Griddle Cafe
Categories: Diners, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
Neighborhoods: West Hollywood, Hollywood7916 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046 (323) 874-0377
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: No
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Good for: Breakfast
- Alcohol: None
24 reviews
Neighborhood: West Los Angeles
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Went there on a Saturday morning and wanted Pancakes of some sort. I ended up getting the "Banana Nana" and some coffee. Both were spot on! Coffee was perfect and so was the Banana Nana.
The only reason I gave this 4 stars is the wait...had to wait about 20 to get seated and about 20 more to get the food. Otherwise, it was the perfect experience! :)
Oh holycraps- that was some sugary breakfast.
I looooooooved my nutella french toast. It was so sweet, my eyes dilated on the first bite. The dining companions had banana-nana cakes (i'm getting these next time- i had pancake envy) and scotch on the rocks cakes (coconut and butterscotch-not my cup of tea).
The reason stars got docked was the insane wait. It seriously took an hour to get a table. Thats just crazyness. No amount of dessert pancakes can convince me to wait an hour. Especially when your brunch is being used to battle a raging hangover.
I will be back- but early early or late in the day.
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1. Two hour wait for brunch...check
2. Appetite of a giant....check
3. Best girlfriends who like to shamelessly flirt with the waiter....check
OK, now you are ready to go to the Griddle!
Where to begin? The drinks....because alcohol is the first thing I go for during brunch...the Blooody Sake is just spicy perfection, the Mimosa, fresh juice,bubbly....love it!
Oh the food.....
"Tequila Sunrise" the griddle cafe's very own huevos rancheros. two corn tortillas topped with re-fried beans, two eggs sunny side up, jack & cheddar covered with our gold tequila-spiked rancheros sauce! served with chicken tequila sausage - oooh baby!! This dish is AMAZING!!! add the avocado
"Strawberries and Cream" Waffle covered with fresh strawberries and our brown sugar sour cream topping, sprinkled with powdered sugar.....I die and go to heaven everytime I eat this waffle.....yum! trust me, get it!
OK, so when I said appetite of a giant, I meant it mainly for the pancakes...I mean honestly, if anyone can finish these, WOW! Now it is almost on the verge of wasteful....but I love eating pancake leftovers, so no waste here.
The Service....MEOW!!! All the servers are attractive, both male and female....but the waiter who looks like Josh Harnett may be the reason I gained a few pounds.....you know, going to the Griddle to see him, shamelessly flirt with him, and because I needed an excuse to be there....eat way too much breakfast food.....
I love this place and wish it was in SF....but don't you worry "Josh," I'll be back to stare at you again....and eat of course ;)
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If variety is the spice of life, this place is death. A sweet, sweet, sugary one. Not a bad thing at all. They do the dessert-pretending-to-be-breakfast thing incredibly well, but they do it uncompromisingly. Meals are a homogeneous stack of a cutely named concoction that will be the best damn thing you ever ate in the first 5 bites and the most overwhelming thing you've ever dealt with after the 6th. That, and with no bacon or potatoes offering a respite from the ruthless sweetness, makes for a challenging meal indeed.
In fairness, you can get savories on the side, but the menu is certainly not designed for this. They make you go out of your way to have a balanced meal. But it's those glorious moments, before you realize you've made a grave mistake, that get this place 3 stars instead of less.
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Ahhhh, ever ate sooo much that you had to unbutton your pants to bring back circulation around your tummy area?!?! Oh boy, that was my top priority after finishing my huge-ass meal!!
Literally, I started to walk like Quasimoto from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I was sooo full to even stand up straight. This place is wonderful. I was not surprise that the wait was 40 minutes for a table of two, considering this place is one of LA's hotspot. We were seated at the center counter where we could see the cooks do their magic. Pretty awesome!
