CRU Vegan Cuisine

08/14/10

Yummy

by pyram at Citysearch

raw vegan organic can be yummy. this is a place where it is.

02/07/10

Fantastic raw and cooked vegan food

by ecovegangal at Citysearch

I was in awe while dining at Cru - I couldn't believe how great my meal was. Every bite delighted my mouth. Cru is a restaurant I highly recommend whenever anyone asks me where they should eat in Silver Lake.

I had a lot of food at Cru, both raw and cooked. However, it was the raw food that really blew me away, because some of it tasted cooked. The cooked food was great too. They are now serving Sunday brunch, which I'll definitely have to make a trip to try.

I loved the atmosphere - small, cozy, but beautiful. The service was also great - my waitress was very sweet and attentive.

For more details on my experience at Cru, please watch my video review. Since I can't post the link in here, please Google: Eco-Vegan Gal Cru. It will show up as "Cru: Eco-Vegan Gal review"

• Pros: both raw and cooked food
• Cons: parking

01/27/10

Used to be my favorite restaurant

by greenz at Citysearch

This used to be my favorite restaurant.

I agree with other reviewer, the staff is really great here. Very friendly.

But the kitchen itself is so inconsistent now that it's just too undependable to frequent.

Each of the last 4 times I've been I ordered my favorites and each time the ingredients and flavors were different or lacking. One or two vegetables or other ingredient missing.

Don't know what the problem is, but when you put something on a menu you have to make it with, more or less, the the same ingredients, spices and dressings or use an equal substitute.

I realize that with organic local produce there will be substitutes from time to time. But not all the time.

AND it should be a substitute not just an omission.

Bottom line, I just feel like I never know what I'm going to get as they're always out of a lot of the ingredients that make this food so special in the first place.

It's pricey, but when it's good it is so worth it.

Unfortunately, when it's not, it is way too much money for mediocre vegan.

• Pros: Wonderful staff - very friendly and accommodating
• Cons: Very inconsistent.

01/09/09

Great for meat-eaters too if they like flavorful, satisfying, and tasty food!

by mk2821 at Citysearch

The food is pretty amazing, especially for someone new to vegetarian/vegan/raw food. Very flavorful, textured, and satisfying. Started with the herbed cashew cheese & fig pate that came with some pomegranate and a flatbread-like cracker. The cheese had the texture of rondele spread, but herby and flavorful. The fig tasted very naturally sweet rather than sugared up. It was a great combination. Then we had the pumpkin seed walnut chorizo wrap and sweet potato curry. It's amazing how satisfying all of this was even though there was no meat. You never feel like there's anything missing. I can't wait to go back.

• Pros: The food!
• Cons: street parking only.

11/09/08

Very Tasty

by jessicawalker at Citysearch

I had lunch here yesterday, and as a meat eater, I was extremely surprised at how much I liked the food. It seems to be very delicately prepared. The atmosphere is low key and "cafe" like, not too pretentious. Most main entrees are around $15, and if you are really hungry, I would recommend getting an appetizer as well because the portions are not too generous. Overall I was very satisfied with the dishes and service. The staff is incredibly nice.

• Pros: great service, very healthy food
• Cons: prices were out of my budget