Finding The Best Diner Breakfast In Los Angeles | Food Tours | Insider Food

"Food Wars" hosts Harry Kersh and Joe Avella travel across Los Angeles to find the best diner breakfast in the city. They'll be visiting three different locations in just one day to see what the city has to offer. This is "Food Tours."
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[@thomass619]

I can’t express how happy I am whenever a new food tours video gets posted with these two

[@briandavis9952]

ya know nobody has ever heard about l.a.

[@nobotshere8364]

When you see these two banter buddies on your suggested. Instant click!

[@realbosstakea]

swear

[@dano4700]

Agree👍🇦🇺

[@TheNCVofficial]

same

[@RyanBroome-k9p]

what a bromance ❤❤everybody dance now dance and dance everybody dance

[@michaelchandler3295]

Ew

[@AnonYmous-lk9qy]

One of the low key things that’s enjoyable about these is that they compare and contrast different perspectives without it turning into a pissing contest

[@redcomet0079]

YESSSSSS!! THE KINGS HAVE RETURNED! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@ShoelessJP]

Food Tours is such an amazing series, I think at this point I enjoy it even more than Food Wars (which I love a lot)... it lets Harry and Joe's personalities shine even more.

[@johnhuynh6580]

As someone who lives in LA, I am very glad that Harry picked Norms because that has always been a childhood favorite dinner and is always known for affordability. Also love these kinds of videos with Harry and Joe so keep producing these!

[@raiderc9471]

iykyk

[@SE013]

And I love reading comments from locals like you! 😄

[@thehapagirl92]

I love Norms. It’s my childhood. I’d always go there with my grandparents in the early 2000’s as a kid

[@garycaptol7219]

Norm's isn't good at all. Yuck !

[@primereflections3416]

Norms has gone down hill since they sold the name. 10

[@yinyanz]

Can this become its own channel already - what an amazing series.

[@debbiemoore2747]

It feels like we are eavesdropping on an old friends conversation ❤ love their dynamic.

[@slytown]

These places are great, but I cant get over the prices in LA. Insane breakfast prices.

[@Sam_Guevenne]

Bro come to sweden these prices are low compared to ours.

[@paulluna8099]

Denny's is just as expensive.

[@cctforthee]

We just love the prices, I gotta tell you.

[@WordAte]

Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in the US. It is sometimes called Fat Tuesday, Faschnacht Day, or Mardi Gras. Mardi = Tuesday. Gras = Fat.

[@KenjiShiratsuki]

Yup, we call it Fat Tuesday here in FL. Funnily enough, many people just give up meat on Friday for lent, but I once gave up coffee. For the whole of lent. Never again. >_

[@bernardcarthy2365]

​@@KenjiShiratsuki coffee for 40 days? No thank you. Strangely though my catholic grandparents would never eat meat on any Friday and at school they would only serve fish on a Friday as well

[@Hana9916]

​@@bernardcarthy2365 It's not strange, it was a really common thing

[@kjyost]

@@Hana9916The Filet O Fish at McDs was invented in Baltimore because it was in a Catholic neighbourhood and there was very few hamburger sales on Fridays.

[@HRHDMKYT]

Most people here 🇨🇦call it 🥞Pancake Tuesday. McD’s Hotcakes and sausage fits the bill!

[@KairaSuperSayan93]

My grandfather actually got an extras role for Dreamer just by being a regular at a diner in my hometown. He got to eat breakfast for his scenes.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Good story 😊🍳🥓🍔☕️

[@Rodviet]

That's so fun!!

[@ChannelSho]

This series is scratching that itch of the shows Travel Channel used to show.

[@leoneljaramillo6710]

Growing up in LA, then moving like an hour East, I really appreciated Norms more. I was like happy when I’d go out to LA on a night out and end up there at 3 AM, it was a treat. When they finally opened one up in my neighborhood, I was so hyped, and realized that a lot of people felt that way about it, idk what it is, but their steak is amazing, especially at 3 am when you’re plastered.

[@gmfitzg]

are u an anchor baby?

[@mrxman581]

​@@gmfitzgYou definitely are though.