First thing I ordered was the cappacino for $3.50. Yumm, pretty good! A little bitter at first but it's nothing 4 packs of brown sugar can't handle. =) I also ordered the "Gone Shrimping" (scrambled egg whites w/ shrimp, scallions, tomatoes, and capers over pesto--and garlic toast, of course)!!! I've never had anything like that in my eggs before... I loved it! Sooo good, I cleaned out my plate--plus it wouldn't be the same if I had boxed it for later. My meal cost $11.95. Not too bad for something huge and delicious!! I swear, this place is definitely generous when it comes to portions. Every meal I saw was GINORMOUS--enough to feed a family of 3 or 4!!
Their service is awesome..very friendly even in a hectic environment!! The customers here are friendly too.. I got complimented on my hair while waiting in line for the bathroom. I just love that!! HAHA =)
I WOULD DEFINITELY COME BACK HERE AGAIN!!!!
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I'll be eatting my pancakes for the next 3 days. That's how big they were. THREE HUGE pancakes, the size of dinner plates. I ate about half of ONE before I was too full to continue.
Soooo good! I had the barry mello pancakes... I think it was called that? It had raspberries and lemon. Divine.
Friends food was equally as good. This place rocked. I'm now going to go to the gym for two days straight, then I might break even with the amount of calories I ingested. (Totally worth it)
You must go at least once to The Griddle, it's an experiance. I went, I saw, I ate ...now I can go back to not eatting evil amounts of bad for you food. :-)
Oh, their press pot coffee was really good too!
I forgot to mention, service was TERRIBLE. Our little blonde waitress was horrid. After waiting about 20 minutes for her to bring the check, we then sat and waited about 30 minutes for her to pick it up - she never came - finally I brought it in (we were seated outside), and one of the guys took care of it. Other then that - this place rocked.
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My BF and I had breakfast here over the weekend. Man, the line was wrapped around the corner of the building. The place is super tiny inside and they have seating outside.... but you are literally dining on the sidewalk. We ended up sitting outside... and man was it hot! Then all these hungry people are starring at you grub. Awkward! The portions are huge! My BF had "the Cabalerro" & I had the "Gone Shrimping." Both were egg specialty dishes. My BF liked his dish a lot. But mine was okay. I wouldn't have it again. Service is rushed, I must agree, because they are THAT busy. But if you have an appetite.. this place will not let you down.
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This review may be wildly unpopular and I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm just calling it as I see it.
The service at this place is terrible. The host is really slimy and hit on me. The portions are INSANELY huge to the point where is just downright wasteful. I mean seriously, their pancakes are like the size of jet engine tires. There is no way a mere mortal can begin to eat all of that food. Then of course pancakes don't exactly keep or lend themselves to being leftovers so it winds up being wasted.
The last time I was there they were extremely rude. I was seated and waited for another friend to join me. She was running late since there was no parking to be found. When she arrived they informed us that it was too late for her to order any food since they just seated a big party and those people were more important. They literally told us this. I was stunned. All my friend wanted was a bagel, which I doubt would have thrown their kitchen off track or anything like that.
They were just so rude that I decided the excellent french toast wasn't worth the poor treatment.
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No one can call me a size queen because the size of those things was offensive: oatmeal pancakes larger than a dinner plate, stacked 3 high. Enough for 3 or 4 meals. Super sized x 3.
While I can eat an entire box of chocolates the thought of pancakes stuffed with butterscotch chips, caramel and what not made me think you need to premedicate to want something so huge and sweet.
Great scramble and love the selection of sauces and real maple syrup there as well as the bar seating.
Prices are kind of high. Would much prefer smaller portions for a buck or two less. The place is a little shabby. Not like retro shabby, just shabby dive like.
We ended up there as Doughboys was closed (due to a Monday?) but definitely will be back to D. for their flax pancakes rather than these Carb American Styles. If you are dying for a super decadent-damn-the-calories breakfast, Griddle is your place!
The portions are freaking huge. OK loooong waits and I will agree maybe not always worth it considering there are other breakfast places in LA, but I always end up leaving here stuffed and satisfied. This is always a must go to when I am visiting the LA area.
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The best pancakes, hands down.
