Name: Nickel Diner
Address: 524 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
Telephone: 213-623-8301
Price range: $

Eggs

add toast with homemade jam $0.50 - add fruit cup $2.50

Eggs Your Way

choice of potatoes or polenta; add bacon, ham, or heirloom house beans; add spicy Italian or chicken apple sausage

$7.75

$11.00

$10.75

Sunny Side Cup (No Sides)

2 eggs baked on on a bed of buttery leeks w parmesan, 2 eggs baked on polenta with spinach and garlic topped with parmesan

$8.00

$9.00

5th and Main

$11.50

Spicy BBQ pork hash topped with 2 poached eggs

Hamburger Patty and Two Eggs

$12.25

Served with tomatoes & cottage cheese

Huevos Rancheros

$10.75

(no sides, the plate's full); 2 eggs on a bed of beans, pepper jack cheese, avocado, salsa, mexi crema & corn tortillas

Quick Pick 3

$13.25

choice of potatoes or polenta; Scramble w choice of 3 items: roasted tomatoes, roasted peppers, roasted garlic, spinach, fontina, cheddar, pepperjack, goat cheese, bacon, ham, chicken-apple or Italian sausage

Avocado

$2.00

Add 1 More Item

$1.00

Hangover Helper

$13.00

Scrambled eggs with bacon, italian sausage, potatoes, topped with pepperjack cheese, avocado and salsa

Scramble #1

$11.75

choice of potatoes or polenta; Ham, leeks and fontina cheese

Scramble #2

$12.75

choice of potatoes or polenta; Bacon, spinach, roasted garlic & goat cheese

Scramble #3

$12.75

choice of potatoes or polenta; Italian sausage, roasted peppers & parmesan

Scramble #4

$13.25

choice of potatoes or polenta; Salmon, leeks, roasted tomatoes with sour cream and chives

Scramble #5

$10.75

choice of potatoes or polenta; Grilled zucchini, spinach, leeks, roasted tomatoes and mozzarella

House Specialties

10 Cents Bag

$15.75

Flat Iron Steak, 2 eggs, potatoes, grilled tomatoes

BLTAE

$11.25

With fried egg, spicy aioli, bacon, tomato, avocado on country white bread

Egg Mcnickel

$8.75

Scrambled eggs, ham, cheddar on onion roll

5 Cents Bag

$4.00

Brioche cinnamon toast with butter and homemade jam

Corned Beef and Eggs

$13.00

Eggs any style, corned beef, potatoes, and rye toast

Grains

Oatmeal

$6.00

With caramelized apples & brown sugar

Polenta

$8.50

With maple syrup, choice of bacon, chicken apple sausage or ham

Biscuits and Gravy

$12.00

Saturday & Sunday only -with 2 poached eggs

Pancakes

With maple syrup. - Add fruit cup $2.50

Buttermilk Pancakes

(3) buttermilk pancakes; add bananas and berries

$9.00

$11.50

Short Stack Pancakes

$6.75

Blueberry Pancakes

$11.25

with blueberry compote

Cameron's Puppy Pile

$13.00

(3) buttermilk pancakes, 1 chicken-apple sausage, topped with a fried egg

French Toast

$11.25

housemade cinnamon swirl brioche

Veggie n' Vegan

Vegan Ranchero

$12.00

fried tofu on a bed of beans, soy cheese, avocado, salsa with corn tortillas

Animal Lovers

$11.50

Tofu scramble with spinach, roasted garlic, sweet peppers, beans and goat cheese

A La Carte

1 Egg

$3.00

2 Eggs

$3.75

Sub Egg Whites

$2.25

Potatoes

$3.25

Soft Polenta

$3.25

Spicy Italian Sausage

$4.00

Chicken Apple Sausage

$4.00

Bacon or Ham

$4.00

House Beans

$3.25

Avocado

$2.75

Cottage Cheese

$3.25

1 Pancake

$3.75

Fruit Cup

$2.50

Tomatoes

$2.75

Lunch Specials

Sloppy Veggie Jo

$11.00

Vegan style with portabello mushrooms in a classic homemade sloppy jo mix served open face with onion rings and optional pepperjack cheese

