Cafe Verona By Chef Owner

05/18/10

Little gem in unexpected location

by harps at Citysearch

I stumbled upon this hidden cafe next to a jiffy lube by accident. Stepping inside you are transported into a quiet oasis with foliage, fountains and frittatas. It feels more like a nursery than a cafe. The breakfast menu is highlighted by various types of frittatas- I tried the frittata verona, which while not amazing was light yet filling. Added bonus: the dish comes with a slice of melon.

• Pros: Breakfast, Patio
• Cons: OK food

07/20/08

Really tasty food

by mhluna at Citysearch

I have never written a Citysearch review, but I was compelled to write one because I was very surprised by the less than positive reviews below. I have lived in Europe and travelled a good deal, and though it is subjective, I feel like I have a good idea of what good food is like. I think this place is amazing for the price. Very tasty soups and pastas... everything I've had is good here...in kind of that home style authentic Italian trattoria way (in Italy, not Italian American). Everything was fresh and pleasantly presented. It's not a "fine dining experience", but it is home style gourmet. HIghly recommended. And the waiters are very nice.

03/18/08

Nice spot, but food so-so

by chocoberry at Citysearch

very comfy, low-key -- but even a bit romantic -- place, and reasonable prices. but the food was nothing to come back for. Minestrone soup was bland and was more like a thick tomato broth with a few very wilted vegetables, no beans (although some make it without fagioli, it should have something else hearty). Mediterranean salad was an attack of heavily oiled eggplant and roasted peppers far outnumbering the mixed greens, way too heavy and too much to digest and a very imbalanced plate. The veggie lasagna was fine, nothing special, also very heavy on the cheese, not much spinach or veggie. service was pleasant, brought me parmesan for the soup, and more olive oil, but all in all it felt like the food could have been ordered and assembled from Trader Joe's down the block.

12/30/07

decent

by wonderlily at Citysearch

I happened to visit Cafe Verona during the week at a not so busy time and happened to be the only other person dining there other than a group of girls that sat at the table next to me. The weighting staff took really good care of me, checking up several times to make sure everything was alright. I read several complaints in previous reviews that the service has been really bad here but I had no complaints with my experience, although I was one of the two people lunching at the time so they were able to give their undivided attention and service to me. The atmosphere was really charming but I was expecting a lot more when I first arrived. I didn?t expect the establishment to be apart of the same building that the jiffy lube was housed in and that the whole place was patio dining only. I noticed the establishment had placed Plexiglas, plants and shrubbery around the patio to keep out the noise of La Brea Blvd but to no avail. I ordered the Verona frittata which was mediocre; nothing mind blowing. I ended up ordering a vanilla latte on ice, to-go, and it was probably one of the best lattes that I?ve ever had in Los Angeles.

• Pros: good customer service , ambience, good coffee, good latte
• Cons: noisy, over rated, over priced

07/26/07

Awesome Food, Quaint Place, Forget you are in LA.

by emmaspop2007 at Citysearch

You should def. check this place out. Every time I have gone, I have been treated well. Great food, great service. Family owned.

Most of the negative ratings are from years ago, because I have never experienced anything bad and I have been over a dozen times.

• Pros: Smoking area if you are a smoker, one of the last places in America to smoke. But is also kept totally seperate from the non smoking area, so you don't smell it while eating.
• Cons: None,