jimmy carter's closes

just a quickie before i head out to palm springs for coachella on saturday... the gay and lesbian times says that jimmy carter's mexican cafe in mission hills has closed due to a tripling of their rent (!). however, they've converted the jimmy carter's in banker's hill to a mexican restaurant, which would explain the crazy paint colors we noticed last time we drove by.

while a landlord has every right to triple the rent, we have every right to call him a dick for doing that. part of the charm of that cafe was the coziness and age of the interior. the food at the mexican cafe was superior in my opinion, but it was nice to have both restaurants as an option. we'll have to wait and see what goes into the mission hills location. i guess being across the street from the big paseo de mission hills project means it's kosher to jack up the lease rates.