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April 30, 2010

RESTAURANT TO CLOSE AFTER 13 YEARS

Suzan Filipek

CLOSED. Popular eatery’s last day was April 18.

Café du Village served its last eggs Benedict April 18, after nearly 13 years of bringing that certain je ne sais quoi to Larchmont Blvd. “That’s life,” said Serge Peri. “We knew it could happen.”

Les pancakes, homemade corned beef hash and breakfast in general were popular, said Peri at the eatery at 139 N. Larchmont. He was one of three owners who were given notice in early April by landlord David Adelipour.

They had been open month to month since 2007, when their lease expired and the owner asked for much more than the $5,500-a-month rent.

The space is about 1,000 square feet including a back patio, estimated Peri, who added they had agreed on higher rent but then with the economy downturn renegotiated again last year.

The Rossmore Ave. resident is looking for a location to open a new restaurant in the Silver Lake or Culver City area. He opened Café du Village with his cousin Jerome Peri, who also teaches at the L.A. Tennis Club, and his brother Roland, soon after arriving in the U.S. in 1997 from his native France.

In his youth Serge’s parents bought a home in the French countryside, and with no experience, opened a restaurant. “It became famous,” said Serge. “We got lucky.”

Years later Larchmont would benefit from the same winning combination: good food and a friendly, country-like atmosphere.

“In the name of Café du Village, I want to thank the Larchmont community for 13 years of very good times,” said Serge.

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