The Overland

Super underwhelming. My French toast was basically toast with syrup on it. The brought me the wrong plate and instead of taking it back, they gave it to the guy at the table next to me. After it had sat in front of me for a minute… I had already poured syrup on the sorry excuse for French toast.
The potatoes had no flavoring and the bacon was rubbery and under done.
Unless you’re getting bottomless brunch, not worth it. And even then, probably not worth it.

The best place ever. Good food, reasonably priced, great services and always street parking. The sunday brunch mimosas to die for and paired with a salmon salad amazing.

It’s walkable for me which is a good thing, but the food is just mediocre which is just, well, a mediocre thing.

Very slow and neglectful service. Be warned that it is not unlimited mimosas, it’s unlimited champagne, and there is an upcharge to have juice to go with it. Hard to complain about unlimited champagne, but I felt a little misled. Also if you make a reservation, they only give you a 5 minute delay before they give your table to another party.
I ordered a salmon benedict florentine style with a side of potatoes. The salmon was saltier than I expected, there was only one poached egg (with a yolk in it) on the plate, and the rest was globs of poached egg whites. Doesn’t eggs benedict usually come with two whole poached eggs? The hollandaise sauce was the worst I’d ever had; very runny and no flavor to it at all. I might as well have been eating a spinach and salmon salad. My potatoes were undercooked and not seasoned at all. Due to the long wait between receiving the «mimosas» and getting the chance to order food, I was full enough from my drink that I didn’t need to order a replacement for my disappointing and underwhelming meal. Since my dining companions enjoyed their food, I’ll give the benefit of the doubt and say maybe I just didn’t order the right thing here.
In my opion, this place is so not worth the wait and does not live up to the hype. Overcrowded, underwhelming, and surviving under some sort of pretentious reputation that I just don’t understand.

Love this place! The Overland is sort of a hole in the wall institution. The menu is awesome and the food is incredibly reasonably priced. The only draw back is that this place is usually PACKED. If you go on a weekend, bring a book and prepare to wait. The food, again, is awesome and the beer/​wine list is on point. They also have several beers on tap that rotate monthly. Check it out!

Long lines for the hipster brunch with $ 6.99 bottomless champagne. You do have to purchase a carafe or cup of OJ which will run you about an extra $ 10.00. Still not a bad price.
The food actually tasted pretty decent until I was cutting through my corn beef hash & saw hair dragging across my plate. I thought maybe it was my hair so I tried to pull it out… when I did… it was imbedded in the hash so it was not mine. Grabbed the attention of our waitress who mumbled «ugh this is the 2^nd time today». Really??? It was a really long piece of hair too. This should tell ownership hairnets are mandatory for all kitchen staff.
I’m pretty bummed that it happened to me, it would have been my go-​to brunch spot.

Potatoes were nasty, omelettes and scrambles ok. Wouldn’t be sad if I never went again

Not overly fancy, but always a table for you except on the weekends when they do bottomless champagne for cheap. Then the wait is out the door!
Really the food has stepped it up significantly of late. Burgers are really nice and well presented. California chicken salad is another winner, but the real deal is the happy hour!
During happy hour apps are $ 5 and Wednesday’s the wine is half price! Basically you can have delicious apps and wine and get out for under $ 20.
I work across the street so I’m here like almost everyday, but even if I wasn’t local I’d say this place is worth a visit. Pretty waitresses too ;)

Been coming here for their happy hour for years now.
Came in yesterday afternoon with a friend for HH. Previously when I had been here (a while ago), they used to have sangria (red and white) on the happy hour menu. The waitress informed us this is no longer the case and they only have white sangria. I swear they used to have red, but the waitress insisted they didn’t. Weirdddddd.
We ordered the white sangria, new offering of beef/​cheese tater tots, and the ceviche .
The white sangria was amazing. Not to sweet, but not too bitter. I just wish there was more lol.
Tater tots were a new addition to the menu. They were amazing ! Hot and fresh with beef and cheese all over, mmmmm I’m salivating about them just thinking about it. Only thing I didn’t like was it was a bit too salty for my taste.
Ceviche was excellent as well, fresh and tasty. The tortilla chips that came with it could’ve been better but oh well.
Service is hit and miss as usual. Our waitress was nice but seemed clueless about the menu. Mad props to her though since I had left some documents under my chair and I totally forgot them after having the sangria. She ran out and found me to give them to me. That was really sweet of her.
Price was on point for happy hour. I wouldn’t come here if it wasn’t happy hour prices though.

I just moved to the area and The Overland was a great first impression. Bottomless mimosas, a cheddar burger cooked to perfection, and steak fries hit the spot after moving all weekend! The servers worked as a team to make sure we had anything we needed and kept the champagne coming before we even had to ask. Great experience, excellent prices, and will definitely be back since it’s walking distance from the new place!

