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Three words: RED VELVET CAKE!
AMAZING! The place is now called "The Corner", well it was the last time I visited it to get the Red Velvet. It is the same baker as "Doughboys" but under new management, with a new chef.
I have not tried the food but, how can you pass up the Red Velvet! 5 stars because the cake alone carries this place.
Mr. Kuya Wes brought up red velvet cupcakes during a Sunday evening conversation and of course I could not get them out of my head. I hadn't had any red velvet in FOREVER so all of a sudden I had this huge craving. I called a few places and most were either out of them or were closed. *shakes fist!*
Doughboys came to the rescue. Yes, on a Sunday evening when I was just vegging in my bed, I got out of bed, got into the beamer and drove my happy butt (in traffic) to LA. When I want something I want it okay?
I got on Highland from Santa Monica Blvd and could not see it for the life of me. Thank you to Teem that called and said "Did you just drive past us in a beamer?" I was thinking "WTF? How the heck did you see me at night through my tint?" O wells. Thank goodness for his wonderful eyesight. I couldn't see the sign!!
Finally I parked, then I was told to park closer which I did, AND THEN I SCRATCHED MY RIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This cake better be good! Well we get inside and they're giving us a hard time about ordering. We only came for cake and coffee dude. Jeebus. Hold the F up. They are supposed to be closing at 10 or so and because they were a bit slow they wanted to get outta there. If they're supposed to be opened until a certain time they should stay open until that time. Anyways, we ordered 3 or 4 red velvets. They are friggin big and cold?? I guess they keep them in the cold case or something. It was still pretty good. The frosting was like frosting and cream cheesey all in one. Kinda odd but it satisfied my craving. I wish it wasn't so cold though. Did I order red velvet ice cream cake? No.
I got milk, coffee with milk, and shared the cupcake (actually looked like a mini cake not cupcake). Wasn't bad at all but the service could've been better. The antsy server dude needs to chill the F out man.
One nice thing was that he forgot Kuya's Arnold Palmer for a bit. He brought it and said that since he forgot it would be on the house.
:)
A couple weeks after I wrote my previous review, Doughboys closed permanently. I read owner Frank Waldman's account of the saga on http://doughboys.net. Frank, you left out a few key points.
First, the zoning and health regulations that apply to you also apply to all the other restaurants nearby. Somehow, they all manage to comply. Second, Doughboys on 3rd was closed at least once for vermin infestation. That made a lot of your customers go "ick" and remains, to this day, insufficiently explained. Third, Doughboys on Highland was always a cut-rate version of the original. That also used up a lot of customer goodwill.
If Doughboys reopens someday, I'm sure I will give it a try out of curiosity. But as a customer, it's evident that Doughboys is at least partially the architect of its own misfortune.
Doughboys on 3rd was one of my favorite LA restaurants five years ago. Even though it was… Read more »
Having a Y chromosome can be a curse . I know women have it worse, but if you've ever seen an errant football hit a guy in the gonads, you'll acknowledge we have the makings of a case.
But an often overlooked downside is our single-minded focus on sex. No, really. It's sometimes tough to be a guy. If you could read men's minds, you'd see something like this:
(Okay, let's see, today's itinerary. Meeting with [important dude] who's the CEO of **SEX**. Damn it, who? Oh, that's right. Okay, that's at 1pm, then I have to give a presentation **SEX**. Ugh. Focus, John M, focus. Eyes on the prize. You'll never get that deal done if **SEX**. Crap, what was I thinking about? Ahhh screw it. 'Doubt it was important.)
So you see, it comes as a pretty big deal then that the day after every time I have Doughboys' "After School Special" of 3 grilled cheeses (emmanthal, white cheddar, and fontina) on baked & buttered-to-perfection french pan de mie bread alongside sweetened-to-perfection tomato soup, my single-minded focus has shifted away from sex. This could conceivably come at a bad time:
(Wow, she's prettier nude than I thought she would be. And look at her **DOUGHBOYS**. Ugh, am I really thinking about food now?! Christ, John M, you're beyond f-ing words. Speaking of, I can't believe we're about to do this. I mean, I knew she liked me but **DOUGHBOYS** Ahhhh! Get in the game, John M! This is showtime! You've got a benchmark to set, a legacy to establish, future boyfriends to render inadequate! Now get IN there and **DOUGHBOYS**)
... "No sweetheart, you're fine. Great actually. My mind's just... elsewhere. Can we cuddle instead?"
