What peaked my interest at the time was the highlighted feature on their Red Velvet pancake. At the time, the item was not a part of their normal menu, and was only available if you happened to be following them on twitter and they tweeted a secret word or phrase out telling you when they would be serving them.
Ever since then, I've had it on my mind to someday go. I nearly went last weekend, but I picked a bad time to get sick, and today was a different story, so I went down to Hollywood with family. When you get there, there's a line. You can either wait to be seated outside, which if you can deal with a lot of people watching you eat and deal with people either walking or jogging past you, then it's fine, or you can wait to be seated inside.
We waited in line to be seated. The wait was anywhere from 30 to 40 minutes. During the wait, they have a host that comes out to add new names to the a list. The host was quite funny to be honest. Best line was "I've got good news and bad news. The good news is there's about 5 tables that will be opening up in about 15 minutes. The bad news is I'm single, 48, live in the valley and have 2 cats."
Upon entering the restaurant, the first thing you'll notice is that it's jammed pack in the place, and it is really noisy. I went in there with my mind set on one item, and one item only. The Red Velvet Pancake. I have to say, I wasn't disappointed one bit with the pancake, and really my advice (as suggested by the server) it does not need syrup. Seriously, you'd probably ruin it if you added syrup. You'll see in the pics down below. My brother ordered the Black Magic pancake, and my father ordered The Golden Ticket. Seeing how as the pancakes didn't come with any side items, we split (3 ways) the Omlette "My Soul" with Shrimp. It was delicious to say the least. I did get to sample the pancake my brother and father ordered, and I'll just say you wouldn't be disappointed with whatever you ordered.
I will say if you order the red velvet pancake (it is the cheapest in price $8.95 as you only get one), it's enough for one person, you probably don't want to share too much, and it's also a pancake you can't order for carryout. The other pancakes that my brother and father ordered, I'd say if your eating there with your girlfriend or spouse, ordering one pancake and an omelet is definitely enough, or some other side dish.
Lastly, before I share my pictures, I will say that seeing as how when your in Hollywood, you could run into a celebrity or two, we did have a celebrity sit next to us, or shall I say the table next to us. The celebrity was none other than Ian Ziering. For those that aren't familiar with him without a picture, he played Steve on Beverly Hills 90210 (the original one, not the newer one). I noticed him instantly, and my brother had no clue who he was, and my father recognized him, but didn't know his name, nor what he came on.
Anyways, without further ado, here are my pictures:
That's what I ordered right there. The Red Velvet Pancake. That's icing on top of frosted sugar. The pancake literally tastes like your eating a cupcake, or something very similar. It is really good though (maybe an understatement).
Those are the only pictures I took. I would have taken a picture of the omelet, but I didn't feel like it after my brother put a piece of his pancake on it to share. After eating here, I will definitely say I'll be going back. Not sure when though, but definitely will. In all honesty, I will say, once you order a pancake here, you probably won't want to order one anywhere else.
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