Cindy's Restaurant

I love a good ol' fashioned diner. Nothing beats sittin' at a stainless steel counter, drinking weak coffee, sopping up eggs with soggy toast and reading the opinion page of the LA Times. I'm always on the hunt for a good greasy spoon. Sadly, Cindy's Restaurant (1500 Colorado Blvd.) is not that place. But, as soon as I walked in the door this morning, I had the sudden realization that Cindy's might have been that place at one time. It was narrow on the inside with a long counter. There was no sign of any classic 50's steel in the design. It was bright and ugly. It was completely modernized in a bad way. A quick internet search of Cindy's even revealed that the place was built in 1946. Today, though, it has the lovely milieu of a Denny's.

As for the food? Whatever. It was suitable truck stop fare at best. I had eggs and bacon. The bacon was cheap, thin and greasy; a trademark of a good diner. But, in this case, I shall bestow my disapproval as I'm still reeling from the fact that people have no respect for the past.

Unfortunately, there's a lot of "could've been great" stories about Los Angeles. Colorado Boulevard lost a lot of lovely old brick buildings. For instance, the corner of Townshend and Colorado was totally demolished for a horrid strip mall. And now, I hear someone wants to tear down the last remaining Brown Derby to build a condo. Click on this link to Save The Derby!