Beloved Hollywood restaurant 25 Degrees serves up searing take on city government in decision to close

Nypost · May 08, 2026 · 337 words · By Ross O'Keefe

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Beloved Hollywood restaurant 25 Degrees serves up searing take on city government in decision to close A beloved burger joint inside Hollywood’s famed Roosevelt Hotel went off on the city in announcing its decision to close after more than two decades.

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What happened

Why it matters

The restaurant 25 Degrees — known for its juicy burgers and creamy milkshakes — blamed city leadership and the cost of doing business in Los Angeles for its demise.

Common ground

“The short version: it’s become increasingly difficult for hotel restaurants in Los Angeles to operate sustainably,” read a post on the restaurant’s Instagram page.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The restaurant, which opened in 2005, went on to thank customers for their support.”

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The claim states the restaurant opened in 2005. However, two independent web sources (Yelp and '25 Degrees Hollywood | American Burgers in Hollywood') explicitly state it was established/opened in 2004.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale (originally known as the centigrade scale in English), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following are circles of latitude between the 20th parallel north and the 25th parallel north:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a rite within the broader context of Freemasonry. It is the most widely practiced Rite in the world. In some parts of the world, and in the Dr…
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Claim 2: “The restaurant 25 Degrees — known for its juicy burgers and creamy milkshakes — blamed city leadership and the cost of doing business in Los Angeles for its demise.”

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Only one specific web search result ('Beloved Hollywood restaurant 25 Degrees serves rips city government in...') explicitly mentions that the restaurant blamed city leadership and the cost of doing business for its demise. No other independent sources corroborate this specific reason for closure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One is a private residence in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States. It is a compound of a main residence and three smaller houses in the modernist style and was developed by Nile Niami.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_(Los_Angeles)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Los Angeles College (West L.A. College or WLAC) is a public community college in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los An…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Westside of Los Angeles is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States, containing part of the City of Los Angeles, independent municipalities, and unincorporated area…
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Claim 3: “The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, once home to actress Marilyn Monroe early in her career, is famous for playing host to Shirley Temple’s tap dancing.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Marilyn Monroe lived at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel early in her career.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, also known as Hotel Roosevelt, is a historic hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in Coronado, California, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego. A rare surviving example of an American a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American actress Marilyn Monroe's life and persona have been depicted in film, television, music, the arts, and by other celebrities.
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Claim 4: “A beloved burger joint inside Hollywood’s famed Roosevelt Hotel went off on the city in announcing its decision to close after more than two decades.”

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Multiple web search results confirm 25 Degrees is located in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. One specific search result explicitly mentions the restaurant's demise and its decision to close, while others confirm its long-standing presence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Previously serving six months as vice president under William McKinl…
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Claim 5: “The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel... is famous for playing host to Shirley Temple’s tap dancing.”

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A specific web search result for the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel explicitly states that Shirley Temple learned to tap dance on its staircase when she was seven.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress and children's radio show hostess. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, politician, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as…
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Claim 6: “Several other current actors, like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, have also stayed there.”

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Only one source ('Meet Your Favorite Dead Celebrity At These 7 Haunted Hollywood...') explicitly claims that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stayed at this hotel. Other results discuss their relationship generally but not their stay at this specific hotel.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pitt's relationships have also been subject to widespread media attention, particularly his marriages to actresses Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, the latter of whom he shares six children with.
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web search NEUTRAL — More recently, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stayed at this hotel. The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel offers more than just a luxurious stay—it provides a unique opportunity to rub shoulders with the glitzy…
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