Apple Pan has been selected as a best restaurant
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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.
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Listed below are links to reviews of Apple Pan from around the web.
[ more from 10best]
"Burgers, apple pie, and ham and cheese sandwiches are cooked up and slung over the horseshoe shaped counter, behind which customers eagerly await their food. All the while, even more customers stand along the wall behind those seated, waiting for them to..."
[ more from ahamburgertoday]
"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..."
[ more from calendarlive]
"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...."
[ more from dinesite]
"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..."
[ more from fodors]
| "A burger-insider haunt since 1947, this unassuming joint with a horseshoe-shape counter -- no tables here -- turns out one heck of a good burger topped with Tillamook cheddar, plus a hickory burger with barbecue sauce. You'll also find great fries and, of..." |
2 reviews
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[ more from frommers]
"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...."
[ more from gayot]
"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...."
[ more from judysbook]
| "The Apple Pan has been around forever, and so have the employees that work there, most of them look like they are in their 60's and 70's. Always a challenge to get a seat at lunch or dinner time, the Apple Pan is worth the wait for their Hickory Burger!..." |
4 reviews
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[ more from la]
"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...."
[ more from lacitybeat]
"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...."
[ more from laweekly]
"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,..."
[ more from local.yahoo]
| "Apple Pan is a true Los Angeles treasure and it's a shame it's never at the top of anyone's list. Waiting for a seat is part of a dining experience that I will never experience anywhere else...." |
185 reviews
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[ more from losangeles.metromix]
"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 -..."
[ more from restaurantreviewworld]
"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...."
[ more from search.cityguide.aol]
| "Watch the short-order cooks flipping and sizzling your burger with all the speed and flair of a Benihana chef (minus the knife-wielding theatrics, thankfully). Slaver like the carnivore you are as your order moves ever closer to completion, and then pounc..." |
175 reviews
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[ more from thenewdiner.blogspot]
"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...."
[ more from travel.yahoo]
| "OverviewThis longtime hangout serves up comfort food that'll put a smile on your face...." |
206 reviews
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[ more from tripadvisor]
"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...."
[ more from wcities]
"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...."
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