cafe gratitude

i enjoy vegetarianfoodand am not much of a meat eater in genera---and love local foods served in restaurants, but was unprepared for this menu. first, each dish on the menu is titled something like 'i am present' or 'i am grateful' and on and on and on. pretentious and cutesy, these titles tell you nothing about the food. so, you have to read the description of each and every meal item to even get a clue as what to order. as it turns out, there was literally nothing on the menu that sounded appealing. while many of the ingredients are on my 'fine' list, they aren't ever going to be on my 'want' list. if you love beans and seeds, you will be happy here. if not, skip. i settled on the 'i am present' aka bruschetta. (yes, i went with an appetizer for my meal--the meals sounded awful.) the bread was good, the tomato good, the balsamic fine, but the cashew cheese paste was no substitute for goat cheese. i ate a few pieces and gave up. surveying my friends meals after they were served didn't help my opinion of the place--their meals didn't look any better than they had sounded--in fact, they looked worse. i wish i'd gone with my initial gut instinct and just enjoyed the company, and opted out of eating. i didn't want to appear 'ungrateful' or rude, so i ordered and wasted a solid $10. not helping this establishment is the continued serving of luke warm water in carafes (apparently vegans don't believe in ice?? i really don't know....) or that when my waitress brought back my change (paid in cash), she shorted me--that ended up being her tip. if you aren't vegan, skip this one. if you are vegan, enjoy--but please, please don't drag your non-vegan friends here and expect them to like it. please.

a great atmosphere for some amazing vegan food. the menu has been very creatively put together...thefoodhas a great mix of tastes from bitter to sour to sweet. well done to the culinary creativity

what a great idea! first time there but i’ve heard it’s consistently great! very freshfoodand friendly staff. happy they served boochcraft too! wish y’all were in the east coast!!

gratitude is the word.

my body was grateful for the amazing menu, ingredients and drinks at café gratitude. as someone that has a lot of dietary requirements i really appreciated the types offoodavailable. really lovely fresh decor, bright and spacious and considering the quality of thefoodvery reasonably priced. very, very impressed.

first time attending this gem of a restaurant. its amazing i am..... beautiful, bold, loving,caring, and i am vegan... thefoodwas amazing from the appetizer, to the entree, and dessert this place is beautifully designed and perfect for large gatherings, couples, and family, and even great for those who enjoy plant based cuisine. they have different locations throughout los angeles, i would recommend dining at one near you . you won't be disappointed the love and care the chef have for each guest is presented with each plate.

i can't stand the loud drunks in this place. it's like a b list hangout for celebrity wannabes and their drug dealers. thefoodis ok, the service is hit or miss

by p // march 12, 2015 // no comments after running my fastest 8 miler to date (and gaining new 5k and 10k prs in the process!), i had a lot of my morning left since my run with the team was close to home, and time wasn’t wasted with managing a carpool. i was able to get on the bus around 11am, and make it to my destination for lunch around noon. seeing that i already paid café gratitude in venice a visit some time ago, i thought it would be fun to stop by the larchmont location…and grab some dessert from one of the nearby bakery/shops in larchmont itself ! it was beautiful and sunny outside, but i opted for a table inside. at least i got to sit by the window though. the bar was packed with people, but i was there long enough for the groups to leave. i was also near the baked goods case which i eyed from time-to-time, but i knew dessert plans were going to take place elsewhere! my waitress was a sweet woman with glasses, and after taking my order, left me with the question of the day: who can you acknowledge ? i could have spent my time waiting for myfoodto ponder this question, but i was starting to feel hungrier as time passed, and obviously this was my excuse for losing concentration but eventually, this beaut of a sandwich did arrive at my table: extraordinary house blt – grilled panini bread, coconut bacon, romaine, tomato, avocado, chipotle cashew aioli, and a side of spicy coleslaw.

cafe gratitude is just what you need after a gorge fest of junkfood— vegan/raw. theirfoodis clean, healthy, and at least for me, something i will rarely eat or enjoy. ultimately, for a vegan meal, i thought it was great but not something i’d switch over to. the “community” was a warm dip of spinach and baby artichoke. the choice of toasted gluten-free buckwheat crackers was a poor one as the crackers were just terrible. i mean, a vegan would probably love them, but the taste, texture and smell was something i wasn’t used to. the crostini bread was a little more what i was used to. the spinach and artichoke dip was healthy. no globs of cheese or mayo — just good and healthy veggies and some kind of vegan cream sauce. it was guiltless and somewhat tasty. the “vivacious” were baked kale chips. these were more my kind of vegan snack. the baked kale was very crisp and one would think they were fried in oil. they had good texture and taste, especially dipping in the choice of garlic tahini, cashew nacho cheese, or creamy salsa verde dipping sauces. the “bountiful” was a baked gluten-free pasta. i guess it was the closes thing to mac and cheese. their quinoa shells were crisp and almost crunchy. the roasted eggplant, heirloom tomatoes, and spinach gave the dish a lot of needed flavor. the almond basil bechamel was not creamy, but gave it enough sauciness to keep me interested — and the brazilian nut parmesan gave the fake d

just not very good. went there for a birthday with high hopes. staff did not know the menu very well, for being a unconventional, above average price restaurant this seem very deterring. thefoodwas not well prepared or served as described. do not waste
your time or money.

if you’re all about eating healthyfoodor a vegetarian, this place is definitely for you! i don’t think you can go wrong with anything on their menu because they all look delicious (oh my, now i’m hungry!). larry and i came here for a light lunch since we didn’t feel like to have heavy meal on a hot day

café gratitude is a treasure chest of plant-basedfoodexperiences. it’s a vegan’s dream, but it’s not just for those who abstain from animal products. it is also 100% organic and they use local products whenever possible – even growing produce on their own farm. it’s a comforting place focused on you and your experience, beyond thefoodand drink. the menu is an adventure in itself. with names like i am magical and descriptions ranging from “macrobiotic bowl” to “bean pate” there are mixed reactions when i invite friends here. some say, “that sounds inspiring – when can we go” while others respond, “you want me to order what” i am here to attest. i’ve been with a range of people and the resounding answer is (drum roll, please) – yum! if this isn’t the type of place you would normally frequent, open your mind and go out on a limb for this one. you may not know exactly what you are ordering, but is that part o

you’ll eat a delicious plant-based meal, they’ll pay attention to your dietary restrictions, you can count on produce being locally sourced as much as possible, thefoodwill for sure be vegan without fake-meat-soy, you won’t leave hungry and every single dessert is gluten-free. read that last little part again.

this is a vegetarians dream come true. if you want to eat somewhere that is quaint and the people are warm and welcoming, then cafe gratitude is somewhere you need to check out. it is clean, inviting, and thefoodis wonderful. it is so hard to find a restaurant that servesfoodthat isn't laden with chemicals and is delicious at the same time.

disappointing.... my husband and i really wanted to like this place. however, the idea of thefoodis better than the actual taste. our meals were bland and disappointing... and expensive for what we got. our server was also really slow and didn't pay us much attention. we won't be going back.

waid's in a groovier package. i enjoyed my dinner at cafe gratitude. the decor was pleasing and the other patrons were attractively hip. but my caesar salad, accompanied by our server's request that we think of something that empowers us, was a cleverly repackaged dish that i might have encountered at that ultimately unhip venue that i believe has closed forever, waid's. that is to say, plenty of iceberg lettuce, croutons and salty salad dressing. the hummus was not too good either--and awkwardly accompanied by crackers so thin and lacy that they always broke when any hummus was applied. so, cafe gratitude is a fun concept that tries to pass off very mediocrefoodas something special. not too empowering.