Restaurant Details
Is our information wrong or incomplete?
Let us know.
Restaurant PhotosBest Los Angeles RestaurantApple Pan has been selected as a best restaurant by a major publication or website:
Member Reviews
The Apple Pan is a nondescript little place across the street from the Westside Pavilion in West LA. It can be hard to find along the row of small shops and restaurants in the area. There are no tables to seat your party, but just a countertop and some stools. When it gets crowded, expect to wait if you want to sit and eat. The food is pretty good though. The burgers are nice if you want a change of pace from the fast food burgers, yet don't want to go to a restaurant with $20 gourmet burgers. It fills a nice niche in between. The tuna melt is also pretty good. I haven't tried all the pies there but the boysenberry pie was the best I've tried there so far. The atmosphere is usually pretty busy and energetic. The service is quick but not necessarily friendly. If you ask them if something is good, they will probably tell you that it's not. It's no nonsense. Your order will come out fairly quickly, so it's typically a place to go if you don't have a lot of time and have a hankering for a good burger.
Restaurant Review LinksListed below are links to reviews of Apple Pan from around the web.
"The Apple Pan resides in a charming wood-and-brick house (see photos at top) that faces the Westwood Pavilion like an indie David facing off against corporate Goliath. Stepping inside instantly transports you to the 1950s, with local families enjoying the..."
"The crispy and delicious fries are also worth mentioning, and be sure to save room for their amazing pies...."
"If you sit at the counter on the same side of the entrance you can watch the chefs preparing the food. If you sit to the right, you get to watch the apple pies. Either position, will make you very, very, very hungry...."
"It's not just the hickory sauce I like, but the combination of the lettuce, sauce, mayo, cheese (optional), and sour pickle slices. If the pickles are removed from the sandwich, they leave behind a dill presence to balance the sauce...."
"I love their tangy red relish sauce, their toasted buns and fresh ground beef. It’s not the best burger in town, but it’s damn good...."
"Recently honored by frequent patron Mayor Riordan for their 50th anniversary, this long-standing and somewhat infamous hamburger and sandwich joint still offers counter seating (only! ) with red swivel chairs, no air conditioning, and a hunk of homemade a..."
"Lots of ham, lots of lettuce, Swiss cheese, mayo, and fluffy white bread. This was a simple but delicious sandwich. But…. I still think the burger was better...."
"We finished the meal with apple pie with ice cream. The fresh apple pie was really good, and the rich vanilla ice cream made it even better...."
"There are no tables, just a U-shape counter, at this classic American burger shack and hugely popular L. Open since 1947, The Apple Pan is a diner that looks -- and acts -- the part...."
"This legendary burger joint has been packing them in since 1947. The cooks-waiters at this tiny, always crowded spot race around inside the horseshoe-shaped counter turning out orders fast...."
"Apple Pan is an old burger/pie joint on Pico in Westwood, and is manned by grumpy old men - that you love anyway no matter how grumpy they are - and other workers that run around slicing cheese on site, etc...."
"Those looking for a leisurely sit-down dinner experience should not go to The Apple Pan. Here, it's all about the counter: The lines are long, but the food comes quickly...."
"Real luchadors and luchadoras (incredible athletes, like superheroes come to life! ) from Mexico, performing alongside the creative, skilled, and sexy burlesque dancing of women from L...."
"Marie Callender"s mixed-berry double-crusted pie was almost as well-liked as Du-Par"s boysenberry. It lacked the tartness of the berries, and its crust, preferred by some, was a tad saltier and much flakier — the crust, in fact, had a kind of soft,..."
"The kind of LA institution that boasts its own Wikipedia entry, Apple Pan has been serving up mouth-watering hickory burgers and pies at its simple horseshoe counter since 1947. Its shack-like wood and brick exterior looks like the victim of a time warp -..."
"Neither of us could pass up the steak burgers, so we ordered two with cheese and one order of fries. Our fresh fries were served to us in a heaping pile on a small paper plate within minutes...."
"I wait a few minutes and finally I get to see the burger that has people singing it's praises. The burger had the meat, lettuce, their "special sauce" and a toasted bun...."
"I was underimpressed by this place, though people tell me this is the best hamburger spot. Sure it is cute and has that old school "Americana" thing going for it...."
"This longtime hangout serves up comfort food that'll put a smile on your face. Deli-style sandwiches are the favorite items here as they serve no hot food...."
Are we missing a review of this restaurant on the web?
Restaurant ListsListed below are lists created by FoodieView members that mention Apple Pan.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
