As someone that was born and raised on the westside, I still think I know the mindset. It is not so much that there are no adventuresome eaters on the westside, but are there enough that can sustain this restaurant in a fairly pricey lease. I don’t think Persian and Japanese are perfect comparisons. There is a fairly large Persian community in Westwood that has been there since the mid 70’s and it is very well established and they can sustain a number of restaurants. The westside Japanese community has been around longer than that, and the Sawtelle district has been a draw since before I was born. There are certainly more Chinese on the westside than when I was a child, and if the food is good enough at GuYi, they will go there. But are there enough non Chinese to frequent this place, for it to be successful?
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