(323) 664-1624

3916 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029 34.0918 -118.2799

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Neighborhoods: Silver Lake, East LA

Last updated 4.20.09

Category:

Restaurants, Diners

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Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast, Lunch Spot

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What People Are Saying About Eat Well

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In Short – This hipped-up diner teems with folks looking for cheap meals--especially weekend breakfasts. Each location has a distinctive vibe, and casual servers let patrons take their time to order and eat. The menu features comfort food with worldwide influences, such as the Big Mess, a heap of cayenne-spiced potatoes with sausage, spinach, mushrooms, zucchini and scrambled eggs. For lunch, a highlight is the Buddha Bowl, a subtly seasoned dish of sauteed vegetables, tofu, rice and beans.

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When to Go:
On weekend mornings, arrive early to avoid a wait. The place will be packed by 10am.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Funky, fun and full of good energy, Eat Well has a good selection vegetarian (and non-vegetarian) brunch food and friendly, attentive staff.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “If you're not on the health kick, look forward to greasy omelettes and creative griddle treats, and be sure not to miss the homemade coffee cake on weekends.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The host, a lanky younger fellow, was just as friendly as could be, and our server-- very rock and roll in skin tight black jeans and pony tail, made sure my ice tea was topped off and attended to our every need with professionalism and a warmth often lac”
  2. “If you're not on the health kick, look forward to greasy omelettes and creative griddle treats, and be sure not to miss the homemade coffee cake on weekends.”
food quality
89.46999549865723% positive
  1. “Good food, good service, good range of food.”
  2. “Although, they have great food overall, breakfast is my favorite here.”
  3. “You would think from the long wait that the food would be incredible!”
  4. “was in between dirty bins of dishes being loudly thrown around, with a bell ringing out of control from the kitchen and a customer swatting flies with his news paper.”
  5. “They play great music and did i mention that they have good food?”
  6. “enjoyed the Chinese Chicken Salad the other day, and what looked like a big platter of greens and fried wonton crisps, revealed, as I dug deaper, a treasure trove of tasty delights buried below: peanuts, mandarin orange slices, mounds of freshly grilled”
  7. “All topped with a very tasty dressing.”
  8. “Big chunks of bacon, blue cheese, avocado, on a bed of spinach and iceberg, with a big freshly cooked chicken breast on top.”
  9. “had the Buddha Bowl last time, a textural melange of breakfast delights such as potatoes, tofu, bean sprouts, garden fresh veggies all sauted in a zesty Indian sauce.”
  10. “lots of black beans, eggs, cheese, and fresh avocado on top.”
  11. “The tofu tasted old and the beens were almost tasteless despite the liberal, dry curry or all spice.”
  12. “As for food, expect huge portions of standard diner fare with many more health conscious options for the local vegan/vegetarian population.”
  13. “Great food, good variety”
  14. “Surprisingly fresh and tasty food!”
  15. “Friendly staff and consistently satisfying American cuisine”
  16. “My food has always been terrific, I order the same dish every time.”
  17. “He literally said it was the best salad he ever had.”
  18. “The folks who set up the Eat Well in Silverlake must have anticipated the supreme people watching opportunities when putting up those mirrors above the booths, but keep your eyes on the prize, ie: the great food!”
  19. “Funky, fun and full of good energy, Eat Well has a good selection vegetarian (and non-vegetarian) brunch food and friendly, attentive staff.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Funky, fun and full of good energy, Eat Well has a good selection vegetarian (and non-vegetarian) brunch food and friendly, attentive staff.”
  2. “As for food, expect huge portions of standard diner fare with many more health conscious options for the local vegan/vegetarian population.”
  3. “Great food, good variety”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “It's just a great place.”
  2. “Everyone at Eat Well is sincerely nice, which is rare for a place this hip.”
  3. “Eat Well is definetly a good place to people watch!”
service
93.75% positive
  1. “Good food, good service, good range of food.”
  2. “Dog friendly.”
  3. “Sit and gossip, people watch, and compose each refreshing forkfull with a little this and that for a lingering lunch that will leave you feeling dandy!”
  4. “Eat Well is definetly a good place to people watch!”
  5. “The folks who set up the Eat Well in Silverlake must have anticipated the supreme people watching opportunities when putting up those mirrors above the booths, but keep your eyes on the prize, ie: the great food!”
  6. “the staff is always is really cool with my weird custom orders and they make a point to remember my name.”
  7. “Friendly staff and consistently satisfying American cuisine”
  8. “Service is friendly and expect to wait on a Saturday or Sunday.”
  9. “Kid friendly.”
  10. “The host, a lanky younger fellow, was just as friendly as could be, and our server-- very rock and roll in skin tight black jeans and pony tail, made sure my ice tea was topped off and attended to our every need with professionalism and a warmth often lac”
  11. “On the other hand, service was great!”
  12. “Fresh ingredients and generous portions are the key here, and when the two come together and arrive at your table via a friendly, attentive server, the results are sure to please!”
  13. “Funky, fun and full of good energy, Eat Well has a good selection vegetarian (and non-vegetarian) brunch food and friendly, attentive staff.”
  14. “The service was always great.”
  15. “Though there was a slightly long wait, they seated us quickly and service was fast and efficient.”
  16. “We had a favorite waitress that would come over and chat with us even when we weren't at one of her tables.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “As for food, expect huge portions of standard diner fare with many more health conscious options for the local vegan/vegetarian population.”
  2. “Fresh ingredients and generous portions are the key here, and when the two come together and arrive at your table via a friendly, attentive server, the results are sure to please!”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “Though there was a slightly long wait, they seated us quickly and service was fast and efficient.”
  2. “You would think from the long wait that the food would be incredible!”
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/15/08

