Our Story
| The French Quarter Restaurant is nestled in the heart of West Hollywood, California, between Hollywood and Beverly Hills. We are surrounded by shops and boutiques that make up the French Market Place. Opened by the Simms Family on February 19, 1974, the restaurant has grown over the years and now serves upwards of 10,000 customers a week. We are always striving to stay active and give back to the community what they have given us, especially since 1984, when West Hollywood became its own city. Much of the artwork contained in our web site and throughout our restaurant was created by artist, Leo Meiersdorff. Leo was born in Germany in 1934. He was a master student of Oskar Kokoschka in Austria and other late Bauhaus painters at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. In order to finance his artistic studies, Leo began to perform jazz throughout Europe. (He'd become quite the jazz enthusiast in his early years listening to American jazz on the Armed Forces radio network.) When Norman Granz started promoting American Jazz in Europe, Leo entered a piece which became his first album cover. His love for jazz brought him to the United States in 1957 where he would eventually meet and paint such artists as Duke Ellington, Paul Desmond and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1975, when the Simms family traveled to New Orleans, they discovered Leo's artwork and at that time began incorporating it into the restaurant. When you walk through our doors our bright colors and open air feeling make you feel like you've traveled right to Bourbon Street. We welcome you to our family and hope you enjoy your stay. |
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