The Pan
16601 South Western Avenue, Gardena
(310) 329-7266
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Great pancakes. Just wish they all came with bacon and eggs. paid $17 for 3 pumpkin pancakes and $4 for 2 scrambled eggs and $4 for 2 straps of bacon. A little pricey for breakfast. their Lemon pancakes are excellent. Wait staff were friendly and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loaded Hash Browns, The Original Loaded Hash Browns
Kid-friendliness: There is a kids menu and all the items looks delicous
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ultimate Crepe, Burger, Stuffed French Toast
Shrimp ‘n grits!
Excellent Shrimp & Grits. Best fluffy flavorful pancakes, hands down. Polite & friendly service with a smile. No wonder this place is always packed. I finally was fortunate enough to get a table on a Monday in the later morning. My new favorite breakfast spot. Two downsides, only one bathroom and a tiny parking lot with limited street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp N’ Grits, Shrimp and Grits, The Original Loaded Hash Browns
The food is good but the service has declined. I’ve taken family twice in the past two months and both times, I experienced appallingly rude service, once from our server at the Gardena location on Western, and the second time from the host at the Artesia location in Gardena. I won’t be going back. Years ago, I’d regularly take family and we were always treated with kindness. Not anymore.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Loaded Hash Browns
The Mocha coffee is so good. Breakfast potatoes were crunchy and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food and the service is quick and friendly.
Parking: Lots of parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Pan is an amazing place for anyone looking for a delicious local spot to try out. I went to during my trip in LA after it was recommended to me and it did not disappoint. The options this place has made it a little bit hard for me to choose but my waiter was very patient and even helped me choose the delicious Cinnamon Roll pancake as my upgrade from regular toast. Highly recommend this spot and will definitely be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loaded Hash Browns
They have another location about 2 miles away from this one, although this location is definitely their most popular. It’s somewhere in between a traditional diner and standard breakfast restaurant. Our server was very polite, although it took quite a bit of time for all of our food items to come out. They have a very small free parking lot attached, and we were lucky enough to find a space for our Sunday brunch, but most other people I noticed had to do free street parking which is fairly plentiful in this part of town. I’m giving it a 4/5 because the flavors were good but not great, I have had better recently, but I am still happy that we tried it.
For my meal I chose the Short Rib Benedict and thought it had some nice flavors although I was surprised it did not come with a side. It was just the Benedict. I have to give it a 3/5 though because the eggs were completely hard-boiled and any true good Benedict has to have poached eggs or at least a soft boil. That really took away from the flavors. I also ordered a Cinnamon Roll Pancake on the side and was sad to see it was full of nuts. It really took away from the cinnamon flavor and I felt like I was eating a nut pancake. The caramel latte was nice and I would recommend ordering that.
Overall a decent breakfast spot, but considering I drove down from West LA specifically for it I don’t plan to be back. The flavors were good, but not great.
Parking: small free parking lot attached
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Place has a beautiful look, sleek design. One thing I didn't like was the upcharge for pancakes, you can upgrade the toast on your breakfast but only for ONE Pancake?! The second cost a whole $4, that seems excessive for regular pancakes. Aside from that, the staff is attentive service is great. I judge a diner by it's breakfast, especially pancakes. Breakfast was good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Amazing food, last time I visited was about ten years ago, and it was as great as I remembered!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best pancakes I've ever had. And I'm not a big pancake fan. But Also they probably have the most quality breakfast menu overall, they never disappoint.
I went to LA for the weekend, shopping and Spa stopped at The Pan on Saturday and let's just say it was absolutely amazing. Everything I had was delicious. The lemon pancakes were a 10/10 the shrimp n grits was also 10/10. The chicken breast was cooked to perfection. The loaded hashbrownd great too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Blueberry, Loaded Hash Browns, Pitas Chilaquiles, Shrimp and Grits
Our first time here and it was extremely disappointing. From the moment we got there the waiters were rude and have no customer service skills. I also seen another person take a picture of this cart that’s just there in another review. Not only does it stink, but we were sat right next to it. It’s disgusting and unsanitary. Additionally, it’s so small, it gets extremely crowded where you get no personal space, it was really just a bad experience overall.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Perfect brunch spot. Everything is delicious and outstanding. Never had a bad dish. Creative dishes. Good service. Peanut butter pancakes, guava pancakes, tiramisu pancakes, loaded hash browns are all delicious.
Only hard part about coming here is the parking and wait on busy days. But there do have multiple locations now, have not tried those yet. Went on a weekday and there was no wait.
Parking: <15 parking spots in the lot, but you can find street parking, may need to walk a short distance. Usually there will be long wait for a table if it's peak hours/weekends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guava N Cream Pancakes, The Original Loaded Hash Browns
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