Pann's

• Cuisine(s): American, Coffeehouse
  Hours: Sun-Wed 7am-9pm, Thu-Sat 10am-10pm
  Price: $$ $$
• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
  Features: Catering, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
  Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
• Alcohol: Beer/Wine
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

Every Angeleno has a secret backdoor shortcut to the airport, and Pann’s is smack on the route of at least two-thirds of them. It’s a grand ‘50s coffee shop right on the triangle formed by the intersection of La Cienega, La Tijera and Centinela, a bright, neon-lit fortress of patty melts, Dreamburgers, banana splits and pie, bottomless cups of coffee, and a twangy soundtrack that veers from Duane Eddy to Elvis and back. Mornings see customers from all over Los Angeles, some of them bleary-eyed from the previous night’s festivities, who can’t stay away from the sugar-cured ham, the thick blueberry pancakes or the big plates of steak and eggs. Pann’s is a coffee shop, not a temple of cuisine, but we all owe it to ourselves to stop by for a plate of chicken from time to time.