If you're in the Los Angeles / Orange County area, Veggie Grill is giving away free sweetheart (sweet potato) fries today, Wednesday, April 22nd, in honor of earth day. Just mention you heard it on KTLA. I heard about it on the news this morning and wanted to get the message out quickly.
We love the Veggie Grill. We've been about four times since discovering it last year. It's a little far from our home, so we don't go that often. Also, it's "fast food" -- but when you're in the mood for that kind of meal, it rocks! Even the omni's we've gone with have really enjoyed the food there.
Here's a link to the Veggie Grill Locations. They have three stores at the moment, two in Irvine and one in El Segundo - close to LAX (with plans to open another store in West Hollywood soon).
And happy Earth Day everyone.
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Flore Cafe Breakfast Burrito
So after my gaffe last week, of confusing Flore with Flore Cafe, I convinced Jane we needed to head on back out to Silver Lake. Last week I reviewed Flore in Silver Lake. This time, we were off to Flore Cafe (really).
Jane had the Breakfast Burrito, and I had the Tu-No Melt, and of course, we shared. The Breakfast Burrito was okay, but not something we'd enthusiastically recommend. You could do this at home with better results. It had too much rice and potato and was very bland. And there's only so much hot sauce you can use! Everyone recommends the tofu benediction, we should have gotten that instead. Next time.
Flore Cafe Tu-No Melt
As for the Tu-No Melt, I'd wanted to try it when we were at Flore, but ordered the Quesadilla instead (which was delicious and I didn't regret my decision one iota). Flore Cafe also offers the Tu-No Melt, so this time I had to order it. It was delicious.
Overall, we were pleased and will definitely be back. Everything tasted really fresh. We really recommend both Flore and Flore Cafe. But I want to stress, the ambiance in these places is not wonderful. They both resemble an eatery or deli more than a restaurant. But the food is fresh and good, and the service we received was wonderful in both locations.
Just in case you're confused, here's a quick primer:
- Flore Cafe is a vegetarian restaurant
- Flore is a vegan restaurant
- Flore Cafe is at 3206 W. Sunset Blvd
- Flore is at 3818 W. Sunset Blvd,0.5 miles down the block!
- Flore Cafe used to be the Vegan Spot
- Flore is the original restaurant (they are owned by the same person)
- Flore Cafe serves breakfast all day long
- Flore breakfast served until 1 pm.
But no matter which restaurant you wind up eating at... YUM!
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Portobello Sandwich - Flore
Thanks to Kevin and Foodeater for catching our error. The restaurant we reviewed here is Flore, not Flore Cafe. My mistake, I googled Flore for the address and got confused. That happens people... I write my posts late at night. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused. But hey, I understand Flore Cafe is just as good, but with some vegetarian options. So if you read this review and went there instead, you probably enjoyed yourself.
We've been spending a bit more time over in Silver Lake, a trendy neighborhood in Los Angeles. Silver Lake has a variety of vegan restaurants... Flore being one of them. We've been hearing wonderful things about Flore and had been meaning to try them for a long time. But the reviews all seem to say that the place is cramped and the service slow... and there's no air conditioning... which means it's pretty much off limits in Los Angeles from March until November. (Okay, that might be an exaggeration.)
Vegan Quesadilla - Flore Cafe
OMG! Delicious! Jane had the Portobello Sandwich and I had the Quesadilla. The Quesadilla edged out the Portobello Sandwich for best meal. But when I tell you they were both delicious, I mean we're still reminiscing about that meal.
As for the restaurant itself, the ambiance is definitely lacking. It's crowded, there are loaves of bread and all sorts of inventory items stocked on every surface. Did I mention it's crowded? And the service is slow... but we found the waitstaff to be very friendly and helpful.
The restaurant is located at 3818 W. Sunset Blvd., Silverlake (Los Angeles), CA 90026. Call for their hours: 323-953-0611
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Bengan Ka Salan
Jane and I were in Santa Monica today and stopped in at Akbar, possibly my favorite Indian restaurant (they also have locations in Pasadena, Marina del Rey, and Hermosa Beach). Although they are not a vegan restaurant, they are familiar with vegan cuisine. We didn't have to go through an explanation of what we could and couldn't eat with our server. Always a joy! She even suggested we order the Roti bread instead of Naan as their Naan is made with milk (or was it eggs, I can't remember).
Anyway, this dish is sauteed chinese eggplant in a coconut tamarind sauce, you determine the level of spiciness. Yum! If you are in the Los Angeles area and enjoy Indian cuisine, I'd suggest a visit.
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