600239 Sun Mar 01 11:38:57 -0800 2009 8 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4463120 We'll be staying nearby in Century City and was wondering which of these places would be better on a weekday morning. Looking for a nice meal with eggs, potatoes, maybe pancakes or biscuits, and good coffee is a must. Any preferences or comments. Thanks for your help. Sun Mar 01 11:38:57 -0800 2009 13204 curiousgeo 1 4463134 for the things you like, i'd go to john o'groats. for things like matzo brie, scrambled eggs with lox, etc., i'd go to nate 'n als. Sun Mar 01 11:44:16 -0800 2009 4463120 11935 westsidegal 1 4463275 I do not understand or share the love for John O'Groats on this board. My experiences there have been notable only for difficult parking, lackadaisical service, and high prices. Their biscuits, when I've tried them, have been floury and dry, not hot, light and flaky. For the items you mention, my favorite by far is S & W Diner, which isn't far from Century City -- just due south to Culver City, on the south side of Washington just east of where it intersects at a tight angle with Culver. Big breakfast special combos with eggs any style, a main dish (homemade corned beef hash, or another breakfast meat), and a choice of sides -- have one of you get the two big light tasty pancakes, and the other the hashbrowns done extra crispy and toast and share. Most combos $6.95 for a ton of food, cash only. Sun Mar 01 12:50:12 -0800 2009 4463120 10855 nosh 2 4464308 I must agree that John O'Groats is overpriced and overrated. Better choices for breakfast would be Breadbar, in the Century City mall, and Clementine's, also in Century City, does very nice breakfasts. If you want to go into Beverly Hills, Porta Via has a lovely patio and all of its breakfast items are perfectly cooked, esp. the blueberry pancakes. All of these places have excellent coffee.. Sun Mar 01 18:50:12 -0800 2009 4463275 10240 Bob Brooks 1 4463593 Definitely John O'Groats. Parking is better on weekdays ... the place is a madhouse on weekends. Best buckwheat pancakes in LA. Sun Mar 01 14:44:00 -0800 2009 4463120 85884 maxzook 1 4463663 Not sure what your definition of good coffee is, but if you like strong, Starbucks-like coffee, I'd get it beforehand before going to any diner/deli. You can come up Beverly Dr. on your way to Nate and Al's and have your pick of many coffee shops en route (Urth, Peet's, etc.). As for parking, there's a $2 lot just up from Nate and Al's that's worked well, and saves you hassle w/ meters on Pico. Oh yeah - John O'Groats is like every single decent diner I've ever been to in my life anywhere in the U.S. (and nowhere close to a great breakfast spot). I know that many CH-er's will disagree with me, but it is 100% run-of-the-mill. Nate and Al's is to me, the king of the westside delis, and is sort of as close to an institution as L.A. gets. That said - I'm really intrigued by Nosh's description of S & W - how's the coffee? Sun Mar 01 15:06:16 -0800 2009 4463120 15494 cant talk...eating 2 4463835 Coffee is typical diner quality. Nothing to write home about. But the food is good. The wait can be daunting at times though. Sun Mar 01 16:03:02 -0800 2009 4463663 108169 Servorg 1 4463859 Go to the Griddle great people watching!! Get there early long line. Sun Mar 01 16:13:51 -0800 2009 4463120 20814 Loradio 2 4464081 Long lines, crowded ... sugar-loaded food in ridiculously huge portions on tiny tables ... but they do have very good French press coffee. Go to Greenblatt's instead. Sun Mar 01 17:28:06 -0800 2009 4463859 85884 maxzook