Los Angeles, CA.

Griddle Cafe

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Griddle Cafe, The in Hollywood is a two star American restaurant. Check out this affordable place in the Hollywood area. It's known for its diner style. This place features outdoor dining. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This place features private rooms, breakfast, and brunch.

Expert Reviews of Griddle Cafe

Citysearch | This cozy cafe fuels the industry by serving Hollywood hopefuls whimsical diner fare.

In the shadows of the Director's Guild, the Griddle is filled with young, hungry Hollywood types checking call sheets and scheming about getting backing for the "next major blockbuster." A U-shaped bar is...
citysearch.com - expert review - 08/14/2003
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Gayot

a hip, young crowd listens to blues while tackling funky breakfast items like "eyes wide open" (pancakes with a shot of espresso and semi-sweet chocolate chips), "hunger pangs" (an over-sized slice of baked...
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AOL CityGuide

big breakfasts and sure-fire chilis await...
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User Reviews of Griddle Cafe

Yelp.com Review - by Caroline Y.

4 of 5 stars. 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…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen l.

5 of 5 stars. 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…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Louise O.

4 of 5 stars. I like the atmospere here...perfect for a weekend brunch and reading the paper. However, E likes the star sightings. I was craving a burger so a chili burger is what I got. The meat was tasteless and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul R.

4 of 5 stars. Being the alpha male that I am, I avoided my friend's warning of the gargantuan size of the pancakes, and opted to order a pancake dish AND an omlete. When I saw that the pancakes were as big as a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Linda L.

3 of 5 stars. I must admit....the pancakes are HUGE. However, a bit dry. Not too dry, but dry enough for me to notice. I really liked how they serve micro-brewed coffee and bring out the french press for you to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Allison P.

4 of 5 stars. The good: - Best french toast I've ever had in my life, hands down. And I know french toast.
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Francesca S.

4 of 5 stars. yummmmm. this is not the place to go if you are on a diet or would like to enjoy a leisurely meal. but it's worth it. the breakfast tacos were deeelish, albeit a little on the small side. the nutella…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeremy C.

5 of 5 stars. One of my favorite places for brunch. I first heard about Griddle Cafe from a comic book podcast (yup, geeking out!).
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackie F.

4 of 5 stars. FINALLY, a restaurant I can say kicks Norcal's ass and any other region I've been to for breakfast. For the second time I went to this place blessed with the wonderful opportunity to go into work…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kaveh T.

5 of 5 stars. This place is awesome. The vibe and the crowd totally remind me of any great breakfast place in Oakland, and the food was delicious. I split an order of the breakfast tacos and the nutella french…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Beth T.

4 of 5 stars. There are few restaurants I can still remember over a year after I have eaten there but this is one of them. I remember getting sat on a busy mid-early Saturday morning at a cute bar area. Looking…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura Y.

4 of 5 stars. SICKENING FAUXHAWK CENTRAL. Not like I let people's dumb hairstyles get in my way of pancakes bigger than my face, though.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by saisai m.

4 of 5 stars. ok - so they serve really GIANT yummy dessert-like pancakes and breakfast burritos the size of our governator's forearm but be warned: you're going to have to stand outside with all the faux hawks and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael U.

5 of 5 stars. With 300 reviews so far, what else can I say? This is the best breakfast I've ever had and the prices are amongst the best in LA. The pancakes are HUGE, the Coffee is strong (and refilled in…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joolie T.

4 of 5 stars. my cousins wanted to bring me here for awhile. every time i'm in town- they talk about the pancakes here. trouble is- i don't like pancakes! i know!!! i'm insane, right? i like savory things more than…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Melinda K.

4 of 5 stars. It's kind of overwhelming, actually. So many choices! Do I want pancakes mixed with Kahlua and Bailey's Irish Cream or pumpkin pie filling? Maybe a more traditional pancake with some berries mixed in?…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Linda u.

2 of 5 stars. Bad points: Lazy waiters
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ida marie b.

5 of 5 stars. i'd say this is a destination spot, only for the fact that they serve the biggest pancakes you'll ever see in your life lol. they are GIGANTIC. maybe i'll post a picture later. my favorite one is the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott K.

