A rep from the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel e-mailed to say Tracht’s closed. A Jar employee confirmed that the restaurant closed this week. Jar owner Suzanne Tracht translated her vision for American comfort food to Long Beach in 2007. Jar is still going strong on L.A.’s Beverly Boulevard and at the recent Taste of the Nation, Tracht said that she and Preech Narkthong were about eight months away from debuting Suzpree, their Asian-inspired restaurant.
No word yet on what will replace Tracht’s in the Renaissance.
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Never stood a chance in one of the least likely food-friendly cities in southern california. I am sure it was not her money so she probably loses little to nothing, yet putting any money into a hotel restaurant in downtown LB in, and as it turned out, probably the worst time in this century.
It’s a shame to loose Trachts - it was certainly a plus for the neighborhood, and one of our favorites. Carter, have you even been to Downtown LB recently? There has been a lot of effort put into revitalizing the area, with some very good restaurants including 555, Madison, and several other noteworthy restaurants down the road on Second St. Many establishments in the south-land and across the nation have been suffering in the downturn, and neighborhood isn’t the only cause for closure. It’s unfortunate that individuals like yourself perpetuate stigmas. How arrogant you are to make such an ignorant comment. SHAME ON YOU!!!
Laura, we don’t want people like Carter coming to our beautiful city anyway. Keeping it a secret keeps the creeps away; although isn’t great for business…
I live in Long Beach and I’m sorry to say, it’s not a food town. I never thought Trachts felt right, at least not in downtown LB. A good food place can work like Michael’s in Naples, but let’s not get carried away with the thought. Vints closed down on 2nd Street barely a year into it. And the only other places to get a decent meal on 2nd street is at Open Sesame or Sunin - both ethnic joints.
Tracht’s was my favorite restaurant in Long Beach. I went there for lunch by myself; people I work with found it too pricey. I took my family for special dinners (I don’t live in Long Beach, but it was worth the effort.) I’m very sorry that it closed, but it has been clear for the last year that there were not enough other people in the restaurant, while I was there, to keep it going. I don’t think Carter’s comment is arrogant & it certainly was not ignorant.
With affordable and interesting restaurants closer to the residential neighborhoods (like Benley, Enrique’s, Trattoria Limone, Michael’s and Frenchy’s, plus the usual Greek/Lebanese suspects), most of the locals are not going to travel to downtown to eat what was overpriced and overhyped no matter who the celebrity chef is. They needed the business/convention/expense account crowd and I suspect they got hit with the recession pretty hard.
Tracht’s sucked. I went there once, saw my server at twenty minute intervals and had a piece of fat served to me for $40 as a steak. Long Beach likes food fine, thanks, we just don’t appreciate pretentiousness and poor quality because it has a celebrity brand.