So if you follow my logic, a Doughboys After School Special = sex. No. Wait. Perhaps better. As is the rest of their food (including the red velvet cake), though why get anything but their best dish.
And the restaurant's Health Department B rating? Whatever, I don't even eat at Chinese places with an A. Too bad their waiters are always snooty and preoccupied, otherwise this has the makings of a 5-star shoo-in: fantasy-inspiring food at cheap prices, a hip ambience with the always nice option of sitting outside and people-watching, and fantasy-inspiring food at cheap prices. The servers (is there a finishing school we can send them to?) are probably the one fault I can find with them. That and the fact that my mind is only one thing after eating Doughboys:
Impotent.
They were really slow on Sunday night when we got here so they were closing. They allowed us to come in and told us the kitchen was closed but we were interested in the desserts since someone wanted and talked about the red velvet cake. So that's what we got plus drinks.
I can't really say I've had red velvet cake except red velvet cupcakes from Sprinkles. Those were good. However, I have no idea if it was this late or what happened but I don't think you would see red food coloring on the plate after the cake is gone. It's a cream cheese frosting which was good but I was expecting something more. That is after having this cake and after I went somewhere else for dessert before I wrote this review. All I can say is you haven't had cake unless you've had cake at the place I went to and you aren't going to know what or where this other place is. (maybe I'll tell you if you ask nicely)
I did look at the pictures from other Yelpers for this business and really didn't need to put up my pic of the red velvet cake. I do want to taste the corn meal pancake with blueberries though. Everything else looks really good so I may have to update my review after my next visit.
So yeah, 3 stars is for the service and allowing us to come in before their actual closing time. Their hospitality is good though.
The last time I spent money at Doughboys Bakery was last year when my friend was sick and wanted French Onion Soup and a sandwich. I called the order in after work and went to pick it up.
Turns out the soup had a bunch of maggots in it. Disgusting.
Before that little incident it was one of my favorite places to eat since it's so close by to my place. Oh well.
(This was when they were on 3rd Street.)
Act One, in which two hungry girls contemplate lunch options.
Girl 1: Where should we eat? I'm starving!!
Girl 2: Um... [thumbs twiddling] some coworkers and I discovered this great cafe down the street. Let's walk there.
Act Two, in which the girls brave the Sunset/Highland traffic and the unseasonably hot April day.
Girl 1: I'm sweaty.
Girl 2: Me too. Dude. I hate summertime.
Act Three, in which Girl 1 finds herself pleasantly surprised with the selected location.
Girl 1: [walking up to cafe] What's this place called? There's no signage outside. That's strange.
Girl 2: Not sure. I've only been once.
Girl 1: [snags a menu inside the bustling shop -- reads] Doughboy's Bakery?! I've heard great things about this place!
Girl 2: Yeah? Cool.
Act Four, in which the girls decide on their fare.
Girl 1: I'll have the red velvet cake, and the Chicken Sandwich, please. In that order.
Girl 2: I'll have the Frittata. Only, is there anyway you can make it with TWO eggs instead of FOUR? That's kind of a lot. And no bread? I'm allergic.
Act Five, in which the girls die of happiness at the taste of their food.
Girl 1: Dude. This sandwich is delish. Where's my cake?
Girl 2: Look at all this egg?! Honestly. Who can consume 4 eggs in one sitting? It is pretty good though.
[waitress delivers extra large red velvet cupcake... girls begin to eat, wide-eyed]
Girl 1: This is freakin' good. Cream cheese frosting? Look at how moist this cake is!! No wonder Oprah deemed it one of the best cakes in America.
Girl 2: Mmmmmmmmm. [eats mostly the frosting... though she's allergic to this too]
Girl 1: Shall we come again next week??
This is a love story:
A handful of years ago, I dated a globe-trotting, LA-based photojournalist who had nothing in his home refrigerator besides film and occasionally a carton of soy milk. So I shall reveal a shameful stamp in my relationship passport: in conjunction with this relationship, I also endured no fewer than 100 meals at the location on 3rd Street. It's probably closer to 150.
Now... I was raised in a wholesome Orange County cul-de-sac home, where breakfast was a revered and horrific ritual. As a child, I hated hot cereal, scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles, muffins, cold cereal, sausage - any manner of traditional breakfast still gives me chills of revulsion. Bacon, of course, is exempt from my disdain, because... well, it's bacon.
