Leemanuel Weilch, who says he is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, sued a Goop Kitchen on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood in 2026, alleging the takeout restaurant failed to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
The 11-page complaint filed in a California federal court says Weilch “personally encountered a number of barriers that interfered with his ability to use and enjoy the goods, services, privileges, and accommodations offered at the Business.” It alleges the location did not provide enough disabled parking spaces and that “the access aisle was not accessible due to multiple obstructions blocking the access.”
The lawsuit names Good Food Group LLC, the owner of Goop Kitchens, rather than Goop Inc. or Gwyneth Paltrow personally. Goop Kitchen is described in the complaint as a takeout chain that sells salads, bowls, soups, poke bowls and bento boxes, and the company operates locations in Los Angeles County.
The filing adds to a short history of legal headaches tied to the broader Goop brand. In 2018, Goop paid nearly $130,000 to settle a U.S. lawsuit over jade eggs. In May 2021 the company faced a separate suit over a candle marketed under the name “This Smells Like My Vagina,” a case that was dismissed in December 2021. The parent company has also shifted its business lines in recent years: revenue grew 10% in 2024, Goop Beauty rose 34%, and leadership restructured the company around fashion, beauty and food.
Those business moves included a push into longevity and skincare: the company introduced an NAD+ moisturizer in January 2026 and expanded Goop Kitchen to New York City in April 2026. Paltrow herself has spoken publicly about the longevity trend, saying, “In the past five to 10 years, I’ve definitely seen New York City pivot towards health and longevity.”
The tension at the center of Weilch’s complaint is legal and practical. By suing the owner company rather than Goop Inc. or Paltrow, the complaint focuses on the entity that controls the physical location and its maintenance — the element Weilch says made repeated visits inaccessible. The complaint ties those maintenance failures to concrete, everyday experiences: blocked access aisles and too few designated parking spots, problems that can make routine errands impossible for people who use wheelchairs.
The filing shifts the question from branding to responsibility: who runs the property and keeps it compliant with federal accessibility rules. Because the suit names Good Food Group LLC, the path through court is likely to test whether the owner took adequate steps to remove the barriers Weilch described and whether federal standards were met at the Sunset Blvd location.
The most immediate consequence is legal: the case proceeds in the federal system against the owner company, not Gwyneth Paltrow personally. That distinction matters for how liability is assigned, and it answers the central practical question raised by the lawsuit — the complaint targets the operator responsible for the premises, not Goop’s founder.
