Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-0100 GOOGLE MAP I was on my way someplace else when I spotted this place, and it's cute outdoor seating, and saw it was totally packed, so I decided to give it a try. The restaurant is mostly outdoors with all their seats under umbrellas in a nice shaded courtyard with trees and flowering plants (there are a few inside, but with all the people in line, it is a little nuts, so you had better try to find one outside, and bring your sunglasses, and remember their are also places to sit along the side, and remember the chairs are not too comfortable, nor are they or the tables well balanced). To order you go inside, and order at the counter, they quickly give you your drinks, and then you take a number to your table, and your food is delivered fairly promptly. They have an excellent selection of breakfast foods, scones and the like, coffee, and excellent all fruit smoothies, and the lunch menu is pretty fantastic as well. The line itself also moves pretty quickly, and gives you time to check out the menu as you wait to order (and remember to grab your drink before you go to your table, as the drinks come at the counter).
The breakfast was excellent, with good scrambled eggs with your choice of additions, 2 toppings and one cheese, and you can add avacado, prosciutto or smoked salmon for an adidtional charge (I had avacado, goat cheese, mushrooms and spinach). On a second visit I had their amazing huevos rancheros, with 2 crispy tortillas, topped with black beans, fried eggs, tomato salsa, avacado and sour cream with oven roasted potatoes. The tortiallas were red and blue, and this was huge and fantastic. I also have tried the Alcove Burger, which has tomato, carmelzied onions and arugla, with either delicious fat yukon gold french fries, or monstrous onion rings or a side salad, and was also quite delicious. The portions are good, and the prices fairly reasonable. This place is great.
The Huevos Rancheros. Damn they are tasty. The little metal container has a tomato based hot sauce, that is pretty mild, the plastic has sour cream.
The Chicken Quesadilla. Damn are the portions big, and tasty too.
The only thing that was a little too much, was my girlfriend Kelly got the brie and apple panini with carmelized onions, and honestly it had too much brie on it, which is not something you would normally have to complaing about. Not bad, but a bit much on the cheese side.
To drink I always go for one of their amazing fresh fruit smoothies, which are not up on the menu, but on the always changing chalk board with their specials. They also have some amazing looking deserts and baked goods, different coffee's and espresso, and fresh squeezed OJ. This place has some great selection.
Lately I have been getting the Juevos Rancheros, which are actually a variation with black beans, colored tortillas and a side of potatoes, and are so damn good I love them. They are amazing!
I have taken many friends from out of town here, and they all loved it. This place is really special and I couldn't be more glad that I found it. I have actually been back many times, and liked everything that I have eaten.
There is really nothing to complain about this place, except the uncomfortable and sometimes broken chairs. I actually saw one family have their kid fall through the back of one of the chairs twice before they decided to change their chair with their small child's. And the tables are old as well so they are not all levelled very well.
Parking is Valet in the back, and their is Village Gourmet Cheese & Wine Shop in the back, which i have to try out sometime, as I have been in the shop in the front (which is attached the restaurant) and everything looks amazing, so the rest of their wine selection is probably pretty good, and they also have wine tastings.
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