My body generally doesn't want to eat until about 10am, and I'd prefer to eat leftover dinner foods or a Japanese style breakfast, complete with broiled fish and miso soup.
For the photojournalist, whom we'll call... "Bavid", breakfast was a perfectly legitimate meal to eat any time of the day, or better yet, twice a day. Since Doughboys is also a haven for "creative" types (read: models, actors, industry folk, artists... hipsters; hipsters who wanna be models, actors, industry folk and artists) breakfast is served ALL DAY. Lucky-lucky me. I'll be the first to admit: Love makes you do things that you normally wouldn't.
The portions are enormous... service can be terribly slow - BUT, because Bavid ate there like, every-single-effing-day... it was elevated to sluggish. If you like carbs and breakfast foods, then this is an okay place not to starve to death in the company of an emotionally distant 40-something who sets the clinical standard for Peter Pan Syndrome.
So, day after day, while Bavid hogged the New York AND the LA Times, without offering me even a slice of either paper, I sipped my tea... made a dent in my straciatella soup (it's served in a giant vat) or nibbled upon my sandwich, I'd wait for the true highlight of this experience: dessert time!
THE Red Velvet Cupcake. Not to be confused with inferior, lesser cupcakes masquerading as Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting - Sprinkles, Magnolia, Amy's - yes, I mean you! Be wise, gentle reader - don't settle for a day-old Cupcake that has been refrigerated; inquire with the server as to the disposition of THE Red Velvet Cupcake. If it's freshly baked, it's a yes.
The frosting will be rich and unapologetic in its decadence. The crumb of this cupcake (best served at room temperature) is insanely moist, sweet but not cloyingly so; and should be consumed with a chilled glass of whole milk. It's $4.50 and gigantic... enough for two people who once professed to love each other and have eye-rolling, glorious and ecstatic moments together (without removing an article of clothing... with the exception of perhaps, a belt, to make more room).
Sprinkles is just hype and shtick (and ridiculously priced) compared to THE Red Velvet Cupcakes at Doughboys. I still struggle to comprehend the awe and loyalty that cupcake connoisseurs have for Sprinkles; it's like watching the Winter Olympics... and you know that the chick from the US just... nailed her long program... but the stingy [former Eastern Bloc] European judges give her like... 5.4's instead of 6.0's. Politics, schmolitics!
Bavid is not for whom this love story was penned. I intentionally avoid certain magazines so as not to come across any of his work, but sometimes I'll glance at the cover of Magazine X, and @$#%%%!!! There's his photo credit.
He, fortunately, is out of my life forever... and yes, the dissolution that I initiated left a bitter taste in my mouth... Which was always happily forgotten, by soothing myself with the sweetness and my undying love of THE Red Velvet Cupcake.
It's true, what they say: REAL Love lasts.
Doughboys? NO, boys.
Soooo bad! I was excited to try out the new location. And because it's bigger than the old one on 3rd, I'm giving it an extra star. But if this review were based solely on service and food, I would give it a lower rating.
I ordered a Cobb salad: (waiter with a SUPER dick-y attitude) "We're out of chicken. It'll be another half an hour before we have more." (WHAT?! Did they send someone out to the Ralph's? What the fuck?)
Okay, I'll have breakfast: "We're out of sausage."
What about a Caesar salad?: "We're out of romaine."
And it's not even like our server was apologetic. He could have at least told us before we spent ten minutes looking over the menu.
I ended up getting the Cobb anyway and it was shredded iceberg with chicken scraps, some soggy bacon and a dressing that I swear was just plain mayo. Blech.
Can I talk to a manager?: No.
Apparently, they were out of that, too.
Get in
Grab red velvet cake
Get out
My Doughboys haiku.
Dreadful, one of the worst meals, never mind service I have ever had.
First of all, It took way to long to ever get a menu.
Next, when ordering the waiter didn't know anything about anything on the menu when asked.
The food FINALLY arrived, we start with a salad, which has old food remains in the bowl, it was seriously disgusting. We tell the waiter and show him, he just says, sorry, it happens sometimes when it's busy in the kitchen, they certainly were not busy. and still, no excuse. Even the cutlery were still dirty!!
The pizza came out, it was watery, really horrible.
Anyway, the manager didn't even come out to apologize or anything.
