I'm forever scouring Los Angeles for new places to dine. I decided to try my luck at Bread & Porridge. I wasn't terribly disappointed and I wasn't completely blown away either. The food is average. I had the blueberry pancakes which would have been wonderful except they were completely saturated with blueberries. The pancake itself was nice, although I wasn't able to eat too much of it. My partner had the french toast and agreed that it was ""just o.k."" - like me, she was disappointed, but she wasn't thrilled either. I really liked their choice of thick, smoked bacon - hearty and very tasty. The way I judge a restaurant is whether or not I feel I can prepare a better meal at home - in this case, I knew that I could've done a better job at home. What was strange about the experience was the waitstaff -- we had all 5 waiters come to check on us, all within a few seconds of one another. We chalked this up to the novelty of seeing a couple of ""domestic partners'"" (apparently the ""L"" word is considered inappropriate on citysearch) one of whom is tattooed heavily and pierced...it wasn't off-putting because they were extremely nice, it was just a little weird. So, for attentive waitstaff, I'd give them a 10. The food definitely rated a 5 on my scale.
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