Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are planning to open a third location of Jon & Vinny’s, their popular Italian American restaurant, in South L.A.’s View Park neighborhood next year. In January, Shook and Dotolo’s company Joint Venture purchased the former Yee’s Chinese Food restaurant at the corner of Buckler and West Slauson avenues. But after community members expressed interest on the social networking app Nextdoor, Shook said he and Dotolo reconsidered their plans, deciding instead to transform the building into a full-service, all-day restaurant. “We wouldn’t be doing this without their blessing.”Chefs Vinny Dotolo, left, and Jon Shook. “It was super important to us that we didn’t do a lesser version of Jon & Vinny’s,” said Brianne Chan, a Joint Venture spokeswoman.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2019 13:52 UTC