Real Food Daily
West Hollywood, CA 90048-1907
Phone: (310) 289-9910
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Rosewood Avenue
- Best of Citysearch:
- Healthy Food 2004, Vegetarian Food 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm, Sun 10am-3pm
Editorial Review for Real Food Daily – by Steven Grimm
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.
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Insider Tips
ParkingValet parking is available after 6pm.
Know Before You GoRFD's first outpost is located in Santa Monica, at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and 6th Street.
User Reviews for Real Food Daily
08/12/2008 Posted by Stargatefix
I love this place!... It truly is my home away from home considering I eat here almost EVERY DAY!. The food is amazing and so are the staff. Is it sad when you go eat at the same place so much that they know you by name? Anyways If you are vegan or just enjoy GREAT food this is the place for you! Try the Salisbury Seitan! it is sooo good! I eat it almost every time I go. R.F.D also has one of the best vegan dessert menus ever! so if you have a sweet tooth ask them what they have for that day.
Pros: great food and staff.
Cons: sometimes can get a little cramped with all the tables so close together.
08/04/2008 Posted by vegbiatch
The food is really good, so I guess cheers to the cooks because they really know how to do their thing, but the service is terrible. It seems like they just randomly picked high school drop-outs off the street with no customer service skills and told them to act snooty.
Pros: good food
Cons: service
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