*** Watch out for that champagne brunch — It’ll getcha. ***
I’ve been here for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and happy hour. Every service that they offer, I’ve experienced it.
— BREAKFAST. Decent. Nothing earth-​shaking and certainly nothing to write home about. The hollandaise sauce on the Benedict I tend to order was inconsistent to the max. One day it had a shit ton of pepper, another day it was thin and broken, another day it was relatively on point. What is going on over there??? If you have a functioning recipe, use it. Argh.
— CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH. Okay, this is kind of freakin’ awesome. Beware of long waits, so get there early. Book a res, if they take ‘em. Breakfast, like I said, is good but not revelatory, so enjoy the absurdly cheap All-​You-​Can-​Drink Champagne option. You can add carafes of OJ for about $ 5 a pop. A really cool way to start the day, if you ask me. Just be ready for a drunken food coma.
— LUNCH. Burgers are good, but the Fried Chicken Sandwich left a LOT to be desired. It was like fried chicken fingers. The pieces of chicken on my sandwich were under-​seasoned and dried out. The pickled veggies were not memorable. I don’t even recall the spread they used; no spice or acid to kick it up. Just kinda lame.
— DINNER. Truly hit and miss, when it comes to the food. The Short Ribs were over-​braised and dry. No rich flavors. The Chicken Pot Pie is quite enjoyable. It’s basically a chicken pot pie style velouté that they serve with a vail of puff pastry. Not bad at all… Homey, comforting, and easy to eat.
— HAPPY HOUR. Calamari? Good… But not nearly as good as the Beer Battered Shrimp. Holy Crap!!! Some of the best Fried Shrimp I’ve ever had. The Remoulade was delightful and the shrimp was so tender, the batter so crispy and hot… Goddamn. Wow.
— BURGERS. My «beef» with this restaurant is that the cooks cannot, for the life of them, cook a burger to the correct temp with any consistency. It KILLS me, because when their burgers are cooked to a perfect medium-​rare, they are among the best burgers I’ve ever eaten in my life. I’m not kidding. They are SO good, that if more people knew about the burgers, this place would double their business. That said, the cooks should be slapped every time they fuck up these beautiful pieces of meat; an animal gave its life for that burger, and they should pay closer attention. To those cooks who have gotten my burgers right, I bow to you… Truly among the best burgers in the city.
— TOMATO BISQUE. Fucking legendary. Simply the highest form of soup. Wow. Sweet, sour, salty… So well-​rounded that I’ve attempted to duplicate their soup in my own kitchen only to throw many pots of soup away in agony. If you get a chance to try this one soup of theirs, DO IT… And for the record, I don’t even care for tomato soup.
— SERVICE. The servers vary from ultra sweet to don’t-give-a-hoot. I’m not sure if one of the servers is the owner (she has a British accent and a short hair cut), but she is so sweet and welcoming.
If this place could provide consistently tasty food, they would seriously dominate the neighborhood. The parking is a joke, seriously. Just park on the street. The service is mixed, but when it good, it’s just like home. I’m glad they are there for the neighborhood; I frequent them. I just wish the rest of the menu offered the magic of the select items I mentioned.

we were a party of 3, made a reservation, was on time and we still had to wait and deal with the hostess having a terrible attitude… this all was annoying esp as we had to sit and wait and watch them seat other people.
anyways…
we’ve come here a couple of times for brunch, the service is hit or miss, and the food can also be .
we really enjoyed the crabcakes and the bottomless champagne. but everything else is pretty standard.

This establishment treats customers unfairly. I witnessed a group of potential patrons (majority of which were African-​American) get denied service despite having a reservation and being on time. This was complete 50’s/60’s era blatant racism. There’s plenty other restaurants in the area owned by ethical and non-​bigoted folks – please consider other restaurants for your next meal. Thanks

This is my first Unilocal rating but is worth the time spent writing it. The Overland refused service to my friends group on his birthday without any reason. Reservations were made in advance and they even called ahead to confirm. Upon arrival they turned the party away. I truly hope it was not based on race but given the fact that they confirmed availability and it was only when they arrived in person that they were turned away, its hard to assume anything else.

DO NOT EAT HERE. Simply stated, this restaurant has no respect for its customers. A group of my friends were turned away for no reason at all after having a reservation. This place must have forgotten it is located in Los Angeles where diversity is embraced and respected, and there is ZERO tolerance for discrimination. Luckily for us, we have the power of the Internet, word of mouth, and reviews like this that help us weed out the bad places. Thanks for your consideration in not supporting this awful place.

My party and I had a reservation and even called to get confirmation for our party before we went. Upon arrival they refused to seat us, even though there were plenty of open tables. They were seating other parties and told us we should just leave. Then they told us to go to Wallace.
That’s fine. We won’t beg to spend our money anywhere. Wallace happily accepted our group for my friend’s birthday.

