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After 46 Years, Guido’s Is Closing On L.A.’s Westside

The atmospheric red booths, framed celebrity photos, and vintage neon prized by so many locals will be gone after May.

12:32 PM PDT on April 8, 2025

The building housing Guido's in Sawtelle, featuring a red and green neon sign, red brick, and stained glass windows, on a semi-circular building.

Guido’s, founded in 1979, is closing at the end of May in the Sawtelle neighborhood. Photo by Hadley Tomicki.

Guido's, the red-sauce Italian restaurant in the circular building on Santa Monica Boulevard, is closing in the Sawtelle neighborhood, capping an end to a local icon founded 46 years ago.

An employee confirmed to L.A. TACO that the restaurant will be shuttering on May 31. According to the staffer, the restaurant's current owner does not own the lease to the property or land. Rumors abound that the building will be destroyed and the land is expected to be razed to make way for an apartment building where Guido's now stands.

Guido's is possibly more prized for its unique architecture, neon signage, towering gate, and general appearance than for what is offered on its menu these days.