Corn Beef Reuben

$12.50

Corn beef, sauerkraut, horseradish cheddar, dijon mustard sauce, pickles served on grilled rye bread with coleslaw

School House Special

$11.25

Grill cheese sandwich & Classic Tomato Soup

Soups / Chili / Mac n Cheese

Monica's Chicken Pozole

Field greens, chopped tomatoes, shredded jicama, carrots, black olives, croutons with a hard boiled egg

$5.00

$7.00

Vegetarian White Bean Soup

Field greens, chopped tomatoes, shredded jicama, carrots, black olives, croutons with a hard boiled egg

$5.00

$7.00

Tomato Soup

Field greens, chopped tomatoes, shredded jicama, carrots, black olives, croutons with a hard boiled egg

$4.50

$6.50

Vegan Chili

with soy cheese and avocado

$6.00

$8.00

Smac and Cheese

$9.75

roasted tomatoes and bread crumbs

Chili Fries

$9.00

Vegan Chili with soy or cheddar cheese

Salads

with homemade dressing - Blue Cheese, Caesar, Red Wine or Lemon Vinaigrette, 1000 Island

House Salad

$6.50

Field greens, chopped tomatoes, shredded jicama, carrots, black olives, croutons with a hard boiled egg

Fruits and Nuts

Pears, grapes, candied pecans, blue cheese over baby greens, lemon vinaigrette

$10.25

With Chicken $12.25

Stuffed Avocado with Quinoa

$10.75

Pinquinto beans, red peppers, squash, corn and cilantro

Stuffed Avocado with Chicken Salad

$12.25

Candied pecans, apple, and pickled onions

Cobb Salad

$13.75

Chicken, tomatoes, avocado, bacon, hard boiled egg and blue cheese crumbles

Grilled Steak Salad

$14.50

A wedge of iceberg lettuce with flat iron steak, chopped tomatoes, red onions and blue cheese dressing

Chili-Lime Grilled Salmon Salad

$13.75

With quinoa, pinquinto beans, red peppers, corn, grilled zucchini, cilantro over a bed of greens with red wine vinaigrette

Classic Caesar Salad

Romaine, croutons, shaved parmesan cheese

$9.25

With Grilled Chicken $11.50

With Grilled Salmon $13.50

Sandwiches

with choice of coleslaw or side salad or instead of the healthy veggies you can sub french fries or onion rings for $1

Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwich

$11.50

with BBQ sauce, coleslaw, on soft buttered roll

Grilled Veggie

$10.75

Eggplant, zucchini, caramelized onions, roasted tomatoes & peppers, mozzarella & pesto on grilled country white bread

BLTA

$11.75

Bacon, arugula, tomato, avocado, spicy aioli on grilled country white bread

Nite Club

$12.50

Grilled chicken breast, bacon, tomato, arugula and pepperjack cheese, with spicy aioli on an onion roll

Steak Sandwich

$14.50

Hoagie-style with roasted peppers, pickled onions, mozzarella, and dijon sauce on an onion roll

Chicken Salad on Wheat

$11.50

with candied pecans, apples, pesto and pickled onions

Big Time Cheddar

$10.00

Cheddar, tomato, bacon with Dijon sauce on grilled country white bread

Cat Fish Po' Boy

$12.00

Cheddar, tomato, bacon with Dijon sauce on grilled country white bread

Burgers

with choice of coleslaw or side salad or instead of the healthy veggies you can sub french fries or onion rings for $1

Nickel Burger

$10.75

Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, 1000 Island Dressing

Patty Melt

$11.50

fontina cheese, caramelized onions, dijon sauce on rye toast

Chili Burger

$13.25

beef patty with vegan chili, onion, tomato, dijon sauce, cheddar

Add Soy Cheese

$0.50

Bacon Avo Burger

$13.00

Bacon, avocado, mozzarella, Dijon sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion

Lowrider Burger

$11.50

Poblano chilis, pepperjack cheese, pickled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, spicy aioli