This place is a disgrace. It doesn't deserve any stars, sadly they don't let you rate without giving something on this.
I love this place. Huge portions, and interesting combinations. I went over ten times before I had the same thing twice. It's great for every meal too. Rice Krispy Pancakes and Chickent Meatloaf. Definitely check it out.
Parking sucks there though, and it gets crowded for weekend breakfast so be prepared to wait then. Save room for Red Velvet.
I go here hungry. And after about an hour of being seated... yup, still hungry.
Talk about s-l-o-w service. We were sitting outside in the cold... with no heat lamps to keep us warm, so that didn't help either. There were 7 of us, and after about 20 minutes, the first 2 people were served their french toast. "Oh... did you want syrup with that?" No shit! Then a second wave of food comes out 20 minutes later. "Oh... did you want cream cheese with your bagel?" No shit!
Seemed everyone had their food... EXCEPT ME. The busboy comes out and pours another round of coffee for the table and is like, "Can I get you anything else?"
"Um, yeah... MY FOOD!" -- I tell him!
The waiter comes by and asks, "what are you waiting on?"
Shouldn't he know? The cute waiter was starting to bug me. In another 15 minutes or so, I finally get my food! Shit on a Shingle (SOS)... yup, that's what it was called. A couple of pieces of asiago cheese toast, topped with breakfast potatoes, smothered in chipped beef gravy with 2 poached eggs on top. I hate to say it... it was good... but dang... it wasn't worth that super long wait. It wasn't right that people that came way after us were already eating and done before I even got served.
After a fellow diner nonchalantly mentioned to another that something should be said to the manager, with the waiter lingering and overhearing this, they gave us 2 mini red velvet cakes on the house... they were actually good... served like it came right out of the fridge, but nevertheless, it was still good... a little heavy on the frosting though.
I give it to them that they used the good tea in their pots and my meal was actually good. 2 stars. I'm reluctant to even try their other location on 3rd Street. After this brunch disaster, I wonder how they managed to get so many good reviews!
Frank, sorry to hear about the rough times Doughboys has gone through. Before I moved to LA, everytime I visited, I would make my sister take me to your restaurant on 3rd. Your soups are AMAZING and the red velvet is THE BEST!
The food here is really good, but it is hard to talk friends into trying it with the B rating.
So what is it about a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup that makes me feel so good??
It's not a childhood staple of mine. I was neglected as a kid apparently. But man, what a combination. And really, the folks at doughboys are geniuses for making it a combination, aptly titled, "The After School Special" (Though, not apt for me, because, again.. neglected....)
Though, no parent has ever made a grilled cheese like this one... and this was no campbell's tomato soup out of a can...
Good combination of "gourmet" cheeses (all white cheeses... none of that yellow, processed, peel off the plastic cheese crap to be found...) Gooey, melty, goodness. The bread was lathered in butter, and toasted JUST the right amount... It was love at first bite.
But then! THEN! I did the dip... the dip into the tomato soup. First thing's first... I don't like tomato soup really... It's usually ridulously salty. I don't like too salty. But doughboys really did their tomato soup correctly -- it was actually a little sweet... so with the combination of cheeses in the sandwich and the sweetness of the tomato soup -- gaawwwdd... it was good.
By the time I finished the (very large) sandwich, I had a ton of soup left, but without the grilled cheese to dip, it just wasn't the same...
So we ordered the famous red velvet cake (Because, apparently, it's the only dessert Edgar C. will actually EAT... dammmit I had to share?! I was getting so spoiled!)
It was good -- very good. Not like, oh my god I'm about to writhe on the floor good.. but it was good!
Service was a bit spotty... but not BAD. Parking is also kind of a pain -- but what do you expect? (we ended up getting lucky and finding a spot... but still....I can't imagine what it would be like on a busy day...)
Definitely one of the spots I'll be going back to when I need some comfort.
I'm a bonafide doughgirl.
My nickname as a kid was "pork chops"
Ice cream, whole milk, burgers, fries etc.? Bring it on.
Grease is good, but some things should be outlawed.
Like the Waffle Stack at Doughboys.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melted Cheese
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2 Fried Eggs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ham
*********************** Semolina Waffle
Christ, there was enough oil on top to fry another large fries.
Sure their large menu is full of creatively deep fried dishes, their service is pretty great despite how busy they are, and their Red Velvet cake is sinfully red, moist and delicious, even after refrigeration. It's mine and Oprah's top picks for cakes!!!!
