Anyone from Downey or who works in Downey or who drives through Downey knows Arthur’s, which is why the teeny restaurant—with about a dozen tables and a handful of seats at the counter—is packed virtually every morning. They come for the homemade chorizo, crisp and fluffy biscuits, potatoes O’Brien—home fries mixed with green pepper and onions—and Arthur’s OJ, a frothy Orange Julius-like concoction. Arthur’s is everything you want in a breakfast joint: a safe, contented place that allows you to ruminate about the day ahead or days just past.

ARTHUR’S 8813 LAKEWOOD BLVD | DOWNEY 90240 | 562.869.9189 | CALL FOR HOURS | BREAKFAST FOR TWO, $12-25

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