Went to the Overland with a group for a friend’s birthday. He called ahead to make sure the whole group could be seated — got confirmation that this wouldn’t be a problem. The group shows up today, and the owner seems to have tons of reasons that our group can’t be accommodated, despite the fact that there’s an entire unoccupied section. This doesn’t make sense, but whatever. Imagine how appalled we were when, as we are literally standing there, another group gets seated in the same area they JUST said they were try to close down because it was «slow.» When someone in or group went to ask why they could be seated and we couldn’t, he told her that our group should just leave. Seriously. His exact words.
So don’t worry, sir, we did leave. And if you’re looking to have a pleasant group dining experience, I’d advise you to not even bother.
We went to the Wallace instead, where our entire group was seated quickly and had a great time.

Terrible customer service. My friends were not allowed to eat here, despite having a reservation and calling ahead, because they are black.
Wow.

Dear Overland Café,
You are now experiencing the repercussions of social media when you treat potential customers with disrespect, and not just any customers, but members of the USC community. Perhaps you will reconsider the severity of your decision to turn our group away, despite having plenty of seating capacity and calling ahead of time to confirm our accommodations.
You can make it up to the entire USC student and alumni community by issuing a public apology to Brandon and wishing him a happy birthday. On the other hand, I’m sure the Wallace was happy to host us.

Pretty much the same olé Overland Café that I have came to for years. Some friends wanted to dine here for dinner recently. The food is good but not great by any means. I see that they have a lot of people here on Sunday morning for their Mimosa brunch. Personally I feel that too many people drive away from her too loaded as I live in the area.

This place has an amazing breakfast deal every Wednesday where you can get a full meal for just $ 5!
The Overland is most popular for their $ 6.99 endless mimosas (with purchase of brunch), which is a pretty sweet deal when you catch the breakfast Wednesday deal + mimosas!
The servers are super sweet here and give amazing service to each table despite how busy the restaurant may be. Kudos for all the hard work ladies!
Overall, I love the place, the only reason I’m giving a ⁴⁄₅ is because the food isn’t the best I’ve had, but the deals and service definitely make up for all of it!

Back again to celebrate a birthday. Not my choice of eateries. So not impressed with breakfast or dinner from past visits, I thought I would give lunch a try. I ordered the grass fed blue cheese burger. Note: fries not included. I guess that’s ok, since i don’t need the extra calories. Anyways, the burger was just ok. I barely saw blue cheese, and the cheese itself had no flavor. The meat patty was good, it had the texture of home ground beef (a little coarse, which I like). The brioche bread was good, but again nothing great. I still don’t understand the hype.

This place isn’t the best but definitely isn’t the worst. I’ve only been here during champagne brunch and boy it gets busy! Be sure to make a reservation, they’ll hold it for you with a grace period of 15 minutes from your reserved time slot.
Champagne brunch is on Saturdays & Sundays from 8am-3:30pm. There is a 2 hour limit per table and it costs $ 6.99 with an entrée item. I appreciated that our server Allison wasn’t stingy with the champagne. She would leave 2 bottles at a time so we wouldn’t have to hunt her down. I’ve been to other brunch spots where I’ve had to beg «please suh, I’m thirsty» just for a refill. But beware of a wicked hangover because the champagne is definitely cheap!
I ordered the Huevos Divorciados for $ 11 but it didn’t fill me up. Next time I’ll order an item with potatoes in it. I don’t recommend coming here during brunch hours if you’re looking for a quiet place to eat. There are a bunch of 20 something years old yapping it up and getting a good buzz from the cheap champagne. My gfs and I were barely able to have a decent conversation due to the noise level. What made this experience memorable was our server, Allison. She was on top of our orders and even split our bills into individual checks without us asking. Talk about service! She was a real gem. This isn’t my first choice in brunch but I can see myself coming back.

It kills me to not like places so geographically convenient #Americanproblems. I’ve been here twice now. Both times, I was happy with my drinks, but unsatisfied with my food.
If you’re going to go, I recommend going during Sunday Brunch for the Memosa’s. I strongly recommend against getting a burger: both times I was not satisfied. My last visit I ordered a medium burger and it came completely charred to a crisp. One bite was enough to ruin my appetite. I’ve only sent back food twice in my life, this was the second time. As I looked over at a flavorless salad my friend across from me was eating, I decided to eat at home.
In short: the food is meh, the drinks are «thumbs up!», but the staff friendliness is mixed, and service is slow: I’m not going back here unless I eat before I go.