BUT--a plate of grease in epic proportions IS NOT COOL. NOT COOL. NOT COOL.
I was also called the "trash can" but I only had 3 bites of my Waffle Stack. And there is no way I will eat that again.
Instead of being the 100th person to review the 3rd st. Doughboys, I've decided to be the 2nd to review the brand new location at Highland and Lexington. I've been stoked about this opening since I first noticed it in December, and apparently I've been bugging Karri ever since asking about it (though I only recall asking once).
I'm not sure if I should share this info because I don't want the location that's walking distance from my place to become more crowded than the original, but here are a few fun facts I can share about it:
1. Parking situation is a million times better
2. Staff claims that this new location has "more burners" and therefore quicker service and table turnover
3. My waiter was ridiculously overly friendly, but I didn't find it obnoxious. I just took as new-job-not-yet-jaded enthusiasm.
Food is the same level of deliciousness... I went with the afterschool special, which definitely proves at least 1 more full meal of leftovers, so $9 for two meals is a pretty good deal. Definitely check out this location... there wasn't much fuss about the opening... so here's the fuss... IT'S OPEN!
CLOSED!!!!
what a shame. It was good before the owner had all the problems with the 3rd St. Location and all the neighbor complaints and zoning issues.
Did you know, it was never zoned as a restaurant? thats why they couldn't re-open, cause the city wouldn't let them.
I'd been wanting to come to one of these for some time, and finally got the chance this past weekend. The food is delicious. The portions are large and aren't really meant to be finished (which of course I did), but every bite is worth it, so every bite too many doesn't feel as bad.
However, the service is pretty rotten. They seem pretty disorganized and are not very good at the small stuff (like bringing utensils and refilling cups). Since I drink water as if we're in the dessert (which is what LA technically used to be) I need my water refilled regularly. If you can't do that, no 5 stars.
Also, its nice that they have outside seating, but because of the noisy street, I would prefer to sit inside.
Ok, so heads up: Do NOT come here with a group.
Also, don't come hungry.
Apparently they do sweet stuff pretty well. Having to do things MY way, I got a smoked salmon platter for brunch. I was nonplussed when the cream cheese arrived in those little convenient, disposable cups.
The service really was atrocious. We were turning into icicles outside. After 20 minutes or so, Judy and Masa got their french toast. 15 minutes later, the other 5 of us had yet to see even a morsel of food. Not kosher, my friends!
There were bungles with orders, too many coffees, not enough water. All in all, I'm willing to give em another chance (as Ryan Q. says), but they BLEW it on the service tip. Aaron, sweet, cuddly Aaron, got his feathers ruffled something serious, and told the waiter what was what. (That was worth the price of admission alone!)
As a last ditch effort, they threw in a free Red Velvet Cake! Which Masa had already ordered and they forgot about. According to Oprah, it's the best red velvet cake around! I dunno. That Oprah's a smart cookie, but I felt pretty sick after a few bites. Took it home, and the man felt pretty sick too.
Sorry to be such a downer. Hopefully I'll revise this review soon.
Keep your chin up, Doughboys! And be ready for us the next time we roll into town. And get some outside heaters, for the love of Pete!
Doughboys is good, its supposed to be good, the other store on 3rd street is good, I have eaten there enough to know its good, the bread, good, the food good, the service good.
This new store on Highland, NOT GOOD.
They really screwed the pooch.
Overcooking my omeletty type deal, bringing out food in fits and starts over the course of a solid 30-40 minutes so that some people were served at 15 minute intervals, having to ask for refills on coffee for everyone at the table, most of the food being sub-par for a doughboys.
Asking for theings twice, food being cold, you name they got it.
Man, Sarah is right, I channeled my father for a minute and talked to the manager, who smoothed things over with a G-DDAMNED piece of CAKE! Seriously, a piece of cake for two hours of food hell?
I'll go back to the 3rd street place, but this location needs to get its act together.
BTW the menu is identical to the 3rd street location, and the bathrooms are not even finished yet!
I haven't been to this particular location yet. I went to the one in Melrose first. I can't say that the food here was all THAT great (though my gf really loves the After School Lunch Special- grilled cheese with a cup of tomato soup).
I give this place 4 stars for their awesome red velvet cake. I think plenty of people have said that already but I just wanted to put in my two cents too!
