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At Dan Tana’s Restaurant, the Loss of Dabney Coleman Hits Hard: ‘He Was Larger Than Life’


West Hollywood eatery Dan Tana's is celebrating its 60th anniversary while also mourning its most loyal customer, Dabney Coleman, who died last week.

The venerable West Hollywood eatery Dan Tana’s is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year while also mourning possibly its most loyal customer, Dabney Coleman, who died last week. In fact, Coleman tried to move to New York a decade or so ago, but Martino remembers that he only lasted three weeks before returning to L.A. “I asked him what brought you back here, and he answered ‘Dan Tana’s,'” she recalls. One thing that hasn’t is the food: from Veal Cutlet Milanese alla George Clooney or Chicken Romano, Michael De Luca, the menu is six decades of hearty Italian American cooking combined with who’s who of Hollywood.

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