Who Does THAT Before Gay Pride (part two)?

Gay Pride is less than a week away, and guess what Steve and I had to do?

A restaurant review!

Specifically The Waffle on Sunset Blvd., Scooter Kanfer-Cartmill’s (The House on Melrose, Naya in Pasadena) tribute to the 24-hour diner. Incredible ingredients, fun flavor combinations, and lots to eat-- this is the type of place you AVOID before the shirtless holiday that is Gay Pride.

You'd go here before International Bear Rendezvous, maybe, but NOT Gay Pride.
Well, it would have been rude to not go (and we sure as hell wouldn't miss an opportunity to enjoy Scooter's food because we have a love affair with her) so Steve and I dove in.

The space is styled like an old-school diner-- yellow, orange, brown and gold and smelling of syrup and fried foods-- and located in an office building near Sunset and Vine. There's also a swank bar upstairs...
Perfect for meeting friends before seeing a movie at the Arclight. Oh, and if you're not a drinker, the "shake and shot" (thick malted shake with a flavored liqueur) is the yummiest way you could ever get your drink on.

And what did we eat? No lie, here we go...

1. A sampling of 3 waffles: toasted pecan with frosted nuts and maple syrup, baked-in blueberry waffle topped with blueberry sauce and lemon curd, and a sticky bun waffle with cinnamon, raisins, walnuts and a maple brown sugar cinnamon glaze

2. Kanfer-Cartmill’s famous mac and cheese

3. Meatloaf with sour cream & butter mashed potatoes and garlic green beans

4. A side of thin-sliced onion rings

5. Cornmeal jalapeño waffle with collard greens, a crispy boneless chicken breast and gravy (pictured left)

6. The off-the-menu secret item— the Double Wide: a sandwich using baked-in applewood-smoked bacon waffles for "bread" and filled with crispy fried chicken, slices of applewood-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, sliced red onions and melted Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese with a side of sawmill white country gravy.

And then for dessert (though the waffles would have sufficed, but since we started with them it just didn't make sense to not go all the way)...
7. An 8oz glass of full fat milk.

8. Freshly baked chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies (one will easily serve two people).

9. Vanilla pudding with chocolate ganache in the bottom.

10. Baked hot chocolate (their version of molten chocolate cake-- pictured above).

The shocking part? No leftovers. We were hurting through most of the night, but it was really well worth it. Happy Gay Pride.