I love breakfast. There, I said it. Perhaps the one meal I like more is brunch, and this place is the best for both. It gets crowded but I have never waited longer than 10 minutes (group of 3 or 2).
Of course they offer other foods, but the pancakes is the reason you should go. I have a big stomach and tend to eat all my food because I have little self control if there is a good meal in front me. This is one of the only places where I cannot finish my food. I never had leftover pancakes before in my life, but now I look forward to them as an added treat.
The other food looks delicious. A couple friends have gotten egg dishes and they tasted fine, but I'd feel wrong if I didn't get pancakes.
And, on top of all that, the price is exceptional. You could spend the same amount on a much smaller and less delicious meal. You should go here. You won't regret it.
(Also, there's a parking lot)
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I have absolutely NO PATIENCE when it comes to waiting in line for 30 minutes to get into a breakfast joint, however, I've done it here, and I'll do it again for PEANUT BUBBA!! That's the crack version of French Toast, dammmmmmmm good. So good in fact that I'm so glad I live in Burbank and this place is a bit of a schlepp for me so I don't go too often. If it was around the corner I'd be 10 sizes bigger than the size 10 I already am. It's loud, it's full of L.A./Hollywood trendoids, and there's usually always a wait. Whatever, just DO IT. And don't expect to make any big plans for the rest of the day after eating here unless it involves a couch and a remote. Digestive Z-ZZZ--ZZZ's and that's even with lots of their amazing french press coffee. GUT BOMB-o-RAMA!
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Additional notes...
- We came around 2 p.m. on a Saturday and it only took us about 10 minutes to get a table; not bad at all.
- 2 orders of pancakes are still too many for 5 people. Stick to one.
- The egg dishes are all very good: we tried Some Like It Hot, Tequila Sunrise, 2 eggs over hard + bacon, and something else I can't remember... everyone was happy.
- The raspberry champagne was tasty and so cute that I didn't feel at all guilty drinking while the sun was still high in the sky.
- They have two cool, semi-private back rooms that I didn't know about before (see pix).
- They forgot to give me my potatoes and toast, and they gave my friend a fruit dish instead of cheese bread... I'd take off a star but we were too full to care.
- One of the waiters looks exactly like Josh Hartnett.
- You can rent out the restaurant at night for your own private party.
My friends from out of town were amazed by the size of the pancakes.
That is all.
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Quaint, a little derelict and very popular. The pancakes here were just too huge. They scared me frankly. Trust me, I can eat a whole pancake here if I tried but that would have to serve it to me in 24 pieces separately. But when it comes to your table, my stomach just churns and I lose it. Yes, food intimidates me but I'm not anorexic. Food is good, but there is more of a scene than anything else. And the 30 minute and more wait is designed and done on purpose. It's like a club in there sometimes. BTW, free parking is available down Fairfax and Crescent Heights. This is for those who want to walk off the 20 kilos of pancake you just ate.
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Are you ready for the biggest breakfast ever?
It works like this: Go with a friend, drop off your friend to go put your names down, drive around for a half hour looking for parking in the Rite Aid parking lot, by the time you find parking its only a 5 minute wait. Not an exaggeration. This place is not a secret. It is so popular that if you try to go on the weekend the wait is 45 minutes, 30 minutes on average.
You are now left to wonder, was the wait worth it? I will tell you definitively, YES! The pancakes alone are almost falling off the plate and they are delicious!
I personally am a huge coffee guy. Not saying that I am overweight and drink coffee, both of which are true I am in fact slightly overweight and drink coffee; or that I am the coffee version of the KoolAid Man, which would be awesome; but it is to say that I know when coffee is good, bad, or great. Great is the word to use here. When you order a cup of coffee they bring you a French press of a deep bold coffee. It is some of the best coffee you will find in Hollywood, which puts it in running for best coffee in Los Angeles. You might think "Thats great but, I don't drink regular coffee, only fancy coffee." I too love my mochas. And once again the proportions are in fact huge. The cup of mocha is more like a soup bowl filled with chocolaty espresso covered in whipped cream.
