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What Happened to Azla Ethiopian Vegan After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 25 Los Angeles, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Azla Ethiopian Vegan has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: A 2022 blog post reported the owner's announcement of a shift to catering-only, and a Yelp listing updated August 2026 marks the Leimert Park location permanently closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Azla Ethiopian Vegan in the episode "Cosmopolitan Comfort," which aired September 16, 2016, spotlighting the restaurant's plant-based takes on Ethiopian staples such as spiced lentils, slow-simmered greens, and turmeric-spiced vegetables served over injera, alongside dishes like carrot ginger soup and spicy sweet potato. Azla was founded by chef Azla and her daughter Nesanet as the first Ethiopian restaurant at Mercado La Paloma in South Los Angeles before later operating from a Leimert Park storefront on Leimert Boulevard. According to a 2022 post on The Brassy, the owners announced they would shift to catering only, ending in-person restaurant service. A Yelp listing for the Leimert Park address, updated August 2026, marks the restaurant permanently closed, with no reopening announced.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 25

Episode 7
Aired
Title: Cosmopolitan Comfort · What was featured: Plant-based Ethiopian dishes served over injera, including lentils and spiced vegetables
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/azla-los-angeles
  2. thebrassy.com https://www.thebrassy.com/blog/where-to-eat-in-leimert-park-from-a-resident
  3. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/azla-california.html
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