4 of 5 stars. Dude, this place rocks. I went there with a friend who raved about it and lo and behlod, she wasn't kidding...the pancakes were ginormous (frisbee size) and really damn tasty. We shared the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Pete R.

4 of 5 stars. Great little place to do breakfast and brunch. You'll catch the bittersweet howls of blues legends Sonhouse, MS John Hurt and BB King to go along with your Peanut Bubba French Toast and french press…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lillian L.

3 of 5 stars. I first heard about The Griddle Cafe when I saw a little piece the Food Network did on them. Pancakes bigger than your head! Waffles with bacon baked in them? I must check this place out! They have…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cameron t.

1 of 5 stars. This place is completely over-hyped. Perhaps we were lucky that by the time we arrived on Sunday afternoon the crowds had died down and we were seated pretty quickly. The meal was not great, so if…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Yvonne R.

5 of 5 stars. This place is amazing! The pancakes are out of this world. Seriously, they are like heaven in my mouth. I also ordered the turkey maple sausage and scrambled eggs with cheese and sourdough toast. All…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Triet N.

4 of 5 stars. This is a great place for people watching, but you'll wait a long time for a table. Griddle arguably has the best french toast in LA -- the Devil's Daydream. They should play 70s black metal when…
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by billue b.

4 of 5 stars. This is my First review! " I had to write about this place- this is one of my favorite places to eat. The pancakes and the french toast are fabulous and the portions are HUGE! I read all the reviews.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by P C.

4 of 5 stars. My favorite meal of the day is dinner, but Mom says the most important meal of the day is breakfast. That being said, this place serves white people breakfast items i.e. pancakes, waffles, eggs,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by nancee e.

5 of 5 stars. What can i say .. I LOVE THIS PLACE! Being an avid breakfast eater, i love the sound of breakfast at anytime of the day. I went here awhile back, but i would surely go there again. The only problem is…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aileen V.

4 of 5 stars. M.T. and I went here on her visit to Southern California. We were talking about breakfast all weekend and finally on a Monday morning we decided we should finally fulfill our breakfast cravings. For…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean C.

2 of 5 stars. This place is a little overrated. The only thing I liked from this place is their bacon which is nice and crispy and their coffee which is above average. I know that this place is hyped up and everyone…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric T.

5 of 5 stars. This is my favorite place in L.A. The bottomless french press is awesome. And Mom's french toast rocks! If you go on a Saturday, be prepared to wait an hour or so, also be prepared to see some one…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Fuego F.

5 of 5 stars. This place is a sure bet every time.I always eat here when I'm in L.A. Don't be scared to try the yellow brick road pancakes.They are the biggest cakes I've ever seen but you can order a single…
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Catie B.

5 of 5 stars. This place is the best thing that's ever happened to my mouth. You will wait. It will be worth it. Drool.
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan B.

4 of 5 stars. If a gigantic patch or gooey goodness revs up your mojo - this is the place. Hands down the best pumpkin pancakes I have ever had. Their French toast options are awesome too. Try to get there early if…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Anita L.

4 of 5 stars. I consider myself very lucky to have had such a great first time experience here. Firstly, my friends and I really had quite a bit of luck from beginning to end. Amazingly we found parking on the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Leonard A.

3 of 5 stars. NAME: The Griddle Cafe TYPE OF CUISINE: American heart attack gigantico
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Torie Y.

5 of 5 stars. though i admittedly prefer savory over sweet for breakfast (or in general), i love their french toast and pancakes!!! somehow we had extremely good luck and did NOT even have to wait in line today.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ale O.

5 of 5 stars. this is amazing. i cannot say any more. this having to write reviews for lists is really a pain in the ass.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rochelle R.

3 of 5 stars. Here's another very LA breakfast spot. Many trendy people come here, from the actors to the rockers. The pancakes here are HUGE!! I like the banana walnut. There's no way I can eat the whole thing.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gabe G.

5 of 5 stars. 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.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin R.

4 of 5 stars. The food and beverages here are amazing, but it will take you 2 hours to eat breakfast. We waited about 20-25 minutes for a table and then our food took about 30 minutes to come after we ordered. I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dorothy S.

