exist after July.
Could that change? Possibly.
Could we get the miracle we need? Possibly.
Could this be the end? Also possible.
We’re exploring everything: fundraising, private investors, relocating… but right now, we need people in the building spending money if we’re going to survive.
For every person who came, ate, sang, screamed, worked, quit, loved or hated us,—thank you. You all mattered and built this!
If this is the end… we leave with gratitude and our heads held high.
We created something we loved… for people who loved it… for 8 spooky, ridiculous, incredible years.
New York remains open and strong.
We love you. 🎃 Beetle House La team.