Turkey Burger

$11.25

horseradish cheddar, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with dijon sauce

Sides

French Fries

$5.00

Onion Rings

$5.00

Coleslaw

$3.00

Wednesday Night Is Nashville Hot Fried Chicken

$14.25

With homemade biscuits, strawberry jam and coleslaw

Appetizers

Vegetarian White Beans Soup

garlic, celery, fennel, kale, and radicchio with butternut squash, croutons, parmesan cheese and balsamic glaze

$5.00

$7.00

Fried Chicken Drummettes

$9.25

Smothered in maple bacon jam served on soft polenta with smoked greens and fried apple skins

BBQ Baby Back Ribs

$9.75

Ancho chile rubbed ribs served over roasted corn and garnished with queso fresco

Sloppy Veggie Jo

$10.75

Vegan style with portabello mushrooms in a classic homemade sloppy jo mix served open face with onion rings and optional pepperjack cheese

Entrees

Double Stuffed Chicken

$15.25

Mushroom duxelle stuffed under the skin, on a bed of old fashioned hazelnut stuffing served with sauteed spinach and pan gravy

Simply Salmon

$15.25

Pan roasted salmon in a roasted red pepper sauce served over buttermilk mashed potatoes with sauteed green beans, topped with fried onions

Catfish with Corn Cakes and Pecan Sauce

$15.25

Served with hashed bacon brussel sprouts

Grilled Flat Iron Chimichurri Steak

$15.50

Served with arugula, tomato, & avocado salad and french fries

Buttermilk Brined Pork Chop

$14.75

served with My neighbors Hot Jam, pan sauteed in jalapeno jam served with succotash and sweet potato tots

Grilled Veggie Pasta Puttanesca

$10.75

Roasted tomatoes and garlic, grilled zucchini and eggplant, pesto, capers, and black olives, sprinkled with chili flakes & parmesan cheese (optional)

Beef Stew with Mushrooms

$13.25

Served over buttermilk mashed potatoes w roasted carrots and parsnips

Eat Your Veggies

$12.50

Hashed bacon brussel sprouts, sauteed greenbeans & spinach, roasted carrots and parsnips served over buttermilk mashed potatoes

Salads

with homemade dressing- Blue Cheese, Caesar, Red Wine or Lemon Vinaigrette, 1000 Island

House Salad

$6.50

Field greens, chopped tomatoes, shredded jicama, carrots, black olives, croutons with a hard boiled egg

Fruits and Nuts

Pears, grapes, candied pecans, blue cheese over baby greens, lemon vinaigrette

$10.25

With Chicken $12.25

Cobb Salad

$13.75

Chicken, tomatoes, avocado, bacon, hard boiled egg and blue cheese crumbles

Grilled Steak Salad

$14.50

A wedge of iceberg lettuce with flat iron steak, chopped tomatoes, red onions and blue cheese dressing

Classic Caesar Salad

Romaine, croutons, shaved parmesan cheese

$9.25

With Grilled Chicken $11.50

With Grilled Salmon $13.50

Sandwiches

with choice of coleslaw or side salad or instead of the healthy veggies you can sub french fries or onion rings for $1

Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwich

$11.25

with BBQ sauce, coleslaw, on soft buttered roll

Grilled Veggie

$10.75

Eggplant, zucchini, caramelized onions, roasted tomatoes & peppers, mozzarella & pesto on grilled country white bread

Nite Club

$12.50

Grilled chicken breast, bacon, tomato, arugula and pepperjack cheese, with spicy aioli on an onion roll

Steak Sandwich

$14.50

Hoagie-style with roasted peppers, pickled onions, mozzarella, and dijon sauce on an onion roll

Big Time Cheddar

$10.00

Cheddar, tomato, bacon with Dijon sauce on grilled country white bread

Burgers

with choice of coleslaw or side salad or instead of the healthy veggies you can sub french fries or onion rings for $1

