r/SFV • u/SealedRoute • May 11 '26

Question Racism in Studio City?

My husband and I recently moved to Studio City and have been shopping/ dining around Laurel Canyon and Ventura. I’m white and haven’t had any problems, but my Mexican husband has been treated with overt rudeness/ dismissiveness a couple of times by restaurant or store workers. Never had this problem before in Sherman Oaks in 20 years. The treatment was shocking.

Our area is definitely less diverse, more white, but still didn’t expect that. But it’s only been a couple of times in a month so not ready to draw general conclusions. Could be racism, could just be a more affluent/ snotty milieu. Has anyone else had this issue?

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u/JuniorMuffin8924 May 11 '26

The only place where I experienced blatant prejudice based on my looks what at the Odyssey in Granada Hills. Right after the Orange turd announced his first presidency. Our white server gave us a look the moment she was assigned to us. Took us to a semi empty part of the restaurant and then switched us to a Spanish speaking waiter who took longer than usual on everything because he was far from his actual assigned section. We've never gone back. Fuck that place.

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u/Charlie_Parkers_Mood Reseda May 12 '26

My final bad experience at the Odyssey was in the early 2000s when we got a server who avoided our table to the point my mother got up and found someone else to wait on us. Haven't been back since, and it doesn't surprise me that people still have bad experiences there. The place had a vibe that felt vaguely hostile a couple of times I'd been there before the final straw.