Editing Philippe's (section)

{{Short description|Restaurant in Los Angeles, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox restaurant
| name              = Philippe's
| image             = 120207-LA-Philippes.jpg
| image_caption     = Philippe's main entrance
| slogan            =
| logo              = 
| logo_width        = 
| established       = {{start date and age|1908}}
| current-owner     = Martin and Binder families
| head-chef         = 
| food-type         = French dip sandwiches
| dress-code        = Casual
| rating            = 
| street-address    = 1001 N. [[Alameda Street]]
| city              = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
| state             = [[California]]
| zip               = 90012
| country           = [[United States]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|34.059588|-118.236896|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe            = yes
| mapframe-zoom       = 13
| seating-capacity  = 
| reservations      = No
| other-locations   = 
| other-information = 
| website           = {{URL|http://www.philippes.com/}}
}}
[[Image:060807-007-Philippes.jpg|thumb|The weekday lunch rush at Philippe's]]
[[Image:Philippe store front.jpg|thumb|Neon lights aglow]]

'''Philippe's''', or "'''Philippe the Original'''" ({{IPAc-en|f|ɪ|ˈ|l|iː|p|s}} {{respell|fi|LEEPS}})<ref>cf./compare  [[w:wiktionary:fr:Philippe]]</ref><ref>That is, as if it were a Spanish rather than French name. Reference:Los Angeles Cable Channel 35 (2009)</ref> is a [[restaurant]] located in downtown [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].  The restaurant is well known for continuously operating since 1908, making it one of the oldest restaurants in [[Los Angeles]]. It is also renowned for claiming to be the inventor of the [[French dip sandwich]].
 
The restaurant has been located at 1001 North [[Alameda Street]], on the edge of [[Chinatown, Los Angeles|Chinatown]], in the Historical District of Los Angeles, two blocks north of [[Olvera Street]], and close to [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]], since 1951.<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Keith |last=Thursby |title=William 'Bill' Binder dies at 94; ran Philippe's eatery|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2010-feb-09-la-me-bill-binder9-2010feb09-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2010-02-09 |access-date=2010-02-26}}</ref>