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Sep 26

Apple Pan (West LA)

Food 11: West LA

I heard about this popular burger joint at West LA where there's usually a 20+ minutes queue. I got there at around 2 and got a seat right away (lucky a customer just finished). It's all counter seats circling the open kitchen.
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Steak Burger. The pickled tomato sauce is too strong tasting and heavy pickle flavor, spoiling my appreciation of the fresh and fine quality patty. I should have just get the plain burger. The buns are so light that they melt in your mouth. The fries are...not greasy but I found them just alright (a bit stale).

What I didn't prepared was the scary owner. ^^;;;;; He was grumpy and slammed down the food he brought to you very hard. I was a bit scare to take photos (took them hastely while he turn away ^^;;). I heard that their pies are said to be better than the burgers, but I was too full to try. ^^;;

Freda | September 26, 2006 09:39 PM


Comments:

haha i think that's just the character of the owner. When some regulars came in they're chit chating with him in a very friendly manner, so I guess the grumpy face, throwing/slamming food is just the way he is ^^;; He doesn't do the cook, there're 3 cooks working in the kitchen, and I once read other people's account that if you tried to 'customize' your burger with ingredients they don't really have, they'd give you a dirty look and yelling at you ^^;;;

I can't fathom the he paper cup on a stand...(unless they never washed those stands ^^;;;)

Freda | September 29, 2006 04:46 AM

wow the owner's scary! ^^;
maybe other customers didn't tip him
or something. bummer!

tomoko | September 28, 2006 01:07 PM

Oh no other staff, just him? Maybe too busy so got grumpy...^^;; At least the counter seats are not so near to the kitchen.

The cup is like those paper cups used in offices, but put on a stand??

seat | September 28, 2006 01:24 AM