Stan's Closes

It really is too bad. Whenever I'd go back to UCLA, I'd stop in for the Elvis one.

 

I thought it was the Elvis, PB, Banana, choc. I think we paid $2.50 a donut!

 

UCLA in the mid-late 70's, loved the orange crisp.

 

very sad that stans closed and about a month ago nate n al's closed (but might reopen in a few months in a new location)

 

Broke out of the UCLA hospital in 1997 and my first stop was there. Almost collapsed from the sugar rush and barely made it back to the hospital ward. Well worth it!

 

Got my first pimple at Stan's after a large peanut butter donut.

 

I think Nate n Als is gone forever; the deal they had to move fell through. With it and Stan's closed, we still have Randy's on Manchester at the 405 for donuts, and Langer's near Macarthur Park on Alvarado as a really good Jewish deli (their #19 pastrami is a work of art).

Even in her days of dementia, my Mom always loved going to Langer's as a reminder of her youth. She lived in an apartment above Philippe's when she first moved to LA, so we also went there with her so she could tell us stories (the same ones again and again...) about LA in the 1940's.

 

Nate N Al's is back open for takeout and I think soon to be indoor seating. If not, Factors is right down the street and Canters is just a few steps away. There's also a new Randy's at Century City mall. Got ya covered!