47380 Mon Jan 22 23:15:43 -0800 2001 7 2 Los Angeles Area 0 235566 I'm looking for great hash browns, preferably on the West Side. I'll travel almost anywhere if they're really good since I need a fix about once a month. The only places I know that do it right are Nick's coffee shop on Pico Blvd. just west of La Cienega in L.A. and the Walnut Grove coffee shop in San Juan Capistrano. Mon Jan 22 23:15:43 -0800 2001 0 Jerry 1 235569 I love hash browns too, but what do you consider "right"? I love hash browns, and I've had them many ways. With onions/bell peppers and without, smashed flat and quite crispy, thicker and golden brown, not to mention shredded and cubed. Don't even get started on all the varieties at Waffle House... Russell Tue Jan 23 01:30:04 -0800 2001 235566 0 RussellH 2 235573 Someone once told me there was a Waffle House (The crown jewel of Hash Browns) in Chino. Does anyone know if this is true? Although I've heard that Russel's in Long Beach/Pasadena has excellent Hash Browns. Tue Jan 23 12:31:39 -0800 2001 235569 0 Gary Rolin 3 235582 russell's hash browns WERE very good. however, and correct if i'm wrong, the whole chain has gone bust... Tue Jan 23 20:53:26 -0800 2001 235573 0 Joe Blowe 4 235590 Then someone should tell that to the one in Pasadena... becuase it's still there and in business. Wed Jan 24 12:34:42 -0800 2001 235582 0 Gary Rolin 5 235600 According to www.wafflehouse.com there are none in California. On their website menu it shows they do lots with hash browns. There are several "Waffle Shops" scattered throughout the state and there's a "Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles" in Pasadena. Please post the address of the local Waffle House if there is one. Thanks. Wed Jan 24 17:39:14 -0800 2001 235590 0 Jerry 1 235570 In my humble estimation, you need look no further than the S & W Country Diner. Perfectly shredded (albeit from frozen), fried to a crisp without being overly greasy, their hash browns are the best I've tried. They spend so much time cooking them in fact, that if you order these with a meal, it tends to slow down the rest of the order by about 5 - 10 minutes. Another hint: try arriving before 8am on a weekday (or after 10am - but check on that time) for one of the best breakfast specials in LA. Half price omelettes, with grits, hashbrowns, and biscuit for around $3 - 4. 9748 Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 (310) 204-5136 Tue Jan 23 11:35:43 -0800 2001 235566 0 Jeff Shore 1 235571 Canter's does pretty good home fries. Paper thin sliced potato rounds fried so the outside is nicely browned and crisp, and the inside moist and tender. Tue Jan 23 11:55:29 -0800 2001 235566 0 2chez mike