The Apple Pan
Best Burger Counter in Los Angeles · CA
One counter, no tables, since 1947.
The Apple Pan has been serving burgers and pie from a single U-shaped counter in West Los Angeles since 1947 — no tables, no reservations, just paper plates, a hickory burger, and a slice of pie handed over by waiters in white paper caps. It's one of the last true counter joints in the city and helped inspire a certain chain's original design.
Cash-preferred and cheerfully unchanged for nearly 80 years, it earned the 2025 Centurion Award in Los Angeles for doing one thing perfectly, for generations.
What they're known for
- Hickory burger
- Steak burger
- Apple & cream pies
Customers said it first.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
This record was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record. Selection follows the published criteria; The Apple Pan met them on that evidence. The business can claim the listing or ask us to remove it.
- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Los Angeles since 1947 — 79 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Los Angeles.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Los Angeles has kept The Apple Pan busy for 79 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Los Angeles regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best burger counter in Los Angeles for 2025 for the Hickoryburger, the banana cream pie, and a U-shaped counter that has fed Westside regulars for over 75 years.
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The details, verified.
- Legal / trading name
- The Apple Pan
- Category
- Restaurant
- Founded
- 1947, Los Angeles, CA
- Founders
- Alan Baker
- Location
- 10801 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
- Centurion Award
- Best Burger Counter in Los Angeles — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
Frequently asked questions.
What is The Apple Pan?
Westside landmark opened in 1947, serving Hickoryburgers and banana cream pie from the same U-shaped counter, with servers who stay for decades.
Is The Apple Pan award-winning?
Yes — The Apple Pan is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Burger Counter in Los Angeles, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best burger counter in Los Angeles for 2025 for the Hickoryburger, the banana cream pie, and a U-shaped counter that has fed Westside regulars for over 75 years.
Where is The Apple Pan?
The Apple Pan is in Los Angeles, CA.
Every award, on the record.
Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. The verification above is from the latest published award. Open a year for that year’s citation.
2025 Centurion Award
Best Burger Counter in Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record; the business did not have to apply for it to appear.
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