I have yet to see if any of their chocolate cakes are any good... I'm a BIG choco-holic but only tried the red velvet because of my friend's recommendation!
I wish I could just cross-reference my review of Doughboys on Third, but alas, it is not the same experience.
When you call the Third Street location they promise the Hollywood location has the same staff and menu.
Perhaps, but apparently they all had their brains sucked out of their heads and decided the Doughboys menu was missing a giant layer of incompetence to make it better.
Service is atrocious, forgetful, and actually intensely annoying. Drink orders take forever, there's no continuity of waiter, and they actually managed to cock up every dish we ordered that we'd all had before at the Third location.
Who the fuck cut the crusts and shorted the cheese on my afterschool special? And did someone just piss in the vegetarian chili or did they actually take time to make it taste like whizz?
Wait for the old location to finish its remodel or let the new staff know that the Hollywood location is doing its best to ruin the brand.
Went here for the first time today for brunch with my bf. I heard the red velvet cake is tops, and I HAD to try it, since red velvet is my absolute fav. It was a wee bit chilly, and I got seated by the door, which one waiter kept leaving open. I popped up a good 10 times to close the door, and another employee, said "Yeah, you're gonna have to keep doing that." OH HELL NO. So we moved.
The food was fine but not spectacular. Portions were monstrous! We took home the red velvet, which LOOKS amazing. Taste? Good, but I've had better.
The food at this Doughboys is just as good as the one on 3rd street. At, least, I think it is. I've never been able to order anything other than the french onion soup at either location, because it's just so damn good. So, to clarify, the french onion soup at either doughboys is fantastic, and other people tell me that everything else is just as good.
The real choice comes down to parking : It's a heck of a lot easier here than it is around the parking-permit-required-even-during-the day restuarant on 3rd st.
The downside is that if you want to eat outside here, all you see is car exhaust. It's a lot more pleasant sitting outside at the 3rd st. location.
So we're all schooled about THE red velvet cupcakes. Apparently not us, when we went, had great salads, huge portions, attentive staff (really, our blonde sassy waitress needs to be in a pilot about to be picked up), and the 3 of ordered a cupcake each.
One of the waiters at the counter turns and exclaims, "Three?! That's great!" He then proceeds to set them down in front of us, adding the table of 8 'over there' ordered 2 for their table. Uh, yeah-it was delicious, for about 3 days....
How to get the most out of your visit to Doughboys: Eat a yummy sandwich. Have some soup with it. Don't forget to leave room for dessert. Avoid the crowds...
Red velvet cake and other goodies lured me here, but I stay for the vegetarian chili and yummy bread.
Sure, not all the menu items are fantastic, but if you've got a dog in tow, are hungry for some simple grub, and aren't silly enough to try and hang with the hipsters at 11am on a Sunday morn-- this place is a solid choice for good food.
The service can range from mediocre to not so great, but I never leave unhappy. That's mainly because I get to sit outside and eat leftover mini red velvet cakes and hummingbird cakes... (like giant cupcakes!!) Tasty!
One thing that makes me sad is the lack of peanut butter cookies... The other locale had 'em but I never seem to smell 'em here at the new Highland spot. : (
Doughboys appears to have reopened? They did several weeks of renovations behind papered over windows. There appear to be tables out on the street again and waiters are running about. The DOUGHBOYS sign is still up on the building, so I am assuming the restaurant is taking another shot at it?
UPDATED - No it's some place called 'The Corner' now..
The Highland Ave location is closed also. According to the website, the owner had to shut it down… Read more »
This is one of the most overrated hot-spots around. Because I used to live so nearby I went there on several occasions. The wait is usually ridiculous and the service is very slow. The prices are great and the portions are huge -- but that's just not my thang. Give me less food that tastes better and I'll be much happier.
What I've eaten there:
several salads -- just ok
onion soup -- downright tasteless
egg scramble -- not sure what to say -- too much scramble too little egg in too huge a bowl.
red velvet cake -- go across the street to Taste for far better cupcakes.
the bread -- i'll give it to them -- the bread is pretty yummy.
I love red velvet cake and no one can make red velvet like them unless it is this woman that is from the south but i lost her number.
I got the red velvet for my 40th birthday--
of course... but Doughboys... why is it wet lately? it is almost toooooo wet! I like moist. not a cup of wet redness thrown over the cake to make it moist. It was not like this years ago. what gives? Well, your frosting is good on it.
