real food daily

there's plenty of on street parking right in front of the restaurant at meters as well as valet parking after 6 pm.  apparently, we were somewhat of an anomaly as we walked over to the restaurant from our hotel, which was all of one mile away.  only afterwards did we notice that no one really spends much time walking, which is such a shame considering the constant gorgeous weather they have there. real fooddailycoffee bar and counter area when you enter  real fooddaily, the coffee bar and counter is immediately in front of you.  turn to the left to find the hostess stand to be seated where we could choose to sit either inside or out on the patio.  we didn't have to wait more than a few seconds before someone came over and escorted us to a table.  lea michele, julia stiles, jessica biel, tobey maguire, and jake gyllenhaal are just a few of the many celebrities that frequent  real fooddaily so you never know who might be enjoying healthy, organic vegan food near you when you take your seat. real fooddailythe decor of the restaurant is what i might describe as industrial chic with open rafters and exposed ductwork, minimalist artwork, and metals mixed with pale green, yellow, white, and pops of orange. one of the really cool things about the restaurant is that they used refurbished wood salvaged from indonesia to make the table tops and the bar.

i fell in love with the almond “tuna” during that second visit, and immediately had a craving for it when i was studying for my final set of exams. real fooddailyin west hollywood. the set-up was similar to that of pasadena’s (they seriously need to make a bigger sign though—that small rectangle is easy to miss!), with an outdoor seating area and the cashwrap close to the entrance. i could tell it was a busy saturday afternoon, and i was given a seat at a corner booth. it was at this time i had my first unintentional celebrity sighting! i recognized the face of sara gilbert, but it took me a while to match up the name to her face. i also do not get starstruck very easily, so i didn’t do anything awkward like ask for an autograph or “ask her to take a selfie with me” like my dad suggested via text i went ahead and ordered the great cardini salad, and when the waiter asked if i wanted blackened seitan, i made my move and requested the almond “tuna” instead. the request was accepted, and i excitedly waited for my dream bowl to arrive.

real fooddailyis a nice place. it’s not a hole-in-the-wall, off-the-beaten-path kind of a place. no, no, no. it’s nice. it’s just a couple of blocks from the beverly center and cedars sinai. it looks like a place you could, and should, hang out on a friday night with your…well, non-meat eating friends. second, the food is decently tasty…decently. i mean, for me, there isn’t anything on the menu that couldn’t be helped by the addition of copious amounts of animal protein, but i know that’s not the point. the mission is to give you the great taste of the dishes you love, without the guilt or shame of eating meat.

do they succeed? well, it’s kind of a hit or miss affair for me, the non-vegetarian.