Enjoy wait because the food makes up for it.
And as for Alcohol I know their site says Beer but, I believe they also have Mimosas.
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http://www.thegriddlec...
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Really good breakfast, but considering the typically long waits and (hence) somewhat rushed service I don't feel compelled to give five stars. Aside from pancakes, other items are well-prepared, hearty, big-portioned and really cheap also. A little bit of a tourist hotspot, I suspect.
decided to come here for breakfast before starting our day of site-seeing. place is crackin, there was a 40 minute wait.
ordered the chicago charlies scramble and a regular orange juice. charlies scramble consisted of big chunks of italian sausage, whole cloves of roasted garlic, potatos, onions, bell peppers, bacon, and mozzarella cheese. served with garlic bread, YUM. im sure my breath was kickin after that, but who cares cuz it was good. portions are huge here, i couldnt finish my plate (i usually do!). the guy next to me ordered some gigantic pancakes bigger than my head. stacked 3 high, i would have been amazed if he finished it all himself, but he shared with 2 friends and they still couldnt finish it all.
wish this place was in sf so i could come back soon. staff is very friendly, and funny. one of the guys was moving a chair, accidently bumps me and says "oh sorry, dont mind me im talking to myself. this wont work, no it wont work." comes back and bumps me again, "sorry again, talking to myself!"
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So, I made it to LA for the very first time last week, and the first stop on my itinerary was the Griddle Cafe. I had literally studied the menu for a week beforehand, but I couldn't decide which pancakes I wanted. However, once I got to the restaurant and actually saw these monsters in person, I decided to get something a little less ridiculous.
I got the "Kicking and Screaming" breakfast tacos. The first taco was delish, but the 2nd one had way too much chipotle cream sauce. My friend got the plain french toast and they were ASBOLUTELY DELICIOUS (and i know this because i ate half of her plate)...
Those back rooms really did look kinda shady (and boring)... Definitely try to make sure you don't get stuck back there.
P.S. My waiter was freaking GORGEOUS!
its IMPOSSIBLE for me to rate this cafe a less than 5 stars. Their "Golden Ticket" pancakes were to die for! it's griddles with bananas, strussels, walnuts, caramel, and topped with cinammon sugar... I think I'm in love....................!
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Why is it I've only ever been here with people I don't like?
The wait for this place can be killer
But this is not a place you go to if you are not expecting to wait
You just don't
I am not a huge pancakes person
Yeah too heavy for me
I always feel like I have a brick in my stomach when I eat pancakes
But they're delicious here
As are their omelettes and other breakfast dishes
Plus I super dig the coffee in the french press
AND they have parking in a parking lot for free
which gives this place an extra star in and of itself for this hood
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GIANT PANCAKES!
If I could increase the font +72 times, you might understand better.
Don't be macho. You'll only eat one. I tried all 3, and got through all three, but only if you count cutting down through 1/3 of each in the stack. Which I will. The sweet pancakes (with butterscotch, etc) were teeth-hurtingly sweet and not for me, but I had the all blueberry ones. They were AWESOME (+72 font sizes).
Also, I loved the french press coffee. Which I wouldn't share (don't pay attention to the fact that my compatriot doesn't drink coffee): thus I also drank all that by myself.
We waited about 15-20 min outside for a table, hovering over others. The wait was worth it. We got a little table outside and talked to our friendly table neighbors about their food and ours, and had a generally nice time. My only minor complaint was that the street seating occasionally smelled of truck exhaust. But the coffee was strong enough to generally mask it/make me forget my woes.
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After waking up at the crack of dawn to head to LA, my buddies and I were starving the moment we landed and picked up our rental. To satisfy our hunger, we made our first stop at Griddle Cafe in Hollywood.
