A signage promotes Arby's new $1 menu in Hollywood, California May 14, 2010.
The Hollywood Arby's location in 2010.
  • The franchisee operating the 55-year-old Arby's on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard has closed it down.
  • "Truth is, I think it was the pandemic that did us in," 91-year-old owner Marilyn Leviton told KTLA-5.
  • California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers and a need for new equipment also led to the restaurant's closure, she said.

Beef sandwich chain Arby's has closed its restaurant on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard after 55 years of operating under one owner.