The reason for the workforce reduction was listed as Closure Permanent.
Not so, according to a notice posted late yesterday on the restaurants social media channels.
However, we anticipate reopening this summer once we complete the cleanup and repairs.
Duke’s Malibu restaurant
We look forward to hiring back our employees and welcoming guests back in a few months.
We cant wait to see you then!
Dukes has been closed since January 7, according to General Manager Jimmy Chavez.
Duke’s parking lot on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 after the mudslide (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
That flooded the entire restaurant.
He said that the time that Dukes was trying to support employees, in partthrough donationsfrom the public.
Employees had already waited five weeks by that point for the Malibu landmark to reopen.
Dukes was inundated with mud.
