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Is La Serenata Still Open? Update (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, La Serenata is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

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laserenatacantina.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own current website (copyright 2026) offers live online ordering, reservations, and a hiring page for the Pico Boulevard location, and its Yelp listing (updated September 2026, not marked closed) shows continuing reviews.

  • Season / episode Season 1, Episode 5
  • Original air date
  • Address 10924 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
  • Current name La Serenata de Garibaldi

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What happened after Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back?

La Serenata was a family-owned Mexican seafood restaurant on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles, part of a small local chain founded in 1985 by Jose and Aurora Rodriguez. By the time the fifth episode was filmed in late 2017, the family had already sold two sister locations and Aurora's own home to keep the flagship afloat, and conflict between Aurora and her son Marco Sr. over modernizing the restaurant was spilling into the dining room. Ramsay's hidden cameras documented a server so overheated he visibly sweated into a bowl of soup served to a customer, cross-contamination in the kitchen, and expired ingredients, including spoiled kale.

Over the 24-hour turnaround, Ramsay's team gave the dining room a contemporary redesign, introduced a streamlined menu built around dishes like mussels, and worked to repair the family's relationships — including a one-on-one conversation with Aurora about her late husband and a reminder to Marco Sr. of his father's legacy via old video footage. The relaunch impressed both returning regulars and food critics invited to the reopening.

Family habits proved hard to shake, however: an unverified account on realitytvupdates.com states that after the episode's July 2018 airing, Marco Sr. and Aurora drifted back toward their earlier menu and management style relatively quickly, while Marco Jr. wanted to keep more of Ramsay's changes in place. Even so, the restaurant kept operating successfully, weathering a kitchen fire in 2021 without closing for good. The restaurant's official website, now branded "La Serenata de Garibaldi" at "La Serenata Cantina," describes an unbroken family history from the original Boyle Heights kitchen through today's Pico Boulevard location, though the original Boyle Heights address itself has since closed under separate ownership. The site also notes the family's cooking has drawn attention from Food Network in the years since, and lists live online ordering, reservations, and a current hiring page.

Featured on Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
La Serenata
What was featured
Family Mexican seafood restaurant; mother-son conflict and cross-contaminated kitchen
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
La Serenata

Frequently asked questions

Is La Serenata still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, La Serenata is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

What happened to La Serenata after Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back?

La Serenata was a family-owned Mexican seafood restaurant on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles, part of a small local chain founded in 1985 by Jose and Aurora Rodriguez. As of September 2026, La Serenata is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

What is La Serenata called now?

Now: La Serenata de Garibaldi (formerly La Serenata). As of September 2026, La Serenata is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

Where is La Serenata located?

10924 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back featured La Serenata?

Season 1, Episode 5 of Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, first aired July 18, 2018. The episode is titled “La Serenata”.

Did the makeover last at La Serenata?

The episode first aired July 18, 2018. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 8 years later —: As of September 2026, La Serenata is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

Is La Serenata still using the Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back menu or branding?

Over the 24-hour turnaround, Ramsay's team gave the dining room a contemporary redesign, introduced a streamlined menu built around dishes like mussels, and worked to repair the family's relationships — including a one-on-one conversation with Aurora about her late husband and a reminder to Marco Sr. of his father's legacy via old video footage. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
10924 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
laserenatacantina.com

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