I grew up eating Sizzler. This is where the family would go out to eat from time to time. Chef Roy Choi's family would visit Sizzler too growing up in LA and I could not believe that he took Anthony Bourdain to a Sizzler on his TV show. I was getting some new tires next door so I decided to come for their $13.99 salad brunch for some childhood nostalgia. After filing for bankruptcy several times, they seem to be doing some rebranding with some of their signage and trying play off childhood nostalgia to resurrect the business. If vinyl and cassettes have made a comeback, why can't Sizzler? After doing some light reading online about the company, I didn't realize that they were founded Culver City in 1958 originally opeing as a steakhouse. Steak at Sizzler is not the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Sizzler. I think of the cheese bread and the salad bar. It is interesting that after you order at the register, they ask you tip in dollar amounts with a minimum of $5 instead of percentages at the register before you're served. They give you the cash you select to tip your server. I found a seat facing the salad bar for prime people watching. I love watching people getting excited and happy as they serve themselves at the buffet. The food in the salad bar isn't anything remarkable. If you're there for a plate of green salad, you will feel satisfied. There are different leaf varieties such as spring mix, spinach, and iceberg lettuce and around 5-6 salad dressing options and other toppings like eggs, carrots, broccoli, etc. to choose from. You'll also see things like macaroni salad and potato salad. On one end you've got the soup selection served warm almost at room temperature. I tasted all of them -- chicken noodle, clam chowder, and not sure if it was Italian wedding soup, but it had meatballs. My favorite was the warm almost room temperature chicken noodle soup. Their most popular seemed to be the clam chowder. It was cleaned out of anything chunky and what I was left with was cream soup. There is the crispy taco bar, nachos, guacamole. Also, a spaghetti and meatballs section. My favorite was chips and guac and the meatballs. I had one chicken wing and it was the most horrible chicken wing of my life. The fruit section highlight was the cut pineapples. The most popular seemed to be the banana pudding with Nila wafers which was never refilled while I was there. You'll find odd looking cantaloupe slices most likely frozen, canned peaches, and cottage cheese. The server will bring you unlimited cheese bread if you ask. I only ordered one slice to taste. The server never came back to refill my drink as she seemed way too busy working half the room. She did stop by once to clear out my soup bowl and asked if I wanted more bread. Would I return again? Probably not. It was nice to come back for some fun childhood nostalgia and people watch in front of the salad bar. The crowd at lunch were predominantly black folks, a table of Latinos, and a few tables of senior citizen white and Filipino folks. Go for the people watching, salad bar, and unlimited cheese bread. I enjoyed the frozen yogurt topped on brownie chunks as well. Maybe order a margarita to celebrate that you're at a Sizzler. read more