Overland Café (CLOSED)

This Culver City diner is the go-to spot for recession brunching at its finest. The $6.99 bottomless champagne special (supplement that with $5 carafes of orange juice to make your own mimosas) keeps the casual eatery packed with low-key locals, though the noise level definitely ratchets up as the glasses are emptied, making it feel like a neighborhood bar on game day. Cornbread waffles and Huevos Divorciados—a spin on huevos rancheros, with two different sauces—only appear on weekends; both are worth a try, along with fluffy pancakes and an array of Benedicts.