Joan's On Third

Perfect shop to stock up for a gourmet picnic!

by The LA Gourmet at Citysearch

Joan’s on Third is about as close as L.A. gets to New York’s famed Dean & Deluca – but on a more minute scale. What began as a small catering company has since expanded to include a marketplace and café. The gourmet food shop feels feminine, which may come as no surprise considering it’s run by a mother and her two daughters. Cows are a recurring theme throughout the space and on the walls. Who wouldn’t want to pay homage to the cute four-legged animals responsible for my camembert?

The shop has earned a reputation for its delicious breakfasts, tasty sandwiches, and savory desserts – but Joan’s is also a nifty place to stock up on ingredients for your own creations. In their marketplace, the deli showcases cheeses, charcuterie, patés, olives, and spreads almost too beautiful to eat. The refrigerated cases offer gourmet pre-prepared entrees and side dishes – take these home or pack them up for a perfect picnic. Even grab a bottle of wine from the shelf against the wall or some fig spread and breadsticks off the front table.

Of course, you may not be able to help stopping by the dessert station, featuring home-made gelato, cupcakes, cookies, and tarts.

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Thank You, Joan!

by Erin W Davis at Citysearch

Is there anything that Joan’s on Third can’t do? Not as far as my tastebuds are aware. Their famous cupcakes are just another delicious edible that this store whips up. They make traditional-looking cupcakes in classic flavors like vanilla with chocolate frosting which are very good. Their Chocolate Coconut is probably their most popular, but if you're looking to try something a little different, you must have their Marshmallow Cloud Cupcake dipped in chocolate. When you see this cupcake that towers above all others, you'll understand where the name comes from. It has the perfect amount of moisture and the flavor is refreshingly unique.

amazing coffee

by ms7374 at Citysearch

i love your italian espresso! and the service is really good! please keep it up like that! it s my second home in LA

• Pros: coffee, location

Always Delivers the Best

by Kika Davis 2 at Citysearch

Since Joan's prepares their soups daily, depending on the day you go, you can enjoy either vegetable, asparagus, lentil, or my favorite, roasted corn soup. If it's a rainy day and you want to enjoy your soup at home, no worries. Get your order made for pickup!

Glorified deli.

by ronnielee at Citysearch

Joan's on Third. I get it. They have pre made food, they sell cupcakes, they have a faux deli. Here's what I don't. Y'all do know this is a glorified Ralph's right? As I was looking at the food in the glass case, I was thinking...Ohh. Grilled veggies, steak, chicken, looks colorful but by God. How long has this been sitting here? Using ceramic white stylish platters does not take away from the fact that IT'S FOOD IN A GLASS CASE.

But I digress.

Here's where I think they should really take a cue from IKEA. We're from LA. We're not that bright. Arrows on the floor or some sort of indication of order would be nice. This was like a yuppie warzone.

After much confusion, we skim the menu and he decided to go with a caesar salad and I with a 'pressed chicken, bacon, and brie' sandwich and two ice teas.

"That will be 35 dollars"

Are you serious. Whatevs. We take our number and seat ourselves outside on a rinky dink table. Nice. It's like a french bistro but not. Our iced teas came and it was in a plastic takeout cup. Classy. Refills anyone? No? OK. Our food came shortly after which we had to wait to eat because we didn't have any utensils.

After a couple bites of my thin, weak looking sandwich and his salad, my mind starts to spin out of control, "Where is the chicken? This is a glorified panini. You want to charge 12 bucks but don't give me a side. Some potato chips? No? Ok. Wow. I want to burn this place down. Oh. They use the same unseasoned chicken chunks that's in his caesar salad which is coincidentally making him yak right now. Btw. Why is his basic salad 15 bucks and why is it flavorless. Why do I feel like I'm going insane?"

Twilight zone I tell ya.

But in truth, I get it. You sell your food on fancy plates, lay down some black and white tile, throw in some celebs, map your store out so that it creates a frenzy, stock some imported cheese and pass off like a French market.

It's cool I get it. You're not a stripper, You're a 'go go dancer'.

• Pros: Um. It's attractive?
• Cons: Bad food. Overpriced.