Closed

by wg78

Well, I would give it a 4 star rating, but it is Closed, shutdown, Gone...

Shocked to find it out. What else can I say...wish it had not.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/23/07

Surprisingly fresh and tasty food!!!

by paloma617

I have to say, i expected just another yummy greasy spoon-type diner when my hub and i went here for saturday brunch recently. And, while the atmosphere is definitley casual diner with no frills, the food was beyond expectations! I had the breakfast burrito, which was fab with no potatoes (yay!), lots of black beans, eggs, cheese, and fresh avocado on top... super tasty with spanish rice. But the real winner was the salad (cobb or chef - can never remember which is which) that my husband had. Big chunks of bacon, blue cheese, avocado, on a bed of spinach and iceberg, with a big freshly cooked chicken breast on top. He literally said it was the best salad he ever had. Though there was a slightly long wait, they seated us quickly and service was fast and efficient.

  • Pros: fresh made to order food, coffee that keeps coming
  • Cons: slight wait on weekends, parking can be tough.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/09/07

Service Great...Food and atmosphere Not so Great

by spelt

I'd been wanting to try Eat Well since I moved to Silver Lake a couple of months ago. You would think from the long wait that the food would be incredible! I had the Buddah Bowl that another user had said was her favorite. Let me tell you, there is nothing special here. The tofu tasted old and the beens were almost tasteless despite the liberal, dry curry or all spice...not sure what, sprinkled on top at the end. I was also a little surprised by the prices, since the atmosphere of where I was sitting left a little to be desired. I was in between dirty bins of dishes being loudly thrown around, with a bell ringing out of control from the kitchen and a customer swatting flies with his news paper. And why do restaurants charge the same amount for a prefab veggie burger as they do for beef burger? I will never understand this.

On the other hand, service was great! Everyone at Eat Well is sincerely nice, which is rare for a place this hip. Maybe I'll go for breakfast next time, if there is a next time.

  • Pros: good service, hip place
  • Cons: food tasts like nothing
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/22/07

Best breakfast in Silverlake

by shopnla

I have never had a bad experience at Eat Well. My food has always been terrific, I order the same dish every time. The Buddah Bowl. It is so good, and enough food to fill you up and save the rest for lunch. Not to mention healthy! I would come here everyday if I didnt work so far away. My only wish is that they would open for dinner!

  • Pros: tasty healthy food, friendly staff
  • Cons: long wait on weekends
2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/29/07

Did not live up to its name...

by rahn59

Unfortunately, I have to say that I did not "eat well" here. My husband and I visited for the first time last Sunday afternoon. We saw that the restaurant was pretty packed, and we figured a place this popular must be for a good reason. After a fairly short wait, we were seated at the outdoor seating area on the sidewalk which was very pleasant. It was all downhill from there. It took our waiter, a pretty young guy, FOREVER, just to take our order. Then after he took our order, we had to wait around 45 min. to get our food. This is somewhat understandable if the restaurant is packed, but by this time, the crowd had thinned out considerably. I don't know what can possibly take so long to make a club sandwich and sausage scramble. Come to think of it, it probably didn't take that long to make and was just sitting on the counter for a long time because when the food finally came out, my scamble and biscuit with gravy was frigid! Horrible! Not to mention that the eggs in the scramble were over cooked. Needless to say, we won't be eating there again. Luckily, the Cheesestore was right next door and we popped by there and had a wonderful experience!

The Details on Eat Well

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • always great service
  • friendly attentive staff
  • enjoyed chinese chicken salad
  • huge generous portions
  • attentive server
  • good energy
  • never bad experience
  • friendly kid
  • fresh avocado
  • good eat well
  • fresh ingredients
  • great veggie omelet
  • just as friendly younger fellow
  • very tasty dressing
  • outstanding chilaquiles
  • very good coffee
  • big mess
  • big freshly
  • creative griddle treats
  • dry spice
  • weird custom orders
  • great place
  • sincerely nice everyone
  • friendly dog
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