I love the grilled cheese but will do without the afterschool special--the tomato soup is too sweet for my taste. some of the salads are to die for and there is something about the cabbage corn soup that is just perfect. I am one of the only ones that suggests this place lately in group of friends and no one wants to go for various reasons. I guess I will have to drive up and get to go. yes service is a tad slow and they get confused but I still like to eat there.
Cool hang out. I hang out here way more than I should. The sandwiches look good but are average. The teas look clear even if you steep them for an hour.
But damn, they're open till Midnight and they've got the best red velvet cake in the area. Even with the 3rd St Doughboys gone, I still come out for that cake.
Sigh...SO reluctant to yelp about the new Doughboy's, but I guess the cat is already out of the bag...(I never understood that, why would a cat be in a bag?)
New location is bright and a teeny bit bigger than the original. I think there are more outside tables. Servers were friendly and suspiciously cheerful (they're a little more cranky at 3rd St). Manager was really interested in how everyone's meal was, as she should be during the soft opening.
I like the little remote control order things the servers use to zap food orders to the kitchen. Cool, right? And more efficient, right? No! It still took 25 minutes for my food to come out. My salad. 25 minutes for my f'ing salad. I guess that was their way of telling me to stick to the gooey cheesy bad stuff like the After School Special and the Breakfast Sandwich (drooling now). But come on! I love you Doughboys, don't let me down. Oh and the dining room was half full and 3 tables occupied on the sidewalk, so no excuses really. I'll still go back, they had just been open like one week, so I know these things take time. Until then, 3 stars.
Hmmmm. When I hear the term "comfort food," my mind usually conjures images of Chicken Fried Chicken/Steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, BBQ, even sloppy joes, but not dolled-up breakfast.
My lasting impression of this place is the table service. Not that it was rude, but that it was near non-existent. For such a tiny place to darn near ignore its patrons is unacceptable. Especially when I was with a large party and they tack on a higher gratuity by default. Out of the 10 in our party, no less than 3 of us had dirty coffee cups. And it took forever to get a refill. IHOP leaves the pitcher on the table!
I had some sort of fancied-up omelet that was described as being covered in chili. The 'chili' part meant that the tubular-omelet was filled with diced tomatoes. It was okay-tasting, but lukewarm at best. The accompanying cornbread was some of lamest I've had in a long time. Dry. Tasteless. Bland.
The guy next to me in my party had some sort of scrambled egg & Easy-Mac mixture. He took two bites and called it quits. The smell wafting my way made me kind of sick to my stomach, too. The idea of eggs mixed with noodles sounds like some sort of dorm room concoction anyway.
In fact, half the people in our group were distinctly unhappy with what they ordered, either not eating much of it or stating that they didn't have to order it ever again.
And the Red Velvet Cake that is either one of Oprah's favorite things or makes Tyra Banks wet or whatever was not worth all the hype. It's pretty much on par with the cake you can get out of the freezer at the local Kroger (aka Ralph's).
I won't miss this place if I never come back again.
Here's my Sunday morning rant.
Right now I'm sulking at the computer while my husband is peeking at me out of the corner of his eyes, sadly nibbling on his Doughboys breakfast and feeling guilty. Why?
Out of the kindness of his heart, he ordered us a meal to pick up because I'm feeling under the weather. My stomach aches a bit, so I thought something slightly bland but still tasty would do the trick. Granola with yogurt and fruit! We phone in our order... "Are you sure you have granola? Because the last couple times we came in, you didn't have it." Oh yeah, we got it. Wait half an hour, and he goes to pick it up while I play Insaniquarium and fantasize about my bowl of granola.
He calls back home and says that HIS meal is done, but they don't have any granola. Oops, sorry, can we make you anything else? Well, that would probably take another half an hour while his food gets cold. How about just a muffin, already made? Nope. Baked goods of any kind? Nope. Forget it then.
So there he sits. Eating his breakfast quesadilla, watching TNA Impact and feeling bad while I grouse on Yelp and shed a silent tear. Why god. Why.
This place is dangerous. And I need to go back immediately. Seriously, just take a look at their online menu to see what I mean (rice krispy pancakes with marshmallow sauce?! Seriously?!)
