I used to live right down the street from it (still in the general vicinity). It is in a small strip mall that includes a dry cleaners, pet store.dog day care and an upscale deli/wine shop. Strip malls come in all shapes, sizes and fanciness in LA.
The space has seen a number of restaurants through the years, none of them have stuck for whatever reason. Parking is just awful in the area so that may be part of the reason. Interestingly, I just noticed that the Mexican restaurant that formally occupied the space moved around the corner to the main street (Franklin) which gets a lot more foot traffic. The places that are in that street retail area have all been there a decent amount of time. The strip mall locations are not as successful.