[@DeaDpaN-2]

hows inflation compare to then?

[@VannahCakesYo]

dude seriously norms is SO MUCH BETTER quality than denny's and ihop but somehow considerably cheaper??? makes no sense. i love norms.

[@diggingmystyle]

When's the last time you went to Norm's? It went downhill after Covid started and never quite recovered. I prefer Denny's.

[@JoeAvella]

This was a fun one to shoot! Every place was amazing could have done 10 more 🥞🧇☕💕

[@screamingmeowth1]

diners are a quintessential part of america, good choice!

[@SherriLyle80s]

Now I gotta make some pancakes tomorrow morning 😂

[@vanessagoddess1]

with long siestas needed in between though 🥱🛌💤😴💤

[@larsstougaard7097]

Cool

[@HRHDMKYT]

Hey Joe!! You should share more with Harry: don’t promise him you’ll get him some meatloaf, and then make him have to reach over the table to get a tiny piece because you’ve dived into the middle with no thought of sharing that delightful dish. That’s just mean! 😮

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

Another great episode! Hanging out in LA diners and shooting the breeze - a great Saturday morning episode over coffee!

[@MuhammadAzeem-jx3qc]

Dont stop making these please

[@VegasLoungeAct]

Nick's Cafe - $13 for a tiny portion of biscuits & gravy. Yes, that's definitely LA.

[@HR-ii6ue]

I also thought the price was insane

[@episodesglow]

Nyc too

[@Z0mbieKr0w]

The next place had $9.00 sausage?

[@VegasLoungeAct]

@@Z0mbieKr0w Gotta love LA.

[@Justin-xd3ic]

It wasn't even two biscuits lol. That's an extra biscuit for $3-5 at most places. If I order biscuits and gravy for $13, there better be two biscuits and loving amount of gravy or one big ass biscuit and extras like eggs or potatoes.

[@KillerTacos54]

Fantastic! Absolutely loved this episode. This is by far one of the best series on KZbin, please never stop guys!

[@Dicewithandy]

I’m a Londoner .. been in California over 40 years .. Cali Diners are incredible

[@jonathanaldecoa1099]

That’s crazy mate. There’s a lot of dudes from across the pond here in LA🕺😎

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

“McDonald’s breakfast sausage.” 🤣 Finally we have a reference for explaining the flavor of American breakfast sausage to Brits. Chicken-fried is an adjective. Chicken-fried steak is like schnitzel made from cube steak instead of veal. With the seasoned batter like fried chicken and some cream gravy, probably peppery. Biscuits are definitely not scones, however much they may look alike to the British. They don’t have to have gravy, though that’s certainly one of the tasty options. They can be eaten warm with some butter spread and melted inside. Or with jam or honey or molasses etc. Or as a breakfast sandwich with ham or a sausage patty or a fried chicken fillet or some pork tenderloin or a piece of breakfast steak (possibly chicken-fried) etc. Don’t save pancakes, crepes and waffles for Mardi Gras. So many kinds of hash browns.

[@marshac1479]

The sausage and egg McMuffin is 😋😋

[@doctorspockable]

We don't "save" pancakes for Shrove Tuesday haha. It's a tradition, not a restriction.

[@edmundorea8494]

So happy Norms got a shoutout here. Love Norms!

[@bngr_bngr]

I have to make some pancakes tomorrow l

[@divab63]

Norm’s is a classic.

[@karan_hiremath]

The best! So lucky to live right up La Cienega from that location lol

[@ElLiberador84]

This breakfast series needs more episodes.. the Griddle Cafe, Nickle Dinner, the Early Bird, Eggslut, Eggsactly.. and so many more!

[@j.l.robert]

Hate to break it to ya, but Nickel Diner closed for good about a year ago. It had run its course.

[@idanceforpennies281]

No wonder that Nick's doesn't need to expand. They charge $25 USD for bacon and eggs. And bear in mind, in America you have to tip, so that's over $30 actual cost.

[@socalledbutton]

It’s $16, not $25. Still too much but $25 is not accurate. I live in NYC and any given diner here wouldn’t charge you more than $10 for that plate.

