The Original Pantry
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2507
Phone: (213) 972-9279
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- James M Wood Boulevard
- Best of Citysearch:
- Breakfast 2004
- Hours:
- Daily 24 hours
Editorial Review for The Original Pantry – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
The decor is straight out of a noir novel--bleak lighting, Formica tables, turn-of-the-century photos of downtown and a high-security cashier's cage. Busy at every hour, ancient waiters cater to an endless stream of ravenous nightcrawlers and lunching City Hall suits. Full steak dinners with a squirt of the cafe's signature sauce--plus all the fixings--are bargain-priced. Hearty breakfasts of omelettes, ham and buckwheat pancakes are also legendary.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe line for breakfast can get long. If your patience wears thin, walk around the corner to the Original Pantry Bakery. You'll be seated fast, and it serves the exact same food.
When to GoEggs are served around the clock; full breakfasts are not.
The ExtrasThe restaurant is open for traditional dinners on both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
User Reviews for The Original Pantry
04/10/2008 Posted by donisland
FOOD- you get a lot of food, so if you are hungry and don't care about good taste/quality - go here. Loads of grease on most foods, the coffee is tasteless. IF you eat here, stick to the salads and soup - they are o.k. SERVICE-they are only o.k. - PARKING- got to pay across the street - only $1.00 which is a good deal around here. Don't use their restroom - filthy. You might want to try Filipe's over on Alameda - better quality food, free parking, you pick up the food up front and take it to your table, food taste is a little better.
Pros: Lots of Food, $1 parking
Cons: Food is greasy, not very good tasting
03/02/2008 Posted by simplydarius
The portions here seemed hearty all around, but I wasn't impressed by the variety of dishes. The chalkboard menus weren't offering much meatless, and though the bacon and egg breakfast sounded like it had a lot of what I wanted it was close to $9 when I went in around 9pm; figuring out what about it was going to be $9-good and if it would still be worth it with no meat just didn't happen. Considering that the french toast was my second choice, I came out pretty satisfied; though next time I'm feeling diner food I'll probably try to get to Fred's 62 before the Pantry again.
Pros: rich, filling food
Cons: not many veggies on those board-menus