4 of 5 stars. Quite literally, I would wake up at 6 in the morning and take a 20 minute bus ride JUST to get to this place. The Griddle is love. I've read reviews which complained about the pretentious hipster…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Trisha L.

4 of 5 stars. I had no idea the pancakes were so huge! When my plate came out, everyone was pointing and laughing because my pancakes were bigger than me! Motherfuckers hurt my feelings. Conveniently, I had a giant…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by g l.

5 of 5 stars. i love this place. anytime anyone visits from out of town THIS is the one place we always take them. the whole fun experience starts with the guy at the door who takes your name. he's no nonsense…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark A.

4 of 5 stars. It's a hard place to get a table quick, but well worth the wait. My bros, cousins and I got lucky with a table and we were in a "HOTCAKE STORM"... Huge, huge, HUUUUGE-sized pancakes here, and they…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lesly S.

4 of 5 stars. We put our names on the list around 9:45 am on a Saturday morning, walked around the block, popped in Rite Aid next door, and breezed into our seats shortly after. Food came about 30 minutes after…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Irene S.

4 of 5 stars. This place is a must-go whenever I'm in LA. I'm a huge fan of breakfast..I can eat it anytime anywhere, so this place is a godsend. I advise you to starve yourself before coming here...skip dinner the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica L.

3 of 5 stars. Ummm....doesn't anyone in LA work!?!?!?! While on a road trip, we stopped here for breakfast at 11am on a Monday and it was PACKED! All these 20-somethings who seemed relaxed and in no rush to get…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Yuki M.

2 of 5 stars. Aside from a vast menu of choices and very large quantities, this place left me very disappointed. I've been wanting to come here for a while now and finally had a chance to visit. I was ready to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Linda T.

5 of 5 stars. After seeing all the reviews on griddle cafe, my best friend and I decided to go give it a try. Fearing a long wait we woke up early and ventured out to hollywood... We were quite lucky, we got a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sus T.

4 of 5 stars. This place has the best pancakes ever. The banana pancakes are a safe choice which anyone will love. Just remember, the portions here are HUGE, so I highly suggest splitting each plate. I also…
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark W.

3 of 5 stars. Decent pancakes. The toppings are really the focus here. The pancakes themselves are a little mushy but not in a bad way -- more like eating a bread pudding. Very sweet. If you don't have a sweet…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Melanie R.

5 of 5 stars. I had to wait 48 hours to write this review, because I literally couldn't MOVE after eating at this place. Holy mother crap is this food delicious, and HUGE! Downfall is that I hate wasting food...it…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Miriam W.

4 of 5 stars. It is not spectacular, but it is good. What makes it good is the variety of food to choose from, the high ratio of fluffy carb sweet thingies to salty/standard American thingies, and the ingenuity of…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Foo F.

5 of 5 stars. THE ORDER: Strudel pancakes
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cindy B.

4 of 5 stars. Mmmmm...Oreo Pancakes! Breakfast and dessert rolled into one delicious singular sensation. These people mean business when they serve you some pancakes. I can barely get through one and never even…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Becky L.

4 of 5 stars. Saturday, 2 p.m. and the wait is still about 30 minutes, so I wouldn't recommend trying to come here when you're starving, or you'll surely suffer. It's a pretty small place, not too many tables and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick P.

3 of 5 stars. Pancakes are good, but way too big. Do you really need 3 hub caps for breakfast? The wait is usually too long too.
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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A lot of bad food is still bad food

I don't really get why there is always a wait at this place. It didn't impress me at all. First, the portions are just stupid...people are dying in Africa (heck they are dying in downtown LA). Secondly, the...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by tammy b.

1 of 5 stars. So odd...I used to love this place. I had a friend in for the weekend and I took her there. Not sure what it was...either the disgustingly huge portion of pancake (if you can't make em good make em…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by james s.

1 of 5 stars. I just moved to LA from Chicago. The windy city had piles of great weekend brunch places. I heard about the griddle from a guy who lives in my building who said it was pretty good and walking…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by .Ronnie. M.

