Kokomo Cafe

We first discovered Kokomo when it was located at the Farmer's Market in The Grove. It used to live in a cozy little area facing 3rd St., but since it has moved not to far to a location on Beverly & Martel. I believe the move had to do with the growing popularity of the restaurant, and their menu seems to have grown since the move too. I've only tried Kokomo for breakfast, but it's really great comfort food among the likes of The Griddle Cafe and Doughboys. My favorite dish to get here is the waffle with warm fruit compote. The compote is comprised of banana, berries, and rum. I would personally think it would be improved with no bananas and a milder portion of the rum. Still, really delicious. Also delicious are the pumpkin pancakes, served year-round. The breakfast burrito is also really tasty and hearty, though nothing that makes it stand out over other breakfast burritos. Chase likes the croissantwich. One of the things I've always really wanted to try here is the chicken and waffle. I've never tried this soul food combo, but I think at Kokomo would be one of the best places to do it. The lunch and dinner menu is chalk full of salads and some interesting looking sandwiches. The two that sound particularly creative and delicious to me are the ahi tuna with sesame-ginger sauce and the crab cake sandwich. Almost everything on the menu is under $10, with the exception of the salads, that range from about $10-$15. I know before the move Kokomo used to have $3 beers, which is hard to find in LA, but I'm not positive that this steal traveled to the new location. But it's worth going back for dinner to find out!

http://www.kokomocafe.com