Irv's Burgers Owner Receives an Eviction Notice

The owner of West Hollywood landmark hamburger stand Irv's Burgers has been served a 30-day notice to vacate the premises, according to Route 66 News.

Route 66 News attributes the news to Scott Piotrowski, "an expert on Route 66 in Los Angeles County." Piotrowski noted in the site's Yahoo group, "It is expected at this time that Irv’s will close on June 29."

Sonia Hong and her family have owned the 63-year-old hamburger shack on the corner or Santa Monica Boulevard and Sweetzer Avenue since 2000, when they invested their life savings and purchased the business for $100,000.

Hong told Patch in January she was feeling pressured to relocate Irv's by associates of her new commercial neighbors. The family has been operating the eatery on a month-to-month basis since their five-year lease expired.

West Hollywood designated Irv's Burgers as a "local cultural resource" in 2006.

Irv's faced demolition in 2004 when then-property owner Gregg Seltzer of Santa Monica filed an application to demolish the burger stand to accommodate a Peet's coffee shop.

Read more about Irv's Burgers at Route 66 News.

Joe Taglieri contributed to this report.