Nickel Burger

$10.50

Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, 1000 Island Dressing

Patty Melt

$11.50

fontina cheese, caramelized onions, dijon sauce on rye toast

Chili Burger

$13.25

beef patty with vegan chili, onion, tomato, dijon sauce, cheddar

Add Soy Cheese

$0.50

Bacon Avo Burger

$12.75

Bacon, avocado, mozzarella, Dijon sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion

Lowrider Burger

$11.50

Poblano chilis, pepperjack cheese, pickled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, spicy aioli

Turkey Burger

$11.25

horseradish cheddar, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with dijon sauce

House Specialties

Smac and Cheese

$9.75

Mama's Spaghetti and Meatballs

$10.75

Wine

Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford, Imalborough

Glass $10.00

Bottle $45.00

Meursault, Mat Rot, Burgundy, France

Glass $10.00

Bottle $40.00

Home Made Donuts

Maple Glazed Bacon Donut

$3.50

Strawberry Crumble

$3.50

Nutella

$3.50

Red Velvet

$3.50

filled with home made cream cheese and valhrona chocolate balls

Coffee-n-Chocolate

$3.50

Home Made Cakes

S'mores Cake

$6.00

chocolate cake, graham cracker w meringue

Red Velvet Cake

$6.00

w chocolate Valrhona balls

Peanut Butter Potato Chip Cake

$6.00

Home Made Puddings

Oaxacan Chocolate Bread Pudding

$5.75

topped with vanilla Ice Cream and drizzled with cajeta

Home Made Seasonal Pop-Tarts

Strawberry

$4.25

Blueberry Orange

$4.25

Seasonal

$4.25

Pastries

Donut Holes

Maple Bacon, Strawberry, Almond Crumble, Nutella

Buttermilk Biscuits

House made Strawberry Jam

Mini Poptarts

Strawberry, Blueberry Lemon

Lemon Ricotta Muffins

Cinnamon Swirl Brioche Muffins

with Bourbon Vanilla Glaze

Lemon Bars

Home Made Chocolate Ding Dongs

Mini or Regular 3"

Mini Salt Peanut Cupcakes

Salt Peanut (Chocolate/Peanut Butter/Potato Chip)

Red Velvet with Valrhona Chocolate Balls

Breakfast

Morning Sweets

Donut Holes

Maple Bacon, Strawberry, Almond Crumble, Nutella

(ea) $1.75

Buttermilk Biscuts

House made Strawberry Jam

(ea) $3.50

Mini Poptarts

Apple with Brown Sugar, Strawberry

(ea) $3.25

Lemo Ricotta Muffins

(ea) $3.00

Cinnamon Swirl Brioche Muffins

with Bourbon Vanilla Glaze

(ea) $3.25

Buttermilk Pancakes

$3.50

w/ Maple Syrup

Brioche French Toast

w/ Maple Syrup

(ea) $3.50

Cheese Blintzes

with House made Ricotta and Strawberry Jam

(ea) $3.50

Seasonal Fruit Platter

(ea) $3.50

Breakfast Entree's

Mcnickel Egg Sandwich with Cheddar

Ham/Sausage/Bacon option

(pp) $6.75

Veggie Breakfast Burrito

Beans, Spinach, Roasted Pepper & Tofu

(pp) $6.50

Buttermilk Biscuits

With Country Sausage Gravy

(pp) $5.00

Italian Style Frittata

Potato, Leeks and Fontina Cheese or Bacon Roasted Garlic, Spinach , Goat Cheese Roasted Pepper, Grilled Zucchini, Basil, Mozzarella

(pp) $6.75

Breakfast Meats

Applewood Smoked Bacon

(pp) $6.50

Chicken Apple Sausage

(pp) $5.00

Spicy Italian Pork Sausage

(pp) $6.75

Thick Slice Country Ham

(pp) $6.50

Lunch

Soups

Posole

Mexican Chicken Soup with Crispy Tortillas, Avocado, Pepper Jack Cheese

(pp) $4.00

White Bean

With Bitter Greens, Butternut Squash, Parmesan and Balsamic reduction

(pp) $4.00

Vegan Chili

Chopped Tomato, Red Onion,Soy Cheese option

(pp) $4.00

Salads

House Salad

Greens, Tomatoes, Shredded Jicama, Carrots, Black Olives, Croutons

(pp) $3.75

Classic Cesear

Romaine, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese

(pp) $4.00

Fruit and Nut Salad

Pears, Grapes and Candied Pecans or Orange, Beet, Bleu Cheese, Pistachio with Mixed Greens

