Food Fashion and Flow: The Griddle Cafe (LV's LA)   

Friday, July 12, 2013

The Griddle Cafe (LV's LA)


If you live in Los Angeles, you might know about the Griddle Cafe. If you don't live in LA, my condolences to you.  Pancakes the size of flying saucers, Cheesecake masquerading as French Toast.  This is no ordinary breakfast experience. The owner is known as the Willy Wonka of breakfast and you will have a breakfast that gives you a high you wont want to come down from. Back in the day, I worked on the Sunset Strip right down the street from the Griddle Cafe and quickly became acquainted with the breakfast spot that must have the sugar plum fairy working in the kitchen.

So griddle me this? Can you imagine a menu with pages of breakfast descriptions that make you swoon, shift in your seat and stare in lustful anticipation? This is straight food porn folks. Food that looks and sounds so sinfully decadent that its almost pornographic. Expect to stare at the menu unable to make an adult decision.

And then you will want to make out with your breakfast in a dark corner

 Yellow Brick Road, Butterscotch pancakes. Stop playin...


Red Velvet pancakes. Say What?

 Addicted to Noisella, Nutella French Toast. (Oh no they didn't)

 Scotch on the Rocks with pecans, coconut and butterscotch... Damn, c'mere


So many choices. French toast that tastes like cheesecake,  oh the creme de la creme. Yes, the dishes have cool stage names names like "Yellow Brick Road" Butterscotch pancakes with walnuts, caramel and streusel and the "Creme de la Creme" graham cracker crusted french toast with cheesecake topping.

When my creme de la creme arrived at our table. I was speechless. French toast coated in a brown sugary graham cracker coating with a generous helping of sweet cheesecake topping. And then there was the Saturday Morning Fever; a huge stack of Baileys Irish Cream, Kahlua soaked pancakes with a huge mound of whipped cream and then it was recess time with a stack of cinnamon streusel topped pancakes, which was like having pancakes and coffeecake all in one. S-WEET! This is the stuff of dreams, especially if yours are made of sugar like mine:-)

Saturday Morning Fever: Baileys Irish Cream and Kahlua Pancakes

look at that whipped cream...

Recess Time: Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes

If you come here don't even think you will finish your breakfast. You probably shouldn't even try. It will be like man against food and the pancakes will win. They will taunt you on the way out and you will be in the car all day dreaming about them. Ever had a breakfast like that? You need to. Its good for you. Pancakes bigger than your plate. Yes Please!



The nice jolt of caffeine from your personal coffee press is the maple syrup on top:-) when you order coffee, you get a coffee press with some great and very STRONG coffee. Sugar and STRONG coffee. Watch out World!

The best part of waking up is coffee in my cup:-)

Breakfast potatoes and scrambled eggs to balance out the sweet treats. Would y'all believe they were jealous of the pancakes? They felt like they got dressed and layed on the plate for nothing since the pancakes were getting so much attention. And the potatoes got mad that I barely noticed the onion and bell peppers they were wearing, but were cool now.

And then my sweet dream got sweeter when something cold, sweet and citrusy begged for my attention.

The OJ got my full attention and of course there is nothing like freshly squeezed orange juice, strong coffee and the musical sounds of the lip smacking you try to hide, but the pancakes are so good you can't help it. So why try? Come very hungry and expect to waddle back to your car too full for lunch or dinner. In fact, have someone roll you back to your car in a shopping cart.

The atmosphere is loud, crowded and sprinkled with lots of  Hipster and Hollywood types and good ol regular folk ready for a breakfast fix. It is crowded here all the time and if you don't arrive before 9:00 in the morning, expect to wait in a long line. Even during the week this place is packed.



It is always great to come with a small group so that you can stick your fork on more plates.  The seating is cozy, so expect to be in close proximity to your neighbors and most tables seat about four, so if your group is bigger, you may have to go with adjacent tables. But there are a couple of large booths available if you are able to get one. Crowded and loud for sure, but definitely a great breakfast. 

