Webster’s
I don’t know much about Webster’s Restaurants, other than that a man named Dick Webster opened several of them around Los Angeles and that he boasted of serving the best lemon pie in the world. The one in the picture above was located at 270 So. La Cienega Blvd. and most of their ads said it was Beverly Hills but I think it was actually on the cusp. There’s a restaurant called Boss Sushi at that address now.
My family and I occasionally went to one on Pico Boulevard a few blocks east of Overland. The food was pretty simple — burgers, roast beef, chicken, stuff like that — but the menu and the waitresses implored you to save room for some of that world famous Webster’s lemon pie. I tried it one time and didn’t see what all the fuss was about. Seemed like pretty standard lemon pie to me, about the same as you got at any restaurant. But a reputation can be a funny thing…
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I remember going to the one on La Cienega in the late 60′s and early 70′s with my grandmother and her husband. I remember the filling was tart and it was a huge piece that was served.
lived and worked as a kid near Dick webster’s, they had great Fried Chicken and the lemon Pie was great! quality food and great staff!
There was Dick Webster’s and Ma Webster’s We went to both of them Kelbos was a bi monthly favorite No one has mentioned the steak place on La Brea in Hollywood, the name of which I have forgotten, it was a womans name. Ho Sai Gai was a favorite also on La Brea. The Broil o Burger offered .15 hamburgers. The Velvet Turtle made a now forgotten sandwich, the Monte Cristo. Kings Tropical Inn; Sterns BBQ; Rudis Italian Inn; The High School Hangout, on Pico, and Hauser, Hody,s Jr.; Ships Drive in; the Village Delicetessan (sp) (college crowd) in Westwood; Miscelis for Pizza; How about two names from the past- Ben Pollacks. Larry Finley’s; you may add these to the list.
My parents used to frequent the La Cienega site often. My mom’s favorite there was their lemon pie.