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A couple of rumors, questions, and a couple of answers are going around about the popular Vietnamese restaurant in Atwater Village, Viet Noodle. Eater LA noticed something fishy, and it’s possible the restaurant closed for a few days. Here’s the scoop, directly from the article:

According to a neighboring business, Atwater Village’s Viet Noodle Bar shuttered about a week ago. Eater called the restaurant on several occasions spaced out over a few days for some type of confirmation, but each time the phone just rings and rings. No answer.

Now on the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council forum, one resident posted some information on Wednesday about the restaurant:

I just came from the Viet Noodle Bar. There is clearly new ownership. However, the new “staff” is denying it. The whole vibe of the place has changed and it is very bad. The long table is split up and the entire staff has changed. When questioned one of the new owners, at least I expect them as the new owner says it is under new ownership and the the lady waiting tables says no it’s not under new ownership and it is the first day.

Another patron asked what was going on and the lady said she did not want to talk about it. I don’t like the way I was treated by the old owner or the new owner. The whole experience was terrible and the menu is the same but they clearly know nothing about running a restaurant. The kitchen was reorganized and in total disarray and not enough staff. Completely bad experience.

Someone else on the forum may have cracked the case, and shed light on why noone wanted to talk about why it was closed: “I was told that they were closed because the Health Dept cited them,” they wrote. While we haven’t been able to verify the exact reason why they were shut down, it’s not great for business.

But it’s not entirely uncommon. The Griffin was recently shut down for a couple of days at the end of January for “vermin.”