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Why some restaurants in LA are going cash-free

Aug 19, 2019
Nick Montgomery says when it came time to decide whether his Echo Park restaurant would accept cash, it was a tough call. “This is a small space,” Montgomery said of Konbi, a Japanese-style cafe and sandwich shop on Sunset Boulevard. Akira Akuto, Montgomery’s business partner, said that another reason pushed them to make the restaurant […]
Superfine Pizza is one of a small, yet growing number of businesses in Los Angeles that are going cashless.
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