sage organic vegan

i will say the food is excellent, they really have some great ideas. everything always tastes great.
the service however is atrocious, no one is ever in a hurry to serve you. i have been here probably a dozen times and always have the same service experience. if you sit outside you'll likely see someone twice an hour, if that. last i was there i went in to tell them i'd be sitting outside. i waiting for 15 mins and no body came out, meanwhile there were two other tables outside looking for service, who knows how long they were waiting. i just got up and left after the 15 mins, i was hoping to grab a quick healthy bite. make sure you have ample time to visit thisplace- you'll feel like you're in hawaii or something.

last wednesday was my busiest weekday last week, but even so, i still was able to spend some time with my dad before his flight back home. my afternoon class lets us out an hour earlier compared to the afternoon class from my first semester, so we were able to spend a few, unrushed hours together for dinner. i passed silver lake a few times when riding on one of the city buses during winter break, but it was my first time walking in the neighborhood. the area certainly had a ‘ hipster ‘ vibe, and we thought it would be interesting to visit a nearby supply store before heading to the restaurant nearby. the shop mostly had survival/camping/military-type goods, but there were some highlights…like the hanging camouflage suit! a lol moment! the restaurant, flore vegan cuisine, was on the same street so we walked on over and found aplaceto sit inside the small establishment. the seating options outside were not that bad either! we were seated in a booth near the wall and the bakery display—which housed delectable-looking cakes and cupcakes to one side, and produce supply on the other it looks like it was voted “best restaurant” by la weekly back in ’12… there were so many choices, but i chose to get the verde bowl and my dad got the southwestern quesadillas. we also asked for the beet salad as our deli side. while our food was being prepped, my dad and i ended up having a conversation about how the people behind the small business operations (such as the many vegan restaurants in la)  must really be in the business out of passion more so than profit. after roughly calculating the costs it takes to keep such a small, niche business open, we were amazed by how there are so many restaurants and cafes out there, but we were not surprised that many of them don’t keep their doors open for long…actually, i found out the other day that a restaurant i visited upon first moving to la   had closed—and it happened just like that!  well, hopefully flore has a brighter future, becaus

“at sage vegan bistro, we are proud to say that we truly are all things to all people. a comfortable neighborhood restaurant for the residents of echo park, a safeplacewith lots of options for people with food allergies, a cruelty-free plant based restaurant that meat eaters and vegans and vegetarians adore - aplaceto be decadently healthy and feel good doing it. we work with several organic farms including tutti frutti and south central that supply us with local, in season produce. the farm to table model is part of our commitment always is to provide you with the highest quality, most delicious food available that is both good for your body and for the environment. at sage vegan bistro, everyone wins! kindkreme is hand crafted in small batches using organic, local, and sustainable ingredients. our commitment to the environment extends beyond our products into our packaging, our energy consumption, our waste management, and our company culture. our icekreme emerged from a visi

nom. i simply cannot say enough good things about sage. vegan food can often be a bit of a task to enjoy- too much fake meat, too little flavour etc. but sage does vegan food justice, to the extent that even alex didn’t complain about the lack of meat (or cheese) on the menu. i went to sage on two separate occasions last week, and both times walked away full and happy. in fact, one of my only gripes with theplaceis that their vegan bowls all seem to have just one too many ingredients…a deep fried jalapeno? macaroni and cheese ball? too much, too much! but since it’s easy to omit items, i found this easy to fix. everything we had at sage was fresh, fast and original; the crispy samosas and brazilian bowl were two all-around favourites. my only other complaint was that the kale was in whole leaves, and therefore difficult to eat with the rest of the dish. let’s be honest- since i’m complaining about leaf size, there clearly wasn’t much that sage did wrong. a must try for anybody- vegan