I've only eaten here once, on a "We just got dumped and we're going to drink a lot and then wake up the next morning hungover and starving and get take-out and watch Anne of Green Gables" binge with one of my best friends. You just try being in that situation and attempting to decide which of their many sinful-sounding dishes to order... it was a challenge. I decided on the PBC&B, which stands for Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Banana. It was pretty much as heavenly as it sounds. I couldn't finish it, but I wanted to.
I'll definitely be back.
I really have nothing to say that is "Bad" about this place's food. It is just that since it is super PACKED alot of the time (especially when it is around lunch time) it takes some time to get a table + your food.
Their "Garlic soup W/ tortellini" is TO DYE FOR!
The only one thing i would say to stay away from (unless you LOVE SUGAR TO GO WITH YOUR SOUP) is their "Tomato soup" both my friend steph & my sister got this soup and hated it, it think they use Roma tomatos and whatever ones they get (plus im sure some sugar in the soup as well) . It was just down right too sweet for our taste.....you may like it!
Great food,Great price's, Always consistent!
(a repost of my review for the old location on 3rd street)
LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. one of my fave restaurants in LA. the menu selection is awesome. the sandwiches and salads are so tasty. the food feels fresh. the red velvet is to die for. i can't say more good things about this place. i just love it. be warned though that there is usually a wait around 7-8pm and also during brunch on sundays. but it's well worth it.
Do not come here because you're interested in participating in a trend. Do not come here because Oprah told you about the red velvet cake. Do not come here if getting pampered is more critical to your evaluation of a restaurant than the quality of its food. Do not come here to make a show of yourself in your oversized sunglasses while leisurely picking at your food with your other unemployed friends in the sidewalk seating area. Do not come here if your goal is to play the role of the vociferous contrarian trying to demonstrate her own discriminating taste by reflexively criticizing whatever is mainstream popular.
I've only been here twice for lunch, and both times there was no wait, and the service was reasonably prompt. The first time I had the LA muffaletta, a sandwich featuring a quilt of staggered slices of soppresatta salami wrapped around a fontina cheese core, topped with coarsely chopped arugula, and served on a soft sourdough baguette sporting a thin layer of tapenade. This sandwich was essentially perfect. On my second visit I tried the French dip with melted fontina cheese, and it was a solid follow-up meal: the roast beef was moist, the baguette soft, the jus well shy of salty, and the horseradish mild.
The portions were generous to such a degree that I wondered aloud whether the margins on their entrees could be anything but paper thin. The soups I saw delivered to other tables appeared to be served in bowls capable of holding in excess of two quarts, and the salads looked similarly mammoth.
The celebrated red velvet cake, whose structural integrity is so threatened by its impossible moistness that each portion comes served in a plastic cylindrical sleeve so it doesn't decohere before it can be eaten, was notably delicious but perhaps not worthy of the whirlwind of publicity it has received. The buttery frosting is its major selling point, and somehow the frosting and cake together manage to achieve a sweetness that does not cloy.
Discovered this place on a cold Sunday night. I saw some chick with the After School Special (huge bowl of tomato soup and an extra cheesy grilled cheese sandwich). *drool* I HAD to have it! I went back every week for that soup. This is how good it is....I NEVER liked tomato soup before doughboys. Nobody makes it better...not even your grandma! Oh! and how could i forget the banana pecan butterscotch pancakes *faints*
This place is pure comfort food for me.
I love that this new location is within walking distance of my apt. I tried the tofu scramble and that was good. Except the last time I was here the service wasn't that great and the sausage tasted like floral potpourri. wtf? I'll stick to the tomato soup or those sweet sweet pancakes from now on.
Visited for dinner with two friends on a Thursday night. Wasn't too crowded and the service was quick. Noticed a lot of USC gear, didn't think the college kids hung out here but I was utterly mistaken. The hostess looked 18. But when you look at the big picture it makes sense: they're serving comfort food, the kind mom used to make, or would have made if she effing knew how to cook. I had the After School Special, a giant grilled cheese and massive boat of tomato soup, rich, creamy, sweet, and chunky. At one point the bowl was like "yo, dip that sandwich in here!!" and so I did, and it was bliss from then on.
Red Velvet cake is hella overrated. The one at Jerry's deli is better to be sure.
Giant portions of gourmet comfort, nice service, and water in plastic cups. What else could you possibly want for $40 for three people?
Huh? You'd want unlimited fresh toro prepared by Nobu himself on the stomach of a tan, nubile Miranda Kerr?
Well you can't have that for $40. So suck it up and go to Doughboys.
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