[@vanzarockin]

Don' t forget the additional 10% tax.

[@squishy1624]

fr, i live in Indiana and i can get a 3 egg omelette with a side of hash browns and 2 pancakes for basically the same price😆

[@unreal4good367]

the cost is whatever they want it to be

[@idanceforpennies281]

@@unreal4good367 Supply and demand.

[@MrBenfranz]

That second breakfast Joe and Harry sampled at Saugus looked like a traditional Sunday morning breakfast in my family. Just awesome.

[@babalonkie]

Fun Fact: A1 Steak Sauce is infact British and was made for King George IV. HP sauce was more popular in the UK and flooded A1 out of the market, so A1's headquarters moved to USA and became one of the most popular sauces there.

[@diggingmystyle]

A1 steak sauce is TERRIBLE. Some high end steak house offered that when I asked for the sauce and I never went back to that place.

[@DJofSparta]

I've been with Joe all this time saying "Not a scone!" and finally Harry confirms it's not a scone. lol

[@BigSirZebras]

2:30 so true. The Californians on SNL missed that. When you first meet up with people it is nearly always the first thing you talk about: where did you park and how long did it take?

[@davidnacey7281]

Karina: "Oh my God, the 405? This time of day? It's gonna be like jammed! What you should do is get off at Sepulveda, take that down to Sunset, then go down Veteran and over to Wilshire, past Devon's house." Stewart: "Karina, how do you know where Devon lives?" (Snap cuts to characters with surprised or puzzled faces, then awkward looks in the mirror as dramatic music plays...)

[@MatthewSchellenberg]

What i love about Norms is that it's not pretentious. It's just a simple diner with good prices.

[@diggingmystyle]

when's the last time you went to Norm's? It's been decimated since Covid started.

[@Not3xactly]

The American throwing shade at the Brit for the lack of free refills on tea is so patriotic. Some things never change.

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

I’ll take free healthcare over free refills 😂

[@Farquad76.547]

@@sherlockgnomes8971 free healthcare that doesn’t work you mean?

[@Farquad76.547]

@@sherlockgnomes8971 free healthcare being overwhelmed by illegal immigrants?

[@Matty8787]

@@sherlockgnomes8971it’s only free at point of use, you paid for it via your wages…. Plus it’s a crumbling relic

[@HRHDMKYT]

⁠@@Matty8787True, but still way better than what the average U.S. citizen can get without major cash [or a great health insurance plan with their employer, if they’re fortunate enough to have that kind of a job].

[@michaeltucker7129]

I like that they're driving down Hollywood and then end up at the Saugus cafe like an hour north. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and still part of LA county, just funny as a local.

[@mrxman581]

Hahaha....I thought where are they going in Hollywood? Musso & Frank? Mel's Diner? Carney's? Nope, it's in Santa Clarita near Magic Mountain!

[@BigSirZebras]

For those who thought it was always sunny in L.A. it does get a few storms a year that last a week or two. Also, in June and July the sky is often quite dark until about noon. It is called "June gloom" and "July sky". These conditions although it looks like it's about to rain don't often lead to rain but possibly a light drizzle for an hour or so.

[@JC8752-de4ig]

May gray and June gloom…where the heck to July sky come from?!

[@BigSirZebras]

@@JC8752-de4ig I never heard May grey. I do remember many fourth of Julys where we would go to a parade or a holiday program in the morning and it was always gloomy in the morning and cleared just around noon.

[@JC8752-de4ig]

@@BigSirZebras how interesting! Well, at the very least we now know that we have rhymes to deal with these overcast conditions sometimes for the better part of the day, for 3 months out of the year. It’s annoying to have to layer up living in “sunny SoCal” at this time of the year.

[@stuartdollar9912]

Genuinely enjoy this series. These two have amazing chemistry together.

