A little lead with your chowder?

Chowhound food blog reviews the Police Academy eats ... A little lead with chowder anyone? Yeah, in addition to shooting paper targets, you can eat there too.

As I sat in the bunker-like dining room, I could see a team of men in desert camouflage uniforms eating huge portions of food. And at other tables were groups of men and women in various uniforms depicting their deployment. Gunfire rang out every so often.

This was breakfast at the LAPD Police Academy in Elysian Park.

The grounds are very bucolic, with gardens and fountains. The 1920's architecture is historically significant, and the people are friendly in an old-LA way.

The diner is not run down, per se, but certainly has not been updated recently. There's a selection of normal diner food, bacon and eggs, pancakes, etc.

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