Apple Pan
(310) 475-3585
10801 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles,
CA
90064
34.0406
-118.4278
Neighborhoods: West Los Angeles, West LA
What People Are Saying About Apple Pan
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The Scene
Imagine Dorothy's Kansas house dropped in front of the Westside Pavilion: white clapboards, plaid wallpaper and wood paneling. Suit-and-tie types, frat boys and families alike jostle for the 20 counter seats.
The Food
The Westside's best burger, doled out in a paper wrapper, draws the carnivorous masses from all over town. The signature steak burger is a juicy, medium-thick patty on a seedless bun piled high with all the fixings--mayo, sweet relish, crunchy dill pickles, crisp iceberg lettuce and a slab of half-melted Tillamook cheddar. For an extra wallop, the hickory burger comes drenched in barbecue sauce. For dessert, ignore the crusty counterman who deadpans, "Get anything but the apple pie." Plates are reserved for the cinnamon-tinged mainstay. Get it a la mode and the heated slice will slowly melt the rich, custardy vanilla ice cream.
User Reviews
TrealTalk
March 27, 2009
Some great all around food. Good wholesome dishes and who would have thought you could do so mch with apples!?!
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tailspin
March 06, 2009
Something is dreadfully wrong with the rating of this restaurant. I have been meaning to get a burger here for years. I have always been thwarted by the lack of parking or crowd at the counter. I finally made it here yesterday with my wife and we were extremely unimpressed. The burger was really small! It costs $6.50(ala carte)for a burger the size of a McDonalds regular hamburger with lots of lettuce added. You get no fries for that price.It actually tasted ok, although overpowered by pickles and condiments. But, it is $11 for the same amount of food in a Happy Meal. And no I dont think McDonalds is great, I am just using it for a size comparison. I think it is the old world 1940's charm drawing in the crowds. "The Counter" in Santa Monica had a significantly better burger. Dont believe the hype surrounding The Apple Pan!
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GarySimmons
December 24, 2008
I just ate at the Apple Pan on Pico in Los Angeles tonight, and yes the burger and fries were very good?not the best?but very good, but they will NEVER see my George Washington?s again and here is why: A single patty basic hamburger, size no greater than the single at In & Out Burger or a single at Wendy?s or McDonalds that only comes with lettuce, pickles, mayo and their sauce costs $6.50! I added small fries to that for $2.20 and no drink, no cheese and nothing else?came to an unreasonable $9.30 with tax, not including a tip for the gruff service. After I left, I felt that I was really taken, or as my mother would say, ?they have some nerve!? This Apple Pan hamburger and fries tastes just the same and not better than the one at In & Out Burger all over California and if you go there?the same exact single burger and fries would cost you less than $3.50! Now folks, please keep these other things in mind. Add a slice of cheese: $60 cents and a drink: $ 1.75 and you will walk out of there paying $12.00 for a thin fried burger, small fries and a drink. Still hungry?order their Apple Pie Slice: $5.00 a slice. Now, $5.00 is not bad for a nice sized slice with chucks of apples, but not the small 3-4 fork serving that they give you there. Now your bill is up to almost $18.00 with tax, and no tip. $20.00 for one person to have a complete hamburger meal at this place: As my mother your say again: ?They have some nerve!? But folks--It gets worse?there are NO TOMATOES. (In & out on the 1.75 burger has a tomato or two.) I ask the waiter who says, ?use the sauce.? Go somewhere else unless you have a lot of money to burn or want to walk away hungry?there is nothing historic , fun or memorable about this place except how you paid 3x the price for a fast food hamburger and how they are probably still laughing at you.
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Know Before You Go:
Don't ask for anything not listed on the menu--a slice of tomato, a milk shake--or the old guy behind the counter may give you a tongue-lashing.
The Extras:
Walk off that burger and pie with a stroll around the Westside Pavilion.
Save Time:
Don't let crowds scare you away. Ordering, devouring and paying for your burger takes less than 10 minutes, so lines move fast.
