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“What’s been fascinating and gratifying is the regulars who we consider family are reaching out at an exponential rate and they’re just trying to figure out a way to help us,” Craig’s owner Craig Susser says of his Melrose Avenue restaurant, which is pivoting to keep the lights on...

George Clooney and Bill Clinton are regulars at Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood, a place where the biggest stars go to eat and be seen, and Et went inside Hollywood's hottest restaurant.

After George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin, he went to Craig's for a boys' night out, and picked the American restaurant to host an Oscar bash to celebrate his Best Picture win in 2013 for Argo.

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Owner Craig Susser explained to Et why the restaurant appeals to the stars.

"There is a private way in and out," said Craig, which is ideal for camera-shy celebs. "We look after people. We serve good food, great service, and it's private. What goes on in these four walls stays in these four walls and I think people feel protected."

Before running his own celeb hotspot, Craig spent 23 years as the maître 'd at another celeb favorite, Dan Tana's. His famous...

Agents tell me that Craig Susser, the maitre d'/general manager of that Hollywood canteen Dan Tana's, is finally going out on his own after 23 years. He's calling it "Craig's" and it's right now under construction at 8826 Melrose Ave with a Thanksgiving opening date. There's a need for another Industry restaurant ever since Morton's closed. This could be it.