598706 Mon Feb 23 14:48:36 -0800 2009 4 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4445133 Has anyone else heard that the restaurant is currently for sale and closing? It has one of the best outdoor patios in the city. Mon Feb 23 14:48:36 -0800 2009 269286 jronaldo23 1 4445320 Nothing is conclusive. Mon Feb 23 15:48:29 -0800 2009 4445133 239340 latindancer 1 4445338 Rumors about a restaurant closing don't help the business. In fact it can be quite negative. Mon Feb 23 15:54:17 -0800 2009 4445133 239340 latindancer 1 4448113 Valet at the restaurant say it's slower than ever and regulars are not returning. Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Seacrest were spotted outside in recent weeks. Food quality: medium. Tue Feb 24 12:05:46 -0800 2009 4445133 173377 tablefor1 1 5088074 Orso as of yesterday (October 7, 2009) is still open. But I wish I'd read these comments from February before I took my wife there last night for her birthday. The food was as delicious--and the setting as romantic--as we remembered, but a simple query to the manager about how things were going led to the "Building is in escrow" probably will be a new restaurant depressing discussion. Thu Oct 08 07:58:32 -0700 2009 4445133 1114741 Encinoman