Millie's Cafe: Scratch Breakfast in Silver Lake, Los Angeles

Millie's Cafe says it has been serving good cooking since 1926. The Silver Lake location sits at 3524 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, and the phone number is (323) 664-0404.

Breakfast and lunch are served all day, Monday through Sunday, 8am to 3pm. The cafe is open every day except Christmas Day and Thanksgiving.

Scratch cooking, by hand

The cafe prepares everything by hand, from scratch, in what it calls an old-fashioned way. The kitchen uses real butter to cook fresh eggs, and bread is baked fresh daily. Juices are fresh from Odwalla.

The ingredient choices are specific. The cafe uses Altadena dairy products because the dairy does not use hormones, and white cheddar because it avoids yellow dye in cheese. French roast coffee is fresh ground for each pot.

Eggs, burritos and breakfast sandwiches

The Veggie Mess scrambles three eggs with house blend veggies and white cheddar, topped with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream. The Devil's Mess scrambles eggs with Cajun-spiced turkey sausage and white cheddar. Maynard's Special scrambles eggs with toasted pine nuts, spinach, and goat cheese. Huevos a la Mexicana scrambles eggs with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and Mexican blend cheese, topped with ranchero salsa. The Shrimp Scramble includes grilled shrimp, mixed bell peppers, heart of palms, and goat cheese, drizzled with chipotle and sour cream.

The Famous Breakfast Burrito contains soft scrambled eggs, sliced avocado, tater tots, cheddar cheese, and a choice of meat. The Healthy Green Burrito has scrambled egg whites, spinach, and feta cheese in a spinach tortilla. The Slutty Bun is a brioche bun stuffed with soft scrambled eggs, caramelized onions, chives, melted cheese, and Sriracha mayo.

The Breakfast Croissant includes two eggs over hard, smoked applewood ham, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, and Millie's secret sauce. Chicken & Waffle features fried chicken tenders between Belgian waffles.

Hash, steak, and benedicts

Heavenly Hash is homemade corned beef hash with two eggs. Country Fried Steak (or Chicken) is smothered in country-style gravy with a dash of nutmeg. Steak & Egg features a 14 oz certified Angus hand-cut ribeye steak.

Eggs Benedict comes with Canadian bacon, hollandaise sauce, and paprika. The California Benedict has smoked applewood bacon, sliced avocado, hollandaise sauce, and paprika. The Lox Benedict includes Nova smoked salmon, sauteed spinach, hollandaise sauce, and paprika, topped with capers and red onions.

Omelets include the Greek, with Kalamata olives, tomatoes, red onion, and feta cheese, and the Meat Lover, with smoked applewood bacon, smoked applewood ham, breakfast sausage link, and white cheddar cheese.

Pancakes, French toast, and combos

Pancakes are available in single, short (2), and full (3) sizes. French toast is made with thickly cut brioche bread and topped with powdered sugar. Belgian style waffles are topped with powdered sugar and available gluten-free for an additional $1.

The Usuals breakfast combos include two pancakes, a Belgian waffle, or French toast, plus two eggs, potatoes, and a choice of meat. Biscuit & Gravy is available in a half order for $5.5 or a full order for $9.5.

Avocado Toast is made with chopped Hass avocado tossed in extra virgin olive oil and salt & pepper. Bagel with Lox is a toasted plain or everything bagel served with smoked salmon, sliced red onions, capers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cream cheese.

Two locations, two ways to order

Both Silver Lake and Pasadena locations offer indoor and outdoor seating. Silver Lake seating is first come, first served, with no online waitlist. Pasadena offers the Yelp Waitlist Friday through Monday.

Online ordering is accepted for Pasadena only. For Silver Lake pickup, customers must call the location at (323) 664-0404 or order through Postmates. Take-out orders can also be placed through the website, Postmates, walk-ins, or by phone.

The Pasadena location is at 1399 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104, and the phone number is (626) 486-2407.