Upon arriving, we put our name down and was told it was a 30 minute wait (30 minutes for a hungry Herman feels like 30 hours). The restaurant is a decent size, but due to a huge following, wait time can be an 1 hour or greater. Of the many different dishes, Griddle Cafe is most known for its pancakes. From banana to apple, from chocolate chip to Oreo, there is something for everyone here. They have other breakfast entrees as well. Most of them are a variation of what you find at a normal restaurant, but with interesting twists. For example, I ordered the "Poached y Papas Benedict" which was an eggs benny on a potato skin. One of my buddies ordered the Cobb Omelette which was basically a cobb salad stuffed inside an omelette. Overall, I would say the food was good with the service solid.
Disclaimer: I really can't strongly comment on how good the food was because A) I ate so fast that my brain couldn't register how good it tasted and B) I was so hungry that anything I ate would have been the best thing in the world.
Tips:
* Resist your hunger and don't listen to your stomach on grabbing something to hold you over from Coffee Bean across the street. The portions at Griddle are large and in-charge, so the wait is definitely worth it.
* Celebrities come here too, so don't be surprised if you're rubbing elbows with Bradgelina.
* Get a short stack of pancakes to share. Trust me, its worth it.
* Check out the my pics of the food: http://www.yelp.com/us...
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I would NEVER expect this place to be as popular as it is. There is absolutely nothing too special about the griddle. This place needs some remodeling really bad. Our table was wobbly, chairs were thrashed, and the silverware seemed like it was from 1940. Sitting outside kind of sucks, the traffic is SUPER loud and all the tables are crammed really close to each other. People watching is always a plus though! Next time I want to try inside.
SO, my first time here wasn't that great. The service was horrible. It took FOREVER for a waiter to take our order. Maybe if you sit inside they pay attention more? Anyways, I ordered 2 eggs, hash browns, toast, and a fruit cup. They forgot my toast and it took forever so my eggs got cold. The fruit cup was okay EXCEPT for the melon being SUPER unripe and tasting like shrimp. Ya, it was pretty bad. My friend got the Fiesta Scramble...I tried it and that was actually pretty good. Because of this, I will totally try coming here again. Too bad I'm not into pancakes, because I guess that's what this place is famous for.
The memosa was amazing. Best OJ ever. I also had a bloody mary, which they make with soju, and that was pretty good also. My friend and I got there around 9am and there was a 10 min wait...when I drove by again at around 11:30am there were a bagillion people outside. So getting there super early on the weekend seems like a good idea.
Sorry Griddle, you get 2 stars for now!
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Mmm, mmm, mmm, the Griddle. Yeah, there's a wait - but who cares? Once you get in there and get a look at that massive pancake menu the wait is a thing of the past. And the pancakes are HUUUGE. I almost always make the mistake of ordering pancakes with a side of eggs and bacon only to have at least one of those items completely neglected because I'm too busy trying to finish the ginormous pancakes.
I especially enjoy taking out-of-town guests here, because I can almost always guarantee them a b- or c- list celebrity sighting, which is a trip for out-of-towners.
Oh - they have lunch too, but I never pay attention to the lunch options; I'm too in love with breakfast.
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This place is great for breakfast. The pancakes are enoromous (big enough to feed 2 to 3 people). The strawberries and cream waffles are the best and the coffee is strong! The service is nice and friendly. The worst part about this place is the wait and parking. Go check this place out and skip lunch afterwards.
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I came here since some friends came from nor cal and were staying in hollywood and wanted some breakfast after a night of partying.
The boyfriend and I met up with them that morning and took them out the eat at Griddle Cafe! After hearing so many reviews about them and their portions and plus their pricing, I figured it was best to take them here.
Coming in with 9 people, I was worried that we would have to wait half the day in line for a table, but the guy was cool and told me it would be a 15-20 minute wait. Yay! So about 20 minutes later waiting in the scorching HOT sun, we got seated inside! Yay! We sat at a booth right below the only working ac vent in the building! Double YAY!
We all took our orders and everything came out excellent! I got the banana nana pancakes but sadly, mine got lost and it never came out which I wasn't too upset because while I was waiting for those, I shared my boyfriend's baked potatoe omlette which totally filled us and it was really yummy too! I also got to try the chicago omelette too which was also really good!
