Nickel Diner

524 S Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 623-8301
www.5cdiner.com

The Nickel Diner is part of a new wave restaurants hitting downtown Los Angeles, and for the most part this place is a winner.  The food is great if you are looking for a heavy All American traditional type of breakfast or dinner.  I went there for Saturday brunch and tried some great egg dishes, french fries and an item they called “Stuffed Avocado” but it was really sliced avocado’s with a salad, tasty nevertheless.  The good part about this place is that it is open till 3:30 AM, breakfast is served all days, and it doesn’t seem like you have to wait to long to get a table, but that might change as more people move into the neighborhood.  The weakness of the Nickel is that it has the usual poor service of downtown eateries and the Main street location has a long way to go for me to want to eat there past 7 PM.  The neighborhood is definitely still going through the gentrification process so I would recommend this place as a daytime eatery.

 
Shoestring Fries

Hangover Helper (scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, onions, avocado, salsa and potatoes)

Stuffed Avocado Salad