3 of 5 stars. Pancakes are the size of my head! and I have a huge head! These are some G ass pancakes. The people next to us both ordered pancakes and it looked so good. Actually I'm lying. I don't eat sweet stuff.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Veronica L.

5 of 5 stars. Once we arrived in LA, the first place my boyfriend and I headed for is the Griddle, which I had heard good things about. We ended up having french toast, pancakes, and a waffle(we were very hungry…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric W.

4 of 5 stars. Usually when everybody tells you that you have to go to a specific place for food you're going to be let down. Griddle Cafe lives up to the hype! Located just next door to the Director's guild building…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mani N.

5 of 5 stars. This Place is the Bomb...I saw the Griddle Cafe on Rachael Ray's Show. The Place was a little crowed and we had to wait for about 30 to 45 minutes but it was worth the wait. The breakfast was hella…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberly M.

5 of 5 stars. The Griddle Cafe's flapjacks are a worth while contributor to the low-carb diet's demise. Irresistible with their melt-in-your-mouth fluffiness, Griddle's specialties have catchy names and toppings to…
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stanley K.

5 of 5 stars. If you are homeless and haven't eaten for months and are craving breakfast, this is where you need to be. Here you will find one of the biggest pancakes ever served in LA. One of the coolest places to…
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by gracheloo c.

5 of 5 stars. I personally think that they have the best French Toast in town! And their French Press Coffee? Man, it is the perfect beverage to prevent a sudden attack of food coma potentially triggered by…
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela T.

5 of 5 stars. breakfast scrambles here are awesome. french toast, and stuff from the GRIDDLE ;) are off the hook.
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jelena Z.

5 of 5 stars. The Griddle is the gold standard of what all pancakes should aspire to be. It's worth the wait, though I've never waited more than 10 minutes for a table. My first time here, we were seated next to…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike H.

5 of 5 stars. Having been at the Griddle previously, I was very surprised to see so many negative things about this FANTASTIC restaurant. Considering what you get, by way of service and food, it is the best…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marina S.

3 of 5 stars. I think this place is severely overrated. Highlight of coming here has been seeing Luke Perry and Ian Ziering having a mini 90210 reunion... not so much the food. Their breakfast is ok... pretty big…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by D H.

5 of 5 stars. Ok, I admit I'm a brunch guru but nothing prepared me for this. All I have to say is...I got the Golden Ticket!!! The banana, the walnuts, the caramel streusel, oh how well they paired with one…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan T.

4 of 5 stars. It's a holiday today (presidents day) so decided to hit up this place to try out their famous extensive breakfast menu of french toast n pancakes. To our surprise, it was actually quite pack upon…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stef M.

5 of 5 stars. holy shit. mothers french toast. im a BIG salty food eater. the first time i ordred the french toast (a cute lil blond chic waitress told me that IS THE DISH TO ORDER) not so much a fan of eating…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tim G.

2 of 5 stars. Severely overated hash house. Kind of a "Swingers" for this decade, it's got mediocre food, served by wannaba-Silverlake-hipsters. The main claim to fame at this place is "cool"-looking people hanging…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by janie h.

5 of 5 stars. The brunch here is delish and that is an understatement. We had "Addicted to Noisella." It's a french toast stuffed with hazelnut spread (or nutella) dusted with powdered sugar and drizzled with…
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Terrence P.

4 of 5 stars. Great breakfeast place. Honestly the french toast is semi orgasmic. the coffee is served in individual presses and did i mention the French Toast????? Portions are HUGE! I'm a good eater and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica J.

5 of 5 stars. "Who's the master???" Shouts the French toast fairy. French Toast!!! I declare when I get pimp slapped by the French toast fairy, a small winged piece of French toast buzzes around my ear reminding me…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Angelique P.

5 of 5 stars. Crazy, insane wait for brunch, but on the bright side the host managing the waiting list was also crazy & insane which kept it interesting. Coffee served in a french press, yum. Eggs benedict…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alyson S.

2 of 5 stars. If 'Melrose Place' or 'The OC' was a restaurant The Griddle Cafe would be it's name. Whatever you do, don't go here on weekends, you'll wait for days and days and days. If you must, order take-out -…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008