{"id":37013,"date":"2026-08-10T19:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37013"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:07:28","slug":"lake-balboas-hearts-coffee-shop-serves-final-meal-after-47-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37013","title":{"rendered":"Lake Balboa&#8217;s Heart&#8217;s Coffee Shop serves final meal after 47 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Since 1979, Heart\u2019s Coffee Shop in Lake Balboa has been under the careful ownership of Yuk and Sue Wong.<\/p>\n<p>For nearly five decades, they served up diner classics like steak and eggs and a hearty stack of pancakes while infusing the meals with touches that showcased their Chinese heritage.<\/p>\n<p>But on Sunday, every order at the San Fernando Valley mainstay was served with a side of heartbreak as the restaurant marked its final day of business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo make the decision was gut-wrenching because it was months and months of mulling it over with my parents and my brother,\u201d said Susan Wong-Young, the daughter of Heart\u2019s owners. She said they really had to consider \u201cwhat\u2019s the best thing that we can do to honor this restaurant, the community, to make sure that we give it one last hurrah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After facing economic hit after hit \u2014 from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to the current downturn \u2014 the Wongs decided it was time to close down their shop and kick off their retirement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e78944e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5603x3735+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2Fe3%2F7c612ec8498c919f4c3348943bd2%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1141.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d85f604\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5603x3735+0+0\/resize\/2160x1440!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2Fe3%2F7c612ec8498c919f4c3348943bd2%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1141.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/78d17b1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5603x3735+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2Fe3%2F7c612ec8498c919f4c3348943bd2%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1141.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Sue Wong greets customers as Heart\u2019s restaurant prepares to close after 47 years in Lake Balboa. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy parents have worked so hard, never taking a vacation for 47 years,\u201d Wong-Young said. \u201cThey immigrated here from Hong Kong in 1969 with one dream: to become business owners and to live that American dream and have a good life for their two kids. And they accomplished that tenfold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more than four decades, Yuk Wong has woken up every day at 4 a.m. and cooked bacon from before the sun rises until closing time. <\/p>\n<p>He and his wife gave everything they had to build a community around delicious food and homey vibes. They were committed to that sense of camaraderie with their neighbors, even to their financial detriment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost of everything has been rising, and my parents really were resistant on raising menu prices because they don\u2019t want the community, the neighborhood, all their regulars to feel the impact and not come back,\u201d Wong-Young said. \u201cThey were so scared of them not coming back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t raised prices in over a decade \u2014 13 years \u2014 and that\u2019s why the community loves us. But it was at the cost of us not being able to keep it afloat. 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list of names written on brown paper.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b9b7333\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4658x3435+248+0\/resize\/320x236!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2F24%2Fe95344eb4ae29710f99ea6ce7853%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-214.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5eae851\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4658x3435+248+0\/resize\/568x419!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2F24%2Fe95344eb4ae29710f99ea6ce7853%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-214.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c82444c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4658x3435+248+0\/resize\/768x566!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2F24%2Fe95344eb4ae29710f99ea6ce7853%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-214.jpg 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  <\/picture>    <\/div>\n<p id=\"media-set-0000019f-e956-de04-ad9f-fbde91ee0013\" data-element=\"media-set-caption\" class=\"col-span-full mx-5 my-0 font-cms-font-service-text text-xs font-medium leading-3.5 text-cms-color-brand-text lg:mx-0\">  <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-cms-font-service-text font-bold\">1.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">Ish, a family friend of Yuk and Sue Wong, carries the waiting list of customers at the Lake Balboa restaurant on Sunday.<\/span>    <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-cms-font-service-text font-bold\">2.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">Yuk Wong receives an order.<\/span>    <strong data-element=\"media-set-meta-index\" class=\"font-cms-font-service-text font-bold\">3.<\/strong>  <span data-element=\"media-set-caption\">Sunday\u2019s waiting list included longtime patrons who stopped by for a final meal.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crowds of dedicated diners braved the 90-degree heat to line up around the \u201950s-style restaurant and took in the sights, sounds and smells of Heart\u2019s for one last time.<\/p>\n<p>Diner Marcelo Rodriguez drove down from Palmdale to pay his respects. The 38-year-old San Fernando Valley native, who is an avid fan of 1950s and \u201960s style, lamented the loss of a long-tenured eatery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing that it\u2019s not a corporation, it\u2019s not Denny\u2019s, it\u2019s not IHOP,\u201d Rodriguez said, \u201cit\u2019s something much more authentic and real and organic here in the Valley \u2014 where mom-and-pop diners are all just disappearing \u2014 it\u2019s really sad to see, so I wanted to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A patron of more than a decade, he first went to the diner on a Valentine\u2019s Day because he was drawn to the giant red heart sign that looms over the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the aesthetics at places that are original,\u201d he said. \u201cThat it\u2019s family-owned and they\u2019ve been doing this for [over] 40 years is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A resident of Oxnard, Channtal Shrauger also made a bit of a drive to fete the closing restaurant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7c982f0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a120a86\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/64d49ed\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1a3bf33\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/1080x720!