Description:
This bastion of blue-collar cooking has been serving huge portions of comfort food 'round-the-clock since 1924. The cash-only Pantry is popular with politicos, who come here for weekday lunches, and with conferencegoers en route to the nearby L.A. Convention Center. The well-worn restaurant is also a welcoming beacon to clubbers after-hours, when Downtown becomes a virtual ghost town. A bowl of celery stalks, carrot sticks, and whole radishes greets you at your Formica table, and creamy coleslaw and sourdough bread come free with every meal. The menu? It's a chalkboard hanging on the wall. Famous for quantity rather than quality, the Pantry serves huge T-bone steaks, densely packed hamburger loaf, macaroni and cheese, and other American favorites to an already overfed crowd. A typical breakfast -- served all day -- consists of a huge stack of hotcakes, a big slab of sweet cured ham, home fries, and coffee.
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User Reviews for The Original Pantry
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What a surprising little diner
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We went expecting a large place and found a nice little diner. Our food was excellent, huge portions and nice wait staff.
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- posted on 11.17.12
- by MaNPaM
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Definitely An Experience in Dining History!
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The Pantry is part of LA history. It has been continuously open since 1924 with the exception of one brief 12 hour closure by the health department. There are few places left in america...
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- posted on 11.17.12
- by Kumstone
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Always Open
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This is one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles. The steaks are good and well priced. They come with wonderful hash browns and the famous pantry coleslaw. Be sure to ask for...
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- posted on 11.15.12
- by Esopstables
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Contact:
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- tel: (213) 972-9279
- fax: +1 213 972 0187
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Address:
- 877 S Figueroa St
- At 9th St
- Los Angeles, CA 90017
Neighborhood:
Downtown/Mid-Wilshire/KoreatownPayments:
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Hours:
- Daily 24hrs
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