Wilson tells Eater she long believed Swingers would do well in the Silver Lake area and had been looking for the right home; when the former All Day Baby space became available, it just felt right, she says. She adds that many of her longtime regulars have also moved farther east and have asked if the restaurant would ever open there. \u201cPeople would always comment things like, \u2018Oh, I wish you guys were on the Eastside,\u2019 or, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t come so often because I moved to Silver Lake or I moved to Echo Park,\u2019\u201d Wilson says. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018What\u2019s going on over there? I need to get over there and see this part of town.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Swingers menu in Silver Lake will mirror that of its original location, with California omelets folded around avocado, Jack cheese, bacon, and tomatoes; buttermilk pancakes crowned with butter; the Swingers burger blanketed in sauteed onions; and a hot turkey sandwich. \u201cThere\u2019s really something for everybody,\u201d Wilson says. \u201cWe have really great vegan and vegetarian options, too, but if you\u2019re just looking for eggs, bacon, and pancakes, I really don\u2019t think any place does it any better than we do.\u201d Her current favorite plate is the chilaquiles but she\u2019s had love affairs with the chicken sandwich and jerk chicken entree. Alongside the daily menu, Swingers will offer location-specific specials that are still in development. Wilson also hopes to put a dish on the menu to honor the late All Day Baby chef, Jonathan Whitener<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m really honored to take over the space that All Day Baby had,\u201d she says. \u201cThey had such a huge following, and the chef was so special to so many people. I want to honor him and do something as a sweet nod to him.\u201d<\/p>\n The nostalgic retro-inflected interior of Silver Lake Swingers will replicate its original location with plaid booths, mosaic tiles, and wood-paneled walls. \u201cThe spot is so iconic and everything about it is so recognizable that I really wanted to remake that same place, but also add a couple of things that make Silver Lake a little different,\u201d Wilson says. Swingers will initially run limited evening take-out hours from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.; when the dining room opens, it will operate from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m.<\/p>\n As Swingers nears its debut, Wilson looks forward to the exciting energy of opening something new, the foot traffic Silver Lake will bring, and sharing the restaurant with the local community. \u201cSmall restaurants like ours are so important to the culture and the community of L.A.,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Swingers opens for takeout on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Beginning Wednesday, October 21, the takeout hours will expand to 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wilson tells Eater she long believed Swingers would do well in the Silver Lake area and had been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,8472,9146,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-500760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-la-restaurant-news","tag-la-restaurant-openings","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}