Pann's Restaurant
Diner · Westchester ·
Classic 1950s Googie-style diner serving breakfast & lunch.
Classic 1950s Googie-style diner serving breakfast & lunch.
"Expect a good wait for Sunday brunch at this popular landmark diner. But it’ll all be worth it when you finally get a seat and take in the classic Los Angeles 1950's coffee shop experience over a plate of fried chicken and biscuits. Opened in 1958, Pann’s is a perfect example of Googie, the mid-century futuristic architecture style popularized right here SoCal." - Studio Beylin
"If you’re headed to the airport from the middle of the city you know there’s one rule: Always take La Cienega. But if we had to give you a second rule it would be this: Stop for brunch at Pann’s on the way. This old-school diner has been open since the ’50s, appeared in too many movies to count, and serves chicken and waffles we always order. They’re definitely not the best chicken and waffles you’ll find in LA, but you feel like you’re on the set of Pulp Fiction, so it doesn’t really matter." - cathy park, brant cox
"Pann’s is a space-age diner where Ladera Heights regulars, tourists on their way to LAX, and old friends who went to high school decades ago can be found eating biscuits and gravy on a Wednesday morning. Everything here exudes morning-time comfort: the hearty Southern-leaning food, the booths you sink into, and the existence of at least one waitress who will call you “hon.” Drop in for a stack of hotcakes, fried pork chops, or a tuna melt with a side of onion rings, but take time to soak in the atmosphere, too. You’ll feel like you’ve stepped onto a retro mid-century movie set (because it kind of is). Waffles, fried pork chop, patty melt" - brant cox, cathy park, garrett snyder, sylvio martins
"Just minutes from Los Angeles’s airport sits one of the most beautiful restaurant buildings in the city, an ode to glorious mid-century Googie style and the home of Pann’s Restaurant. Designed by Helen Liu Fong, who also put together classic LA diners Johnie’s and Norm’s, Pann’s serves solid breakfasts and lunch. Opened in 1958 by George and Rena Panagopoulos, the high-ceiling space has been a set for numerous television and movie scenes, chicken-fried steak, patty melts, Cobb salads, and fried chicken plates. There’s no better way to cap off a visit to Los Angeles or feel right back at home again after flying into town than by stopping at Pann’s in Inglewood." - Rebecca Roland
"Just 15 minutes from LAX stands one of the most beautiful restaurant buildings in Los Angeles, an ode to glorious midcentury Googie style and the home of Pann’s diner. Designed by Helen Liu Fong, who also put together Johnie’s and Norm’s, two other classic Googie diners in Los Angeles, Pann’s serves very solid breakfasts and lunch to a boisterous cross-section of Angelenos. Opened in 1958 by George and Rena Panagopoulos, the high-ceiling space has been a set for numerous television and movie scenes. In the mornings, the chicken-fried steak will grace most of the linoleum tabletops and, by lunchtime, patty melts, Cobb salads, and fried chicken plates rule. There’s no better way to cap off a visit to Los Angeles or feel right back at home again after flying into town than by stopping at Pann’s in Inglewood. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Best for: A nostalgic diner breakfast, with plenty of pancakes, bacon, and eggs." - Mona Holmes