[@laurenbyars5667]

I feel that every UK breakfast/brunch spot either do pancakes, french toast or waffles. A better choice now than ever! Especially for some us of us that don’t want a large savoury meal for breakfast

[@dmajorvgm8735]

Agreed, pancakes are extremely common on breakfast menus the the UK

[@lisalally]

I agree, pancakes are almost always on the menu nowadays in the UK. Even in Spain on your summer hols you’ll find pancakes on the menu in British bars. 😂

[@jamieandtherandomstuff]

Most cafes I've been to here in the UK fry their eggs "over easy" but just call them fried. Also, the hash browns I've been seeing in this episode would be called rostis here.

[@LarryHatch]

Actually fake maple syrup is mostly corn syrup. He is right!

[@kristasplendorini2330]

My thoughts exactly!

[@TitleDS]

I love how American Diners' breakfast are so diverse, I got a lot of unexpected wonder from your content.

[@stayedfaded]

The "maple syrup" at Norms is almost certainly corn syrup.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Considering how affordable Norm's was, don't really expect a big jug of real maple syrup. I would expect that at Nick's with their prices.

[@Cbiskit23]

Yup definitely. Not “100% genuine natural maple syrup” but tbh I hate the real stuff.

[@alchemistchef3622]

No one cares..

[@whysoblutube]

The huevos rancheros looked great but you can tell they were on the “fusion” side. Regular no fuss huevos rancheros are epic. 🍳🇲🇽

[@DefensisIndus]

Yessssss we get it, only Mexicans know how to cook 😂 y'all sound just like my mom

[@matias2911]

Everyone can cook. But gringos should call that dish ranch style eggs. Real rancheros no llevan papa y carne de res güey.

[@mrxman581]

​@@DefensisIndusMexicans did cook it.There are Mexicans cooking in every restaurant kitchen in LA. 😆

[@mrxman581]

​@@matias2911You can customize them at Nick's. They serve it in a more traditional way too.

[@HRHDMKYT]

@@matias2911Thanks for telling me that. I might have ordered huevos rancheros somewhere and been extremely disappointed that they contained neither beef nor potatoes, the two ingredients in Harry’s dish that made me think “Ooooooh! This I have got to try!”

[@TKae421]

4:46 The pig clock next to the LAPD recruitment poster is effing 😂 More pigs signage. Great.

[@seanieboi1234]

"I'm Harry from Food Wars!" GIVE THIS MAN A STAR

[@JannesJustus]

Every Food Tours episode is a must-watch!

[@madswansfan1]

I don’t always enjoy this type of videos but I really liked this one. The guys have such a good friendship.

[@TheNachoman36]

As a midwesterner, biscuits and Gravy for $13 is criminal.

[@HRHDMKYT]

Yeah. It’s L.A. So so expensive! (Just like London 🇬🇧).

[@jamesbael6255]

​@HRHDMKYT not at all like London, we fought a war, willing to fight another.

[@kingblind]

Huevos Rancheros is NOT TEX MEX, Its a classic Mexican dish you can order in Mexico. Also, LA doesn't serve "Tex Mex" So Cal Mexican and Tex Mex aren't the same

[@ariellaryner7740]

Huevos rancheros at Mel's diner so good 😊

[@NotoriousVictoriousAsshole]

You’re spot on 💯💯💯.

[@danziegner]

Well, Texan here. Southern California huevos rancheros are of a different recipe than in South Texas Tex-Mex. Southern New Mexico and Northern México have its own recipes. Main ingredient differences are due to different peppers.

[@selenasimmons6653]

Not a Texan, not a Californian/New Mexican/Arizonaian...I agree there is a difference...CA feels like northern Mexican food...I can't get a chimichanga in Central Mexico (& don't want to) but I know TX comes thru...

[@therune2you]

was hoping to god someone else caught that, nothing Tex-Mex about Huevos Rancheros. Look at its origins

[@Ora-DR]

Joe needs to take Harry to Vegas and make a buffet episode. Harry would have a heart attack 🙂

[@HRHDMKYT]

Yes, please, Guys - do Vegas! 🎰 (I have always wondered what those all-you-can-eat buffets there are like)!!

[@LythaWausW]

FREE MIMOSAS!

[@kristyburroughs2267]

I was taught that using A1 was an insult to a steak.

