Located on Rose Avenue and Main Street, the restaurant sits at the border of Venice and Santa Monica. Just as Venice has evolved so has The Rose. In 2015, the restaurant received

The Rose, which has served millions of customers since its founding in 1979, will close Dec. 15. Chefs Jason Neroni, Ray Garcia and others helped make it a legendary L.A. restaurant.

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The Rose is closing its doors for good after 45 years. Pete Davidson, Jason Sudeikis and more current and past Saturday Night Live players revealed how they spent their first paychecks after landing the job.

One of Venice's most iconic restaurants, The Rose, will close its doors later this month after more than four decades in business.