Half of me wish I could try the pancakes as big as my head but half of me was glad that it didn't come out because I don't know how I would have been able to eat it! Its ok, next time! It's just another excuse for me to come out here and try it again! Yum!
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So i arrive on a Beautiful Los Angeles morning...Fathers day to be exact, i look out the window and see a crowd of people in somewhat of line outside of some place next to the Directors Guild of America..my first thought is...oh god another strike! But then my brother a resident of la says thats where we are going for breakfast...which leads me to my second thought..umm...you guys can, but i'll be good with a bagel and cup of hot chocolate from the coffee bean directly across the street..but my brother ever the charmer promises me its well worth it plus my nephew loves the pancakes there and that i should atleast do it for him.
So we parked and put our names on the list...45 min wait..hmm..i'm little apprehensive but ahh..wait the host does something i love, he speaks to my dad using his first name, that is why i waited the 45mins. Anytime someone can use your name more than three times speaking to you i give them credit because they are making a effort to actually act like they care about you.
We decided to go grab some coffee and hot coca from the coffee bean while we waited. We finished just in time for our names to be called. Again the host spoke to my dad by his first name, seats us in very lovely spot in a booth by a window, our waiter was a hottie and was so nice..again customer service..awesome. As we wait i look over the menu and decide to get pancakes sense i heard they were really good.
As i wait i see the server walk pass us with a plate of three pancakes..that were bigger than the plate! i knew then that i had ordered way more than i could eat, hell i had ordered more than four of my girlfriends could eat. i can't imagine anyone every finishing all of those, so i asked brother if anyone has ever finished and he proceed to tell that he heard through someone else one guy, once finished all three pancakes on the plate...ONE GUY! How long has that place been open and only one person has finished them...
So the pancakes are enormous..and i only finished like four bites. However the sausage was really good, the eggs scrambled perfectly and the four bites i had of the pancakes were pretty good.
To sum it up...i would go again, first the customer service was amazing and the food was really good, the only problem the portions are way too big...and no one(other than ONE guy) will ever really finish those pancakes..which is why i gave them four stars and not five.
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Whoa heart attack. I think this place could easily be used by frat bothers as an initiation challenge... who can finish the whole order of pancakes?! This restaurant is a fun place to gossip over a cup of coffee and 10 pounds of French toast and 1pound of whipped cream. This is a Los Angeles institution, which is known for their dirty floors, long waits, and delicious oversized dishes.
The restaurant is small, and really crowded on the weekends. I would recommend going during a weekday if that's possible. I have had the eggs there, and they were not great. I think you have to just forget the Adkins diet and go for the carbs.
Get ready for powdered sugar coated deliciousness!
Ps. the only reason I am giving this 3 stars and not 4 is because it is a little too much for me : )
I am absolutely obsessed with the Griddle. My girlfriends and I go here as often as we can. I've skipped class and work just to make it to the Griddle after a rough night. The Kicking and Screaming breakfast tacos are heaven on a plate. I've never been so obsessed with a restaurant. The prices are not only incredibly reasonable, the portions will last you with enough food for at least 2 days. GO TO THE GRIDDLE!
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I visited Griddle Cafe on my long-weekend vacation in LA, and a friend sent us over here for some great breakfast food (and to possibly see some famous people in the area - which unfortunately never happened during my entire trip!).
A little bit of outdoor seating, and crowded indoor seating to fit in all the people who apparently don't have to be at work on Fridays at 1030am. (Seriously...I felt like it was the weekend already with how busy it was!)
The servers are good-looking :)...not overly attentive since they're so busy, but they're nice enough.
The food portions are huge! i.e. 3 huuuge pancakes on a large sized plate or overloaded skillets. Usually at brunch places we never have to get a doggy bag...but we would've here if our hotel had a big enough fridge to store everything!
Overall - LOVED IT - great place to go, big portions of great food...would go again if I was in the area!