[@malcolmschenot6352]

Me too!

[@minuteman4199]

I think it depends how good the steak is.

[@meganproffitt424]

Not to ruin your day, but my mom dips her steaks in ketchup 🤦‍♀️

[@kates7277]

The (crown) jewel of the channel!

[@WheelzGaming88]

The best duo in all of internet food collabs is back again!

[@richardjennings3049]

Food Tours with these two are always fab.

[@exquiscadavrecw]

Fantastic! What a great duo Harry and Joe make! Please do breakfast episodes in more cities. Oooh, maybe Berlin!

[@UniquelyPenny]

As a Canadian we have A1 and HP sauces readily available. Growing up we were an HP sauce house. We call it Pancake Tuesday in Canada not by the formal name. But have heard that term.

[@cagdasyalcin190489]

a1 is actually from uk.and is also a brown sauce just like hp.

[@J-Vasa]

Fun fact - A1 sauce is british. It was made in 1824 for king george IV. It was really popular here until eventually other sauces won out. You can still get it here but its not that popular anymore

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Love this series!!! Excellent locations, awesome hosts, gentle editing, thanks for the entertaining videos, I really appreciate it!!

[@gnosisisongoing574]

A1 steak sauce was originally created by a Brit - was apparently popular in the UK up until the 1970s. Became popular in the US right about when it fell out of favor in the UK.

[@tomtith17]

Maggie's cafe in Lewisham, south London does tea refills diner-style. They walk around with a big jug of tea in one hand and a big jug of milk in the other and top you up while you're eating

[@HRHDMKYT]

Just came back from 2 weeks in London, would’ve loved to have visited had I known about Maggie’s! 😢

[@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl]

This was fun to view. These two are good to watch, with their comments & humor. The food of course looked amazing. Nothing like a good quality diner. Thank you!

[@debmacie1612]

The coffe thing in UK shocked me. They don’t have free refills because they don’t do pots of drip coffee. Also, they don’t have cream for your coffee (in the land of cows and butter), just milk.

[@frederickvondinkerberg7721]

Coffee should be black...

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

Go to France / Spain / Italy and many other European countries and ask for coffee with cream they will be so confused 😂 You American’s are so obsessed with dairy and sugar😅

[@roboliver9980]

Coffee is about £3 plus here so free refills ain’t happening

[@dmajorvgm8735]

To be fair most people I know in the UK wouldn’t want to have more than one cup of coffee in a row, generally one or two cups a day is considered a healthy amount

[@debmacie1612]

@@frederickvondinkerberg7721 Coffee should be however someone likes it.

[@Dugie555]

These food tours are great. I love how Harry is slowly being “Americanized.” This time around he didn’t need to pace himself. 🥞 🍳 👏 😋

[@jonathanngo7452]

Its nearly 1AM...guess I gotta watch, and plan what I'm having for breakfast now lol

[@saetia7]

Just a note on the quip you made about cockney rhyming slang. The reason that it was used was because the slang made it harder to understand what was being spoken about, not because it made it faster to say, so you are right that apples and pears is harder to say than stairs, but if you are out of the loop then you won't realize they aren't talking about fruit but where the valuables in a house may be for instance.

[@itsnotme777]

As someone who has lived most of my life in Virginia, I'm glad you included a place like Norms! Very similar to some places we have here like the Silver Diner and the Texas Inn.

[@laurasantucci8004]

It's Googies Architecture. They were never designed to look like car dealerships. They were designed for the car culture which is completely different. I am an Architect that worked at ADNA who designed many many diners throughout the country and beyond. (Ships, Norms, Bob's...like that. Now they do Starbucks et al.)

[@alchemistchef3622]

Yeah I kinda figured this dude was talking out his ass… he talks to much and tries to sound like he’s knowledgeable..

[@kaylheecarroll3186]

Love when these 2 get together in IRL ❤😊!

[@Mccarror88]

so enjoyable to watch , i like how you summarised why you liked each place at the end

[@eyeguy13]

You guys are great! Please do a New Jersey Diner tour!

