Opened in the heart of trendy Los Feliz by chef Fred Eric, this slightly skewed 24-hour coffee shop comes by its retro kitsch honestly. Eric remodeled the tiny corner diner with spiffy 1950s car-culture icons, including hood-ornament sconces and blue service-station smocks for the wait staff. He then named it after himself (and his birth year, 1962) and peppered the menu with puns and inside jokes. There's a daily "cream of what Fred wants" soup, plus sandwiches, burgers, salads, and a handful of Asian noodle bowls, including "SEOUL-FULL NOO*DEL +I," a cryptic name for Korean potato noodles, vegetables, and sesame dressing in hot broth. You might feel like you've stepped into a "Route 66" beatnik diner in TV land, but the clientele is very real, the food comforting yet stylish. Don't miss the house-made potato chips, pop tarts, and fresh lemonade dispensed from a churning tank on the counter.