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2b7cbc3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/1240x826!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/735d0a3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/1440x960!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cddd3a9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/2160x1440!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6c8ce0e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5698x3799+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F2a%2F7f84214d4a00906ed814fccaa18b%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-556.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Jin Chen serves customers at Heart\u2019s, where a family member said the owners were reticent to raise prices, contributing to the decision to shutter the restaurant. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>She noted that Heart\u2019s sunsetting highlights an upsetting trend that\u2019s taking over L.A. County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Los Angeles, there\u2019s a lot of history that\u2019s disappearing every single day, and it\u2019s heartbreaking,\u201d Shrauger said. \u201cAnd these are the last moments that we\u2019ll be able to enjoy the last of what it was. &#8230; I did want to get some photos so that I could preserve that history and put the pictures up in our house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed out how the Wongs\u2019 personal journey is emblematic of the larger story of immigrant struggle and success that is found in all corners of L.A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmigration is really important, inclusion is important, diversity is very important,\u201d Shrauger said. The Wongs \u201cserved this community for 40 years, and when you think of the hardest-working people, they are immigrants. That\u2019s what was beautiful about America. We were the melting pot. When you think of all of what feeds America, whether it be the fields or the line cooks, it is immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manuel Ramirez of Mission Hills has been a regular at Heart\u2019s since he began working at the Van Nuys Air National Guard Base in 1981.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ae2aeaf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5628x3751+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F54%2F88f41d414da48c26b598072f2520%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1011.jpg 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Wong and  Keith Franks clasp hands over the diner's counter.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dd592cf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5628x3751+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F54%2F88f41d414da48c26b598072f2520%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1011.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e23bff2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5628x3751+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F54%2F88f41d414da48c26b598072f2520%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1011.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9f20cab\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5628x3751+0+0\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F54%2F88f41d414da48c26b598072f2520%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1011.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/65a3eec\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5628x3751+0+0\/resize\/2160x1440!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F54%2F88f41d414da48c26b598072f2520%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1011.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/869b547\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5628x3751+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F54%2F88f41d414da48c26b598072f2520%2F1566174-me-hearts-coffee-closing-rcg-1011.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Sue Wong greets longtime customer Keith Franks on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis used to be a place where everybody came to eat, anybody working in the area,\u201d the 71-year-old Arleta native said. \u201cIt\u2019s always been affordable, it\u2019s always been friendly, family-oriented and accessible. They work their tails off every day and never complained; very gracious people. The Wongs are just beautiful people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After snapping several selfies with Wong-Young, Ramirez added that some of his favorite memories of the diner were of seeing Wong-Young grow up and help her parents with the restaurant. He reflected on how emotional it was to see the family leave the diner behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad because I consider them family, and it\u2019s another institution that has longevity here in the Valley,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cThey\u2019ve earned their retirement. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>On the sidewalk in front of the bustling restaurant, the Wong family had set up a table selling Heart\u2019s-branded T-shirts, with all proceeds going to the Wongs\u2019 retirement fund.<\/p>\n<p>Many customers came over to the table to pick up a shirt and share the many fond memories of the eatery with Wong-Young.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even put into words how proud I am [of my parents]. Just to see them, even at 80-something years old, and my dad\u2019s still back in the kitchen. He said we won\u2019t stop until we feed the last person today, even if it\u2019s after closing,\u201d Wong-Young said. \u201cThey came here with not a word of English in 1969 and $100 in their pocket. I owe everything to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for retirement life, Yuk Wong is more than ready to leave the working world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked him, \u2018What are you going to enjoy most about retiring, Dad?\u2019\u201d Wong-Young said. \u201cAnd he said, \u2018Waking up, not to an alarm clock, and not having to go in and cook bacon and just being able to have a cup of coffee at home and cook for myself.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After the last plate was served up on Sunday \u2014 eggs over easy with a side of bacon \u2014 an emotional Wong-Young embraced her mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou did great, Mom. 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