Lazlo

**Lazlo** is a resident of San Francisco who works as the head chef of The Chill Grill.

He is portrayed by **Ernie Grunwald**.

## Personality

He seems open and friendly but is very proud of his cooking skills. He is extremely annoyed Raven does not remember him at all.

## History

### Escape From Pal-Catraz

After an awkward reunion with Raven at The Chill Grill, Lazlo quits when she questions his culinary techniques. He returns to taunt Raven, and the pair come to a mutual understanding over the future running of the restaurant.

## Appearances

### **Season 5**

* Escape From Pal-Catraz
* 21 Lunch Street (mentioned)
* Date Expectations
* The Great Chill Grill Giveaway
* Truth or Hair (mentioned)
* To Halve & Halve Not (mentioned)
* Keeping It 100
* A Day Without Baxters
* Bridge Over Troubled Daughter

### **Season 6**

* European Rae-cation: Part 1
* European Rae-cation: Part 2
* Sold to the Highest Fibber
* Blues Beard's Revenge
* Tess Friends Forever
* Gown to the Wire
* Whose Line is it Anyway?

## Trivia

* Lazlo claims to be in a group text with Chelsea Grayson and Eddie Thomas.
* He claims to have attended Devon and Raven's wedding and knew it would not last.
* He sent the pie from The Big Sammich.
* His Flaming Flounder is his "showstopper" dish.
* He has been at The Chill Grill for over twenty years, implying Lazlo ran the restaurant during ***Cory in the House.***
* As revealed in 21 Lunch Street, Raven had Lazlo replace the cookie crumbles he had been putting in Victor's oatmeal with flax seeds.
* Lazlo said he witnessed Raven and Chelsea make the giant pizza for William's birthday party (during the ***TSR*** episode *My Big Fat Pizza Party*), and claimed he was the one who had to clean up the Chill Grill kitchen afterwards. He subsequently recalled doing so, caused him to get Marinara sauce in places Marinara sauce was not meant to be.
* A "younger" version of Lazlo (with a mullet haircut and a longer beard) was inserted into ***That's So Raven*** footage from the following episodes:
	+ *My Big Fat Pizza Party*
	+ *Opportunity Shocks*
	+ *Boyz N' Commotion*
* His parents have not told him what his middle name is.
* He owns six cats.
* He is extremely afraid of spiders.
* His Bloink username is HungryHunk.
* He claimed to Tanya that he still had his mullet, stored in the Chill Grill freezer, implying that he cut it off, rather than gradually losing it to natural hair loss.
* He owned a sailboat, the **Hungry Hunk**. which Booker accidently sunk in Bridge Over Troubled Daughter.
* He has hoarding money to pay for expenses from unexpected Baxter family antics, which he calls "The Baxter Backup Fund."
* In Victor's absence, he has taken over his room.
* He has taken up cycling, as he has misplaced his car,
* Ernie Grunwald has also appeared in other Disney shows, beginning with the Martin twins teacher, "Mr. Forgess," on ***The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,*** "Ed" from the *Ready, Set, Don't Drive* episode of ***Hannah Montana***, "Zanko" from the *Fraudul-ANT* episode of ***A.N.T. Farm,*** and "Walter" in '***Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!***
* In the original script:
	+ The character was described as "A MUSTACHIOED EASTERN EUROPEAN CHEF WEARING A CHEF'S HAT."
	+ Chelsea and Eddie were not mentioned by Lazlo.
	+ He spoke with an Eastern European accent.
	+ Lazlo catered a Baxter family reunion where he met his wife, a policewoman, called in for a noise complaint.
	+ When Lazlo first states he met his wife at a Baxter family reunion, Raven worried aloud that they might be related.
	+ Lazlo over swings when he turns his stool to face Raven, spinning in a circle.
	+ He identifies the lady returning her plate as Mrs. Anderson.
	+ Raven does not pause in calling back Lazlo.
	+ Lazlo claims his Flaming Flounder was the reason The Chill Grill got a segment on ***Grills, Greasy Spoons, and Gas stations.***

## Videos

The Chill Grill - Raven's Home - @Disney Channel