Pann's Restaurant

"Just 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 Staff

"Pann’s is a space-age-style diner where Ladera Heights regulars, tourists, and old friends can be found eating fresh biscuits and gravy on a Wednesday morning. The 64-year-old institution is filled with red leather booths, a long line of bar stools overlooking the kitchen, and at least one waitress who will call you “honey.” Between 8am and 3pm every day, you can drop in for a stack of hotcakes, fried pork chops, or a tuna melt with a side of homemade onion rings. But the main draw here is definitely the charming atmosphere—you’ll instantly feel like you’ve stepped onto a retro mid-century movie set." - brant cox, nikko duren, garrett snyder, sylvio martins

"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." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, nikko duren

"Pann’s is a space age-style diner where Ladera Heights regulars, tourists, and old friends can be found eating waffles on a Wednesday morning. The 64-year-old institution is filled with red leather booths, a long line of bar stools overlooking the kitchen, and at least one waitress who will call you “honey.” You’ll instantly feel like you’re on the set of a music video as you eat your stack of hotcakes, fresh biscuits and gravy, or a tuna melt with a side of homemade onion rings. " - nikko duren

"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." - Eater Staff