3 stars for decent food but some quality inconsistency, tasty bottomless champagne, pricey but tasty freshly squeezed orange juice for mimosas, good service
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Had a large party of 8 for brunch one weekend! Park on residential streets. Be very punctual because their policy is that you lose your reservation after 5 minutes if every party member is present. We learned that the hard way, but they were still able to accommodate us in the end. Overall, we had an enjoyable experience. Our server was friendly and efficient.
BOTTOMLESS CHAMPAGNE:
— The champagne was very delicious and on the sweeter side. They charge $ 10 per carafe of freshly squeezed orange juice. It is pretty pricey, but truly fresh and sweet. I would probably still order it again. Five of us who got the bottomless champagne ended up having 2 carafes of OJ.
FOOD ORDERED:
— Carnitas con huevos (shredded carnitas scrambled with eggs, served with rice, whole black beans, salsa, guacamole, and corn tortillas). I asked for the eggs fully cooked because I dislike wet eggs, which may have been a mistake. The carnitas scramble was terrible. I did not like how the pork was mixed into the eggs; that wasn’t mentioned in the description. Both the pork and eggs were nuked until the eggs were rubbery and the carnitas dry and hard. I’m not sure if there was anything I could have done to prevent that. The rice and beans were tasty, however.
My friends enjoyed their eggs benedicts and did not have any criticisms.

I came here for lunch to meet a friend.
It was a perfect little spot. Parking was a little hard to find — but not too bad.
The ambiance is casual and the level of noise is relatively low — so its conducive to nice conversation.
Its not crowded and I am not sure why.
The servers are super nice. The food is delicious. The portions are generous and the refills of ice-​tea just keep coming.
I had a cuban sandwich and my friend had a pasta dish. We both took half of it to go — which is great!
I look forward to coming back in the near future.

This place has gone downhill since coming a year ago. It’s really more 3.5 stars, but I’ll round up since service was good and they still have the cheapest unlimited Champagne brunch in the city ($ 6.99!).
I’m almost positive orange juice came free of charge the first time I was here, but now they do charge, so I docked off half a star for that. Also I remember the OJ last time was literally THE best OJ I’ve ever had (I’m not exaggerating). You could taste how fresh it was. It had pulp and I usually don’t even like pulp. But sadly, it tasted more like store-​bought this past weekend. So another half star off.
I ordered eggs benedicts both times. Crab cakes the first time, and beef short ribs this time. The short rib was tasty but a bit dry. The yolk was perfectly runny though, so it sorta brought the meat back to life. My friend ordered the corned beef with eggs and pancakes, and her over-​easy eggs were overcooked and corned beef a bit burnt.
We were taking our time with the first bottle of Champagne, but since brunch ends at 3:30pm, our waitress kindly came over with a new bottle around 3:15pm, knowing we wanted to stay longer and enjoy our mimosas rather than chugging it, so kudos to her! All in all, food was so-​so, but come and stay for the Champagne!

Monday brunch, Who does that? Well when you take a long weekend in Los Angeles you can do that. This area is changing and the Overland is riding along with the change.
I ordered the egg scramble with the spinach and ground beef, pleasantly tasting with the fresh squeezed orange juice to follow up. Everything fresh. Very impressed by inexpensive prices on the menu. I could see students from the West L. A college frequently visiting this restaurant on Overland Ave.
The Overland has a lunch and dinner menu plus a nice selection of beer and wine.

Had a couple hours to kill while waiting for my car to get repaired at nearby mechanic shop. I usually walk all the way down to Coffee Bean but thought I’d give this café a try that morning. Friendly service. Ordered a simple breakfast sandwich. and coffee. I waited at least 10mins and and still no cup of coffee… while other patrons who came in after I ordered got their coffee or tea promptly by the same waitress. I had to walk up to her at the counter to ask for my coffee.
Food was so-​so. Had to ask for a coffee refill. Not too impressed by the service at all but still tipped a good one… No wifi. Loud music. Me think it’s my first and last time.

parking is hard to find, i think they have their own private parking but its compact and space is limited.
I went on a Sunday so the wait was about 5 – 10 minutes, not bad. I felt a little claustrophobic, tables were tight and it doesnt seem like a place for big groups i could be wrong depending on where they sat us.
they have a large selection of things to eat and offer bottomless mimosas. service was a bit slow, we had to call the waitress several times. i have to come back i dont want to judge off of my first experience. like the vibe there. Follow @foodgurula

It’s only fair to start this review by saying that it was my first time at The Overland and I probably didn’t order very well.
I had been eyeing The Overland for years now, because my in-​laws live nearby and I’d noticed that there is always a line outside for brunch. So, I finally had an opportunity to try it out, but cannot say that I was impressed.
I ordered the Huevos Divorciados and, in retrospect, I realize that The Overland is not a place to order Mexican food… But it is DEFINITELY a great place for bottomless mimosas! For only $ 6.99 per person, you can get 2 hours of unlimited champagne. Doesn’t get any better than that!