[@proudlakerfan]

Can't go wrong with Norms. I used to go there with my family all the time when I lived in Southern California. Always packed with people. It's definitely comfort food as it's meant to be.

[@thewurm9177]

My late dad used to love the bone-in ham at Nicks. Their home made salsa is spicy and delicious. I go for the uber tasty corn beef hash, also made in house. Horrid coffee though, every time

[@mrxman581]

Yes, the corn beef is good. The eggs benedict are great, too. They have different versions. Coffee has varied for me. Sometimes fine and sometimes not so much.

[@ambaa89]

I live for these! Please do moreee

[@fayesouthall6604]

Nice work gentlemen. A US breakfast is excellent! If you go into a lot of cafes and restaurants for breakfast in the U.K. you’ll get American style pancakes. Syrup and bacon is a popular topping.

[@ki6eki]

Always a good day when a food tours vid drops

[@Stovaa]

"Over 100 years old" will never impress a British person

[@suzawilo]

😂

[@SlayerJim]

Harry and Joe carrying this channel

[@GrahamPlays]

Best food series on KZbin

[@L-92761]

Always wanted to go to a true US diner that last one with the semi retro futuristic 1905's vibe looked great!

[@amara45]

Makes me miss New Jersey diners. I'm not expecting gourmet food, but I am expecting to get full and enjoy a cozy atmosphere. And whatever sweet treats are behind the counter.

[@etiennesharp]

Shrove Tuesday is Mardi Gras in the US.

[@vanessagoddess1]

found this hilarious in its irony. Madi Gras here in Australia is one of the biggest Pride parade / event in the world. Some religious folk may find that a bit offensive 😄😄

[@hollimurray8856]

Aw Norm's looked amazing 😋🤤

[@rrluthi1]

The Pantry has always been one of my favorite spots in DTLA ... haven't been there in a long time but it was really good diner food a few years ago.

[@mrxman581]

Still is, but after Covid they aren't open 24/7 anymore. 🤨

[@rrluthi1]

@@mrxman581 my issue with places like Norms (and even smaller diners too) they don’t make the pancake batter frequently enough, the gluten in the flour starts to develop and then the pancakes are tough. Never had that at the Pantry.

[@JonDoe-ln6nl]

The Pantry RULES!!!

[@LondonPride25]

A1 steak sauce was actually originally British and was popular in Britain in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was exported to the US around then, took off there and, for some reason, faded out of the UK market.

[@TheHehe1223]

Norm's is a Southern California legend, and Joe is right, it's definitely better than IHOP and Denny's.

[@PrecludeLP]

All I need is Harry, Joe, and Big Batches.

[@ShoeDog-12345]

WOOHOO! My favorite show on youtube!

[@Jacethegoat_GOD]

Harry and Joe are the best combo on KZbin

[@benoitwaffle5439]

I assume the Diners After Dark version of this video will have to be PPV. I feel like Harry would need to experience the diner after the bars close to fully appreciate why they are open 24-7.🤣😂🤣

[@sidar2071]

I was surprised joe didn’t know that. He was talking about an old guy drinking endless coffee all night which happens but they get slammed around 1:30am. A fight is almost guaranteed and the waitresses get the drunk tips. Could be a penny could be a 100

[@Lightcode]

Gosh, I remember eating like this 20 years ago. Rock on gents, rock on.

[@aarondraper1818]

Well, I just learned something. Being an Australian, I always thought that meatloaf was a British recipe and not an American invented thing! It’s not a huge thing down under but we do like it!!

[@lucinae8512]

It originates in German and Scandinavian cuisine, which got brought into the US through immigration. As a Brit I’d say it’s not really a thing here, I've only seen meatloat in American media and some American style diners.

[@sirperybLakeney]

@@lucinae8512 I definitely had meatloaf at school in Britain but it was disgusting. Don't know if it has much in common with what you get in the States. Seemed more like something from the days of rationing (we used to get quite a lot of that sort of thing -desserts with condensed milk...)

[@snowsource13]

Meatloaf is cheap Great Depression-era food. I ate so much of it growing up. My mom would wrap the outside in turkey bacon!

