Real Food Daily
(310) 289-9910
414 N La Cienega Blvd
West Hollywood,
CA
90048
34.0788
-118.3764
Neighborhoods: Beverly Center, Central LA
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The Scene
Chef Ann Gentry spreads her vegan roots from the original Santa Monica location to West Hollywood, where the hip hang with yoga masters, microbiotic dieters valet their SUVs and trendsetters mix with torchbearers. The swoopy Seuss-meets-Ikea interior would make the Lorax relax after a hard day speaking for the trees.
The Food
The juice bar slings mostly carrot-based drinks mixed with apples, refreshing cucumbers or beets. Teazers are sippable, juice-infused tea sensations served straight up, martini-style. Though Real Food Daily offers plump, textbook legume burgers and veggie burritos, it also breaks new ground with innovative daily specials that go according to season (think mini pumpkins stuffed with couscous and squash in the fall). But the Buddha Belly and Bermuda Triangles sort of fail at gourmet tempeh--one cloyingly sweet, the second cotton-mouth inducing with its cornmeal crust. Stick with the classics: You can't go wrong with the salads and anything seitan soars--the spongy "wheat meat" is served in both gravy-drenched Salisbury and spicy fajitas. The lemon tofu cheesecake and chocolate-colored carob pudding earn a rich place among vegan sweets.
User Reviews
tripletriplejj
May 19, 2009
This is the kind of place that makes you hate all vegans. If you like stale, smelly food served by stale, smelly people, then by all means this is your sort of place.
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jamesjam
January 31, 2009
I get RFD delivered now and the person that takes the delivery order is awesome. They catered to all my needs.
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todi4
January 29, 2009
I first heard of this restaurant on the news one morning, a couple of years ago. I live in Pasadena and rarely, if ever go to the West side of town. However, I am vegan and always kept this restaurant in the back of my mind. Well my son and I finally went this past Sunday (1/25/09) to the La Cienega location. They sat us right away, the host was very friendly and polite. After reading all the reviews, I must say our order did take a while to get to us. Especially when we ordered desert. That took a long time, and my son commented, "are they baking it or something? Don't they have it already made??" Thankfully, we weren't in a hurry, and I was enjoying my evening. BUT...the food is fabulous! Its been many years since I've looked at a menu and didn't have to figure out what I was going to eat. To be able to eat anything on that menu was liberating! The serving portions are large, and very tasty. I was quite happy with the quality of the food. Our order did take a while, but it was worth it. Our waitress was pleasant. Not rude like the others have commented. The creativity of the food, the taste and quality will definitely bring me back for more. And I'm bringing friends next time! P.S. RFD, if you read these, maybe you should really consider training your staff on customer service. This is what will ultimately keep your customers coming back, not the food.
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Parking:
Valet parking is available after 6pm.
Know Before You Go:
RFD's first outpost is located in Santa Monica, at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and 6th Street.