There are so many great treats to try, but one of my absolute favorites is the Recess Time pancakes. Be sure to try them and try the French toast on the secret menu. (you can only order them with the secret password...shhhh)


The Griddle Cafe
7916 Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90046

Mon-Fri 7am-4pm
Sat and Sun 8am-4pm



26 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness... those look soooo good!!! I wouldn't even know where to start if I walked into that place for the first time and looked at the menu. I would wanna try everything! LOL It all looks soooo yummy!!!!

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-Sarah xo

Unknown said...

This place looks fantastic!! Oh i would eat all of those right now!

FASHION TALES said...

It looks to be a breakfast heavenly feast! Wow, thanks for sharing this place. :) /Madison

MarkD60 said...

Everything looks great, it's just too much for me to eat in one blog post!

Unknown said...

Ok now I NEED to have pancakes. These pictures look so delicious!!
xoxo

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Emmylou said...

That Nutella French toast....*faints*....

But seriously, I wish we have this in Toronto. I would line up for days!

Anonymous said...

mmmm, even when I'm full food like this can make me hungry

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Unknown said...

Not what I needed to see after working out this morning, now I am hungry for a good hearty, yummy breakfast of pancakes, eggs, turkey sausage and some fruit, LOL!!!



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LV said...

@SaraReibs
That is exactly the way I felt the first time I went here. I lost my mind in a good way:-)

@Dora
Me too! And as you can see from this post. I really tried to. LOL

@Fashion Tales. It is a heavenly feast. If you are in the area. Try it!

@MarkD60
I know, but I couldn't help myself:-)

@CakeCouture
Yes!

@Emmy
Yes, the Nutella French toast is insane and folks definitely line up to eat here

@oreoluwapo Abatan
Me too!

@Carsedra
I know, LOL. I have to work out a couple of hours to undo the damage of eating here, but it is sooo worth it

Caitlin C. said...

My mouth is literally WATERING right now. Oh my goodness, I want every single one!! Especially if it involves nutella or cheesecake!

yummychunklet said...

Mouth-watering review!

Christy said...

I am officially ready to get in the car, drive two hours from the Coachella Valley and have breakfast. This looks drive-worthy! It is on my list next time I'm in your area!

LV said...

@Caitlin,
Cheesecake and Nutella are two of the greatest inventions!

@Christy,
Yes, this is a must try place. You will love it!

Unknown said...

Thanks for commenting on my blog, this post you did makes me hungry, following you!
-Kosi
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We Are Not Martha said...

Yum, yum, and more yum! I NEED those cinnamon streusel pancakes!!

Sues

Fashion Pad said...

Sooooo yummmy! Breakfast is my fav meal of the day. I think I just gained 5lbs from reading this post, LOL.

April said...

Wow! Everything looks amazing! I have to put this place on my list of restuarants to visit when I visit LA.

Confessions Of A City Girl said...

Omg, I can't. This looks too good!

~Sherine
Confessions Of A City Girl / Enerjiee

Oh to Be a Muse said...

I love sweet things so this is my dream. Cheesecake masquerading as French toast? Yes, please!

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Karen @ Lemon Grove Cake Diaries said...

Oh wow - this is my kind of place. Everything looks so yummy I am not sure what I would try first :)

Unknown said...

Looks soo tasty!)))

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Unknown said...

This review is like an amazing food adventure. I can almost taste the cheesecake topping. You should send the owners the link to this post!

Dayse Fashion said...

only good food!
I loved!
xoxoxo

Katerina said...

These are all lip licking!!!

Test said...

i can honestly say... i really miss living in LA!!!

E Stew said...

Heard about this place before and thought it would not live up to the hype. Count me now as a true believer and hype man. LV, your words and pics do the food justice but nothing replaces actually going there. If you like breakfast foods then make The Griddle Cafe a must visit place. Great blog post from a great woman.

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