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{{Short description|Restaurant in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
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| established      = {{start date and age|June 26 1922}}
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| current-owner    = Lawry's Restaurant Group
| previous-owner   = Lawerence Frank
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| street-address   = 2980 Los Feliz Blvd.
| city             = [[Los Angeles]]
| county           = [[Los_Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
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| postcode         = 90039
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| website          = {{URL|https://www.lawrysonline.com/tam-o-shanter/}}
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'''The Tam O'Shanter Inn''' (colloquially known as '''The Tam''') is one of [[Los Angeles]]' oldest restaurants. Established in 1922, it serves hearty pub fare with a touch of Scottish flair, and is known for its [[prime rib]] and [[Yorkshire pudding]].  It is located in [[Atwater_Village,_Los_Angeles|Atwater Village]] at 2980 Los Feliz Boulevard at the corner of Boyce Avenue. [[Walt Disney]] was a frequent patron.<ref name="jimhillmedia.com">http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/alikzam/archive/2003/06/04/1478.aspx Hidden Magic in Hollywood: Disney's connection to the historic Tam O'Shanter Restaurant</ref>
[[File:Prime Rib (23260912464).jpg|thumb|The restaurant's prime rib and Yorkshire pudding]]
==History==
[[File:DisneyFrankOliverAtTam.jpg|thumb|Walt Disney, Tam O'Shanter founder Lawrence Frank, and designer Harry Oliver at the Tam' O'Shanter Inn, 1960]]
[[File:Tam O'Shanter Inn, plaque table Walt Disney.JPG|thumb|Walt Disney, Favorite spot plaque]]
The Tam O'Shanter Inn was established by Lawrence Frank and Walter Van de Kamp, founders of [[Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries]], who later created the [[Lawry's]] restaurant chain. They commissioned [[Harry Oliver]] to design the building.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/eat-drink/the-tam-oshanter-the-story-of-an-la-icon | title=The Tam O'Shanter: The Story of an LA Icon &#124; Discover Los Angeles }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/tam-oshanter | title=Tam O'Shanter }}</ref> He constructed the Storybook Style building aided by movie studio carpenters. The Tam O'Shanter Inn opened in June 1922 and was a success. The owner said, "Every piece of wood which was used in this structure was thrown into fire first with the result that we never had to paint it and it got more beautiful as the years went by." (L.L.Frank to B.Stohler)
It was remodeled in 1968 and renamed the "Great Scot", but in 1982 returned to the original name "The Tam O'Shanter Inn". The decor features English and Scottish medieval weapons, kilts, and family coats of arms and medieval family crests.  In 2018, it opened an outdoor patio space.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tam O'Shanter, L.A.'s Original Theme Restaurant, Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood History |date=2022-11-14 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323143846/https://variety.com/2022/scene/news/tam-oshanter-restaurant-100-years-hollywood-history-1235431649/ |archive-date=2023-03-23 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2022/scene/news/tam-oshanter-restaurant-100-years-hollywood-history-1235431649/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Great Scott! |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2022/03/24/great-scott-historic-tam-oshanter-celebrates-100-years-and-counting/ |website=LA Daily News |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
In March 2022, Tam O'Shanter Inn celebrated its 100-year anniversary.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://la.eater.com/2022/3/10/22964890/tam-oshanter-centennial-100-historic-los-feliz-st-patricks-am-intel | title=Historic Tam O'Shanter Celebrates 100 Years in Atwater Village | date=10 March 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Tam O'Shanter, L.A.'s Original Theme Restaurant, Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood History |url=https://variety.com/2022/scene/news/tam-oshanter-restaurant-100-years-hollywood-history-1235431649/ |website=Variety|date=14 November 2022 }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.lawrysonline.com/tam-oshanter}}
[[Category:1922 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Novelty buildings in California]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 1922]]
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