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Was here on a Friday morning around 11:30...more for brunch really. The place was packed but we found rock star parking in front - it was a metered parking but whoever was there last still had a little less than an hour of time left - score! We walked in and asked for a table for two - we were seated right away. I ordered two banana nana flap jacks and we also ordered a spinach tomato something omelet (we were sharing). The order arrived after about 10 minutes - surprising since the place was soo busy. The pancakes were bigger than the plate they were served on! The omelet was delish and flavorful and the serving size was perfect for two. Overall I was very happy with the meal and I would definitely return with a bigger appetite.
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A must-do, especially if you're hung over from a Hollywood all-nighter. Hell, even if you're in the valley, make the drive through the canyon, and try out this spot.
A complete breakfast that won't run you an arm and a leg. My favorite? Easy choice - Mom's French Toast. The best I've ever had. The slices aren't slices...they are pies. Yeah, consider it a french toast PIE. Still, extremely tasty and buttery.
It's not a huge restaurant, so you're sure to have (at least) a 20 min wait. It's well worth it, nonetheless. The staff is down-to-earth. Service is great. The only knock on this place is that there isn't much elbow room between tables/chairs. As I mentioned, it's not the biggest place.
WARNING: Unless you typically walk off your breakfast, you will be taking a power nap soon after visiting the Griddle.
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This place is good the ambiance is good, a bunch of hung over people yet mellow. The food is filling and tasty.
The wait can be crazy but the parking is a killer, especially when I have taken my ES350. I tend to drive around looking or shall I say hunting for a parking. While my wife and daughter sign us up on the list.
overall the food is good the people are cool and I will return because the portions are fairly big, my daughter and I share a plate.
Sometimes my eyes and my taste buds don't see...eye to eye. haha All these pictures looked sooo good but i know I don't like having an overload of sweets, or sweets for breakfast. So my friend and I decided to split one sweet dish, and one salty one b/c I NEED to try a pancake, and I need something savory to balance it out. So we opted for 1 blueberry pancake because it seemed like one of the more tame ones, omelette pomodoro, and a side of sausage. Ooh boy was that cream cheese topping on that fluffy blueberry filled pancake mighty scrumptious. It was good for the next 3 days too. Next time, I will be brave and try something a little more crazy.
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I'm just gonna tell ya what I ate, what was good and bad about the place and that's about it.
Caballero omelette and Mom's French Toast. Both delicious and ginormous. I felt like I gained 10 pounds on the spot. Service was just okay. Place was kinda dirty. But I guess I'd eat here again cuz the food was good but not if the wait is ridiculous.
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This place is as great as everyone says. I take everyone here that visits from out of town. The proportions are huge, and a stack of pancakes once lasted me 3 more breakfasts for take home!
Hands down the best griddle work ever.
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The pancakes are larger than my head! Maybe a slight exaggeration...but the portions are HUGE! Good prices and good food to boot make it one of my favorite places for breakfast food. The waffles and the potatoes are good. The waits are insane so I prefer to get seated quickly and get my food in about 10 minutes. Which is why the best time to go is in the afternoon.
Randomly, we saw Eva from ANTM.
One word: OVERRATED.
Unless you like long lines, forgetful and slow service, don't go to the Griddle during prime brunch time on the weekends. I waited 40 minutes for a table for 2 at around 11am on a weekend morning.
I'll give them props for their amazing French press coffee. Large pot, the choice of 3 brews. Nice. I got the basic breakfast of eggs, turkey sausage and griddle potatoes. It was just average. My meal came with toast. I ordered wheat. They brought me sourdough. About 10 minutes after the rest of my meal was delivered. How long does it take to make toast? Seriously. I need to dunk my toast in my eggs, very important!!!
They had some more interesting options but I was lame in my choice. My date got the Tequila Sunrise. It looked like eggs covered in enchilada sauce. Um, it did not look that appetizing at all to me.
Unless you have an appetite bigger than a mack truck and a sweet tooth, I'd go elsewhere.
Despite the mediocre-to-poor review, I would consider going back to check out their rumored delectable griddle options on a less busy day and time. But only if I ever wake up with a severe sweet tooth.
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