[@chewy6652]

@@lucinae8512 As a Brit we have it often, best with mushroom sauce

[@GregCurtin45]

I think you guys need to come up with a rating system. Ambiance: 1 or 5 or 10 Price: 1 or 5 or 10 Each dish: 1 or 5 or 10 Service: 1 or 5 or 10 ...and then find the average scores or each place and call that the winner.

[@andyelliott3198]

What are you on about Harry, we do know what "over easy" and "sunny side up" means in the UK. A vast majority of greasy spoons do English breakfasts with a sunny side up egg, more commonly called a "dippy" egg which you can dunk your fried bread into. Posher cafes and pubs tend to fry the egg on both sides or over easy.

[@ninja_tony]

It’s refreshing to hear that they still give refills in LA. That’s the way it is MOST places, but here in NYC, most restaurants now don’t want to give you refills, they’ll either limit it to one refill per person, or they’ll do it, but grumble hatefully about it the entire time. It’s still wild for me to get used to, because growing up in the south, I’m used to places bringing you refills faster than you can drink basically lol (which I prefer).

[@pb7198]

I suspect the free refill vs paying for each serving had something to do with how rationing lasted in Britain for many years after WW2. In U.S. rationing ending pretty quickly and the economy took off like crazy.

[@chewy6652]

nobody in the UK would want to drink 4 or 5 cups of coffee in one sitting

[@agent9752]

Nothing beats a good diner breakfast. There are many other hidden gem diners all over LA but I'm not telling.

[@PopPo-zh9up]

Oh yes oh yes The lads are back!!

[@elphive42]

Shreuve Tuesday is actually celebrated in parts of the U.S. as Fat Tuesday, largely around historically Polish communities and the Pennsylvania Dutch. (It’s also an alternate name for Marti Gras in some areas of New Orleans.) Instead of pancakes, we eat donuts called Pączki and fastnachts, as well as a hard-fried dough covered in powdered dough called Cruschiki. (The availability of those varies wildly based on where you are, but you can find all of them around Buffalo.)

[@mikeytablet69]

Nick's logo is fitting

[@davidnacey7281]

Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. The "shrove" part refers to confession (see definition of "shrive"). Churches typically wouldn't offer confessions for the first few weeks of Lent, so you would go to have the priest hear your confession while the sacrament was available. The pancake angle comes from an old custom the Church no longer practices, but has remained as a tradition. Traditionally, you were not allowed to cook with butter, tallow, oil, shortening, or any other fat during Lent, so on Shrove Tuesday you would finish off all the fat you had in your pantry, and one way to use it all up was to eat lots of pancakes.

[@CountryballsATLMX]

We need a México vs UK Food Wars in the future 🇲🇽🇬🇧

[@xTachiii]

best series on youtube tbh

[@Thatguyuknow2550]

25 dollars for ham and egg is robbery lmao

[@janmeyen8227]

Can't speak to LA but growing up in NYC and living in Boston... honestly that struck me as pretty normal. Places like this you're either paying more rent for a place with a functional kitchen or you're footing the bill for eating all your meals outside the home

[@thehapagirl92]

I love Norms. It’s here in Orange County which is an hour north of LA and where Disneyland is. It’s my childhood. I never ate at Norms but I’d go with my grandparents all the time. I would only eat breakfast at IHOP because they had the chocolate chip pancakes with a whipped cream smiley face.

[@Dudewitbow]

reminder that texmex (or any US side mex combo) generally happened because all mexicans living in what is now the US, after the war of 1848 was given immediate US citizenship, and many of the recipes are adaptions of Mexican recipes to the locals now living in the area.

[@mrxman581]

Not that clear cut because in Arizona and California you also have true authentic from Mexico restaurants. Many of which were opened by native born Mexicans. The Los Angeles region has tons of fantastic authentic Mexican food from every region in Mexico. And that's true for other cuisines from different countries like China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Iran, Peru, and Cuba among others.

[@Dudewitbow]

@@mrxman581 what did you think or any US side mex combo meant. the war of 1848 was a significant land acquisition