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4854 Fountain Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029

323-661-1109

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Cuisine(s): American

Hours: Daily 8am-3pm

Price: $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party

Serving: Breakfast, Lunch
Alcohol: BYOB

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Street

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It is hard to go wrong with bacon, but Square One, a cheerful, brightly painted breakfast place in the L. Ron Hubbard district of East Hollywood, may have the city's best: Nueske's bacon, the well-regarded artisanal product from northern Wisconsin, sliced thick, laid on a rack and slow-roasted until it becomes crisp but pliable, sweet and deeply smoky, exploding under your teeth into gushers of fragrant juice. Still, even without the bacon, Square One is a pretty good place - epochal breakfasts, big salads for lunch made with roasted beets or house-cured salmon, pressed ham-and-cheese sandwiches, organic grits, and fragile chocolate-chip cookies. The chefs shop the same way you do, or at least the way you would like to think that you would if your life were devoted to cooking breakfast rather than to such unimportant concerns as work, television and sex. See full review.

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jasonparker2560 | Los Angeles, CA | 17 Reviews

| Thu, April 12, 2012

I've been here twice and each time had one of the best meals of my life. I had no complaints the 1st time but the 2nd time they forgot our ticket and we didn't get our food for an hour. That sucked, but the Smoked Salmon Benedict on a potatoe pancake almost made up for it. The other must have at Square One is the French Toast with Pecans and home made vanilla whip cream. I've heard great things about the bacon carmel syrup.
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Peter Marshall | Los Angeles, CA | 24 Reviews

| Sat, February 7, 2009

Always a good place to head for brunch. Small place with good food and an outdoor patio.
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BenC891 | Los Angeles, CA | 7 Reviews

| Fri, June 27, 2008

Without a doubt the best breakfast place in the world. Amazing pancakes with hot toppings. Also try the eggs/salmon/hashbrown thing. Try to get a seat by the window and have a fresh muffin while gazing at the Scientologists walking back and forth on the other side of the street.

Main Menu

Soups

Cup $4.00
Bowl $5.75

Today's Soup

Salads

$13.00

Chopped Vegetable
mixed greens topped with honey roasted carrots and parsnips, beets, chickpeas, avocado, hearts of palm, grape tomatoes, and goat cheese in a lemon balsamic vinaigrette

$13.75

Cobb
marinated chicken breast, humbolt fog cheese, avocado, cherry tomatoes, neuske bacon, cucumbers, and farm fresh hard boiled egg on romaine lettuce in a buttermilk dressing

$13.00

Frisee
frisee topped with a poached egg, neuske lardons, and roasted potatoes in a sherry vinaigrette served with sourdough toast points

$13.50

Nicoise
house cured tuna, dijon-tarragon potatoes, hearts of palm, nicoise olives, hard boiled egg and green beans in a french vinaigrette

Cold Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Come With A Choice Of Potato Salad, Thyme Garlic Roasted Potatoes Or Green Salad (add $1.25 For Ceasar)

$10.25

B.l.a.t.
applewood smoked bacon, avocado, bibb lettuce and tomato on five grain bread with aiol

$11.00

Club
smoked turkey, applewood smoked bacon, avocado, bibb lettuce, tomato and red onion with aioli on white bread

$10.25

The Veggie Club
a veggie sandwich with avocado, tomato, red onion, organic sprout mix, radish and frisee on five grain bread with cheddar, mustard and aioli

$11.50

Cured Salmon
house cured salmon, apples, frisee, red onion and dill aioli on white bread

$10.75

Tuna Sandwich
olive oil poached albacore tuna with red onions, arugula, tomatoes and aioli on five grain bread

$9.00

Egg Salad
with house-made aioli, capers, shallots, and parsley on choice of five grain or white toast (weekdays only)

Hot Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Come With A Choice Of Potato Salad, Thyme Garlic Roasted Potatoes Or Green Salad (add $1.25 For Ceasar) Cheeses : Feta, Mozzarella, Cave-aged Gruyere, Old Quebec Extra Aged Cheddar, Fourme D’ambert Bleu

$11.25

Chicken Sandwich
free-range buttermilk marinated chicken breast with portabello mushroom confit, truffled aioli, gruyere cheese, arugula and shaved red onions on baguette

$11.50
Add Cheese $1.50
Add Avocado Or Bacon, Each $2.00

Hamburger
1/2 lb meyer ranch prime beef burger with bibb lettuce, onion, housemade pickles, and tomato on a five grain bun with mustard and aioli

$7.50

Grilled Cheese
your choice of any two cheeses on white bread

$11.00

Pressed Ham Sandwich
smoked ham, choice of cheese, honey mustard, and aioli on a baguette

$13.75

Open-faced Skirt Steak Sandwich
with caramelized shallots, bleu cheese hollandaise and arugula on country bread

A La Carte Items

$2.75

Small Side Salad

$3.25

Roasted Potatoes

$2.75

Potato Salad

$1.00

Side Of Housemade Pickes

$7.50

Fruit Salad

Add- Ons

$1.50

Egg

$2.00

Cheeses

$2.75

Bacon Lardons

$2.75

Smoked Ham

$2.75

Smoked Turkey

$2.00

Avocado

$1.50

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