Opinions: The Griddle
Apr-28,2007 Filed in: OPINIONS
DINING: The
Griddle - Hollywood, CA
Recently, Andrew P. and I stayed with our friend Allan in Los Angeles. As he headed off to work he told us to walk a couple of blocks to this restaurant called the Griddle. He said the pancakes were huge and since portion size means a lot to us, we went. It was kind of like Pancake Pantry in Nashville in that it was crowded and you had wait for a place to sit. It was nothing like Pancake Pantry in that this was L.A. which means that they have some healthy options, pancakes were $10 and the wait staff looked like they jumped straight out of an Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue. In Nashville you have songwriters for waiters. In L.A. you have actors. AP and I took a seat at the bar because we didn’t feel like waiting for a table (and I love eating at the bar). We both ordered Mom’s French Toast. When they brought it out, there were only two pieces on the plate. Each piece of bread was about the size of a cowboy hat and one inch thick. It came with a baseball-sized scoop of butter and was dusted in powdered sugar. I don’t know if magic has a taste, but if it does - it probably tastes like this french toast.
RATING: 4 ½ Gullys
Recently, Andrew P. and I stayed with our friend Allan in Los Angeles. As he headed off to work he told us to walk a couple of blocks to this restaurant called the Griddle. He said the pancakes were huge and since portion size means a lot to us, we went. It was kind of like Pancake Pantry in Nashville in that it was crowded and you had wait for a place to sit. It was nothing like Pancake Pantry in that this was L.A. which means that they have some healthy options, pancakes were $10 and the wait staff looked like they jumped straight out of an Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue. In Nashville you have songwriters for waiters. In L.A. you have actors. AP and I took a seat at the bar because we didn’t feel like waiting for a table (and I love eating at the bar). We both ordered Mom’s French Toast. When they brought it out, there were only two pieces on the plate. Each piece of bread was about the size of a cowboy hat and one inch thick. It came with a baseball-sized scoop of butter and was dusted in powdered sugar. I don’t know if magic has a taste, but if it does - it probably tastes like this french toast.
RATING: 4 ½ Gullys