(pp) $4.00

Quinoa Salad

Pinquinto Beans, Squash, Corn, Peppers, Avocado, Cumin Vinaigrette

(pp) $4.00

Cobb Salad

Chicken, Tomato, Avocado, Bacon, Egg, Bleu Cheese, Red Wine Vinaigrette

(pp) $4.00

Grilled Steak Salad

Iceberg Lettuce Wedge, Sliced Steak, Tomato, Red Onion, Blue Cheese Dressing

(pp) $4.00

Panini Finger Sandwiches

Grilled Eggplant Zucchini, Roasted Pepper, Mozzarella

(pp) $4.00

Ham, Fontina, Dijon Mustard

(pp) $4.00

Aged Cheddar and Tomato

(pp) $4.00

Sliders

Chicken Salad, Pesto, Greens,on Mini Croissant

(pp) $4.00

BBQ Pulled Pork with Pickles and Coleslaw

(pp) $4.00

Bacon, Arugula,tomato, Avocado with Spicy Aioli

(pp) $4.00

Marinara, Meatball, Mozzarella

(pp) $4.00

Fingerfood

Farm Fresh Vegetable Crudite

with Housemade Blue Cheese Dressing

(pp) $4.00

Hand Cut Potato Chips

with Spinach/Artichoke Dip

(pp) $4.00

Cheese Platter

Assortment of hard and soft cheeses, nuts, spiced apple butter

(pp) $4.00

Deviled Eggs

with White Anchovies and Smoked Paprika

(pp) $4.00

Corn Cakes

with Pork Belly, Maple Bourbon Glazer

(pp) $4.00

Vegetable Tarts

Eggplant, Spinach,Roasted Peppers, Feta, Olive Tapenade

(pp) $4.00

Caprese Skewers

Heirloom Tomatoes, Bocconcini Mozzarella, Basil Pesto

(pp) $4.00

Quinoa Cups

Pinquito Beans, Squash, Corn, Peppers, Avocado , Tortilla Cups

(pp) $4.00

Wild Mushroom, Thyme, Fontina Cheese Turnovers

(pp) $4.00

Roasted Tomato Soup

with Grilled Cheese Panini

(pp) $4.00

Nickel Diner Chicken Salad

with Apples, Pecans on Endive Petals

(pp) $4.00

Seared Tuna on Wonton Crisps

with Cucumber and Yuzu Mayonnaise

(pp) $4.00

Ducks In a Blanket

Duck Sausage, Puff Pastry, Smoked Greens,Spicy Tomato Glaze

(pp) $4.00

Seared Hangar Steak on Croustades

Caramelized Onions, Horseradish Cream

(pp) $4.00

Dinner

Nickel Diner Smac and Cheese

(ea) $1.75

Baked Ziti with Meatballs

(ea) $3.50

Grilled Chicken Paillard

with Lemon, Olive oil, Roasted Tomatoes,Herbs

(ea) $3.25

Braised Chicken

with Yellow Squash in Pumpkin Seed Mole Verde

(ea) $3.00

Roast Chicken

with Hazelnut Stuffing and Pan Gravy

(ea) $3.25

Pork Tenderloin

$3.50

with Succotash and Pepper Jam

Beef Stew

with Mushrooms, Roasted Carrots and Parsnips

(ea) $3.50

Beer Braised Beef Brisket

with Ancho Chile Sauce

(ea) $3.50

Salmon

With Roasted Red pepper Sauce and Fried Onion Crisps or with Cilantro Lime Pesto

(pp) $6.00

Sides

Herbed Basmati Rice

(pp) $3.50

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

(pp) $3.50

Hashed Bacon Brussel Sprouts

(pp) $3.50

Green Beans, Shallots and Hazelnuts

(pp) $3.50