I went to Gardner Street Elementary School, in the 60s, and have fond memories of Joe and his wife, and those delicious, savory burgers. It's true, everyone knew this place as "Joe's" or "Joe's Grill," and we knew him by name. I don't even know if the sign said "Sunset Grill" back then. All I remember is Joe cutting up slices of Velveta cheese and throwing it on a sizzling burger that I had saved up a few days of my extra lunch money for. Friends and I would stop there on the way home from school when we weren't buying candy from Gardner Drug down the street.

The present day restaurant that occupies the same location is NOTHING like the original, which Henley captured the flavor of (with some creative license, of course). There is another hamburger stand in West Hollywood, on Santa Monica, called, "Irv's Burgers," that is close, but I'll always remember Joe and his wife, and his grill on Sunset.

Hi Everyone: Many Many Years Ago, In The 1950's And 1960's The Orignal Hollywood Crowd Like Myself And My Friends Who Went To Gardner Street School. And our Famliys Called This Place JOE's, The Reason Is Because We Knew Joe His wife His Son michael And His sisters. I Still Like The orignal Place BETTER!...Michael Renee/ Pepperdine