Coronavirus causes LA’s Philippe the Original to close for first time in more than 100 years

Philippe the Original in Los Angeles is always bustling with locals and tourists in search of the mainstay’s trademark french-dipped sandwiches.
But not on Monday. There were no lines of people. There was no sawdust on the floors. No spicy mustard being spread. For the first time since opening more than 100 years ago, Philippe’s was shuttered with a closed sign on the door.
Even the most famous of Los Angeles’ classic eateries are feeling the reach of the novel coronavirus, whi