sage organic vegan

the mar vista/culver city border isn’t exactly the prettiest part of la, but if you’re sitting outside atsagein the middle of the day, sheltering in the shade and sipping on home-made lemonade, it’s easy to pretend you’re in a garden oasis away from the urban sprawl.  i ordered the brazilian bowl – quinoa, black beans, kale, avocado and guacamole, salsa and big slabs of pan-fried plantains.  in a moment of insanity i ate too much and didn’t leave enough room for kind kreme ice cream.  obviously i just need to go back for a vegan ice cream date.  

despite my dessert, i think thatsageorganic vegan bistro serves great vegan food including cooked and raw options at great prices with good service. this one is on my list to come back to soon.

“atsagevegan 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 safe place with lots of options for people with food allergies, a cruelty-free plant based restaurant that meat eaters and vegans and vegetarians adore - a place to 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. atsagevegan 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

mollie engelhart grew up in the vegan lifestyle. her dad owns cafã© gratitude (local, organic, vegan restaurants) in la, northern california, and kansas city. mollie never went to culinary school, but has a gene for creating masterful flavor combinations that are mind-blowing for any vegan and foodie alike. she learned mostly from watching her dad cook when she was little. she has a lively personality and loves to talk about her food. the service staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about their fare so don’t be shy if you’re not sure what to order. most people, as did i until a few years ago, believe that vegan food is just fruits and vegetables. but the winds have shifted and i am just amazed on how good the food tastes and how good you feel afterwards. everything is made fresh daily.sagealso has an “icekreme” counter inside called kindkreme. the kreme is made from a coconut milk base that is made fresh every morning by grinding fresh coconuts.   the icekreme is made in

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. butsagedoes vegan food justice, to the extent that even alex didn’t complain about the lack of meat (or cheese) on the menu. i went tosageon two separate occasions last week, and both times walked away full and happy. in fact, one of my only gripes with the place is 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 atsagewas 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 thatsagedid wrong. a must try for anybody- vegan