[Los Angeles] [American] Griddle Cafe

Griddle Cafe
7916 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 874-0377
http://www.thegriddlecafe.com

I bought a Los Angeles guide book a long long time ago.  One of the highly recommended restaurants in the guide book is Griddle Cafe.  The restaurant is right next to Directors Guild of America.  The couple times I went to DGA for film screenings, I always saw Griddle Cafe full of people waiting outside.  After many years of wanting to try this breakfast joint, I finally came on a Sunday morning with Dr. Park and his brother Henry.



The place was packed as we expected.  But the host (the guy with the hat and clipboard in the picture) told us it's only a 20 minutes wait.  We waited patiently on the sidewalk with 30 other people.




The little restaurant was full of hungry people.  The aroma of coffee and pancakes made us really hungry.


French Pressed Coffee ($3.50/cup)

We all ordered coffee.  The coffee here was a bit more expensive, but it was served in a French press with unlimited refill.



This is what they said on the menu: "Micro roasted coffee served in a French press, which ensures the freshest cup of coffee.  The French press captures more of the coffee's flavor that is otherwise trapped in a traditional drip brew machine's paper filters."  It's true!  The french pressed coffee was so good that I think I had 3 cups.  I'm gonna go get a French press now.


Caballero ($11.95)

Henry can eat a lot.  So he ordered the giant Caballero.  But even Henry couldn't finish it.



Scrambled eggs, cheddar, potatoes, green chiles, and chicken chorizo rolled inside a giant flour tortilla!  Topped with sour cream, avocado, and salsa.  Served with hot tortilla chips.... This one is HUGE!


Cobb Omelette ($10.95)

Dr. Park and I shared a Cobb Omelette.  This thing was also huge.  Two of us didn't finish it, either.



Stuffed with grilled chicken breast, bacon, green onions, and crumbled blue cheese.  Topped with black olives and sliced avocado.  Delicious!


Toast

Our omelette came with buttered toast.  I love eating my toast with the soft omelette on it.


Eyes Wide Open ($8.95)

Of course we ordered their famous Griddle pancake.  There were like 50 choices on the menu.  They all sounded so good.  It was kinda hard to make a decision.  We finally decided to get the Eyes Wide Open.  "Wake up with a shot of espresso and semi sweet chocolate chips folded into our buttermilk recipe!  Sprinkled with powdered sugar."  When the pancakes was brought to the table, first my mouth dropped open with surprise.  It was gigantic!  I took a bite.  Then I had a grin on my face the whole time.  OMG this pancake was yum-o.  One order had 3 giant pancakes.  Three of us only managed to finish 1/3 of it. 



When we were leaving the restaurant, the host patted Henry on the back and said, "Thanks, Henry.  See you again soon."  He remembered his name!  (Henry put down his name on the waiting list.)  That's one good host.

We came http://www.eileenlikestoeat.com with bunch of leftover and all fell into a food coma.  We really like Griddle Cafe.  We'll definately be back again to try more pancakes.  One note, please be careful about parking on the side street.  We got a $40 parking ticket because we didn't read the fine print on the sign.  "Permit required!"  Now that's one expensive breakfast, but at least it was an excellent one.

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