The Old Place, a restaurant in Cornell in the Santa Monica Mountains, has survived wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters over its 50-year history.

The SoCal Scene's Melvin Robert revisits this rustic outpost that still grills steaks to perfection over an oak fire and catches up with its owner, Morgan Runyon, on how he is surviving the business downturn caused by the pandemic that is impacting restaurants across the country.