Genghis Cohen
Genghis Cohen is a New York-style Chinese-American food restaurant and music venue in Los Angeles, California located at 740 N. Fairfax Avenue. It opened in 1983. They specialize in crab rangoon and egg foo young.
History
After learning from chef Sophie Wong, music producer and New York native Allan Rinde crafted a Jewish-inspired Chinese cuisine to be utilized for the Genghis Cohen menu. He then opened Genghis Cohen in 1983 in the space of a former pizza enterprise while he was working at Cherokee Studios, located across the street. Rinde's friend, Artie Wayne, named the restaurant. In 1997, Rinde sold the business to long-time maître d’, Raymond Kiu. Kiu ran the restaurant until 2015, when he transferred ownership to restaurant regulars and New York natives Marc Rose and Med Abrous. The restaurant is known for inspiring the Seinfeld episode "The Chinese Restaurant."In 2025 it was announced that the restaurant would be departing from its location of 42 years due to the N. Fairfax Holdings LLC evicting the business; the restaurant ownership and the landlords had been "unable to secure a long-term lease solution at a reasonable rate." The restaurant temporarily relocated to 448 N. Fairfax Ave., a space a few blocks south of the original location. Plans for a new permanent location included an expanded bar and new late-night menu.