Basix Cafe

09/29/09

Upscale neighborhood restaurant

by Miss Amy at Citysearch

Basix Cafe struck me as the "BLD restaurant" in WeHo. Overall, a good selection of sandwiches, burgers, salads & entrees; a real crowd-pleaser for those groups of friends with varied food palates & budgets. This place is relatively inexpensive for dinner ($15-$17 incl. tax/tip) for an entree per person & dessert to share. The only complaint is that there are potato chips instead of french fries with the burgers. This would have been a travesty if it were not for the amazing burgers that took up enough space in our stomachs. Food review:

Kobe Beef Burger - This comes out with the lettuce, tomato & onion on the side. Ordered medium, the outside was tenderly seared while the inside was juicy and without risking bloody. You can request sauce, but try it as is & appreciate the Kobe beef as it is. Otherwise, just save $3 and get the regular hamburger if you're going to alter it.

Salmon Burger - Favorite of the evening. The fish patty was perfectly flaked, compounded, and had a consistently crispy texture. Because the patty did not fall apart, I pestered the waiter to tell me how the chef was able to fry the patty without breading it. Included with the burger is a delightfully tangy and creamy side of freshly-made tartar sauce.

Vegetable Pizza - Must share with friends! The pizza came out in a wooden board, sliced up & begging to be pried apart with a knife to separate the melted cheese. It had a sweet taste to it, and must have been from the combination of diced garden vegetables & specialty mozzerella. The pizza sauce was mixed with the toppings, rather than under the cheese like other pizza joints. No worries, this kept the pizza crust crispy throughout the meal & wasn't at all soggy.

Overall, great value & atmosphere & place for group meals.

• Pros: Piping hot rosemary bread, Friendly/Prompt Service
• Cons: Street noise (but good people watching)

05/26/08

First time patron

by yendi at Citysearch

Basix is anything but basic. I found the food to be pretty good. Excellent omletes and potatoes. Friendly wait staff. Was it just the day I went or is the staff always male only? Tight eating quaters. Just a bit of advice, if you don't like smoking or dining with dogs make sure you request a table indoors. The staff was quite accommodating when I requested to move indoors because another patron was smoking. Overall it was a good spot for breakfast or brunch. I'd definitely go again.

• Pros: Wait staff, potatoes, location
• Cons: outdoor dining with dogs and smoking, tight space

05/12/08

delicious mojitos. excellent food but mehhh service

by ldkermani at Citysearch

i love this place. seriously i go all the time. delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner. even better mojitos. the service is poor though. i always have to wait a long time to get water or to order. and then the food takes a while. but great people watching while you wait forever to get your food.

• Pros: mojitos. salads. pizza. everything
• Cons: service

07/24/07

Reliably Excellent

by happyjuice8000 at Citysearch

This is a great place to eat brunch, lunch, or dinner. I've eaten at Basix countless times, and it is reliably excellent. You can always count on superb cocktails. Their mojito and their cosmopolitan are my favorites. The menu selection is vast and their food is reliably good. Their club sandwiches are tasty and huge. Their skirt steak with chimichurri sauce is *amazing*. Their brunch food is likewise very good across the board. I like their eggs benedict and their crabcakes benedict. Another nice thing is that they allow you to replace your french fries with fresh vegetables or a fruit medley that's not just fruit out of a jar but really fresh and tasty. Finally, the waitstaff is always friendly, and the service is prompt. They have a great location in a pleasant part of West Hollywood, and their outdoor patio is great all year round.

• Pros: drinks are great, food is reliably good, service is prompt, and the patio is fantastic
• Cons: none

04/24/07

GREAT restaurant (terrible parking situation)

by slpdocstu at Citysearch

If parking was easier, I'd be a regular here! The food is great, the service is great, and the patio makes for a great atmosphere. I love the goat cheese salad!

Italian-influenced curbside dining at a see-and-be-seen Boystown fave.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
Anchored by a huge sidewalk patio, Basix exemplifies the WeHo tradition of people watching with one's mouth full. The neighborhood clientele is lively, and tables are close enough to allow easy eavesdropping. The health-conscious menu teems with salads, pastas, pizzas and panini sandwiches. Chicken fettuccine comes in a spicy jalapeno-cream sauce, while a thin tri-colore pizza is a sampler of three popular toppings. Side dish faves include the black bean-turkey chili and crispy house-made potato chips.

09/08/06

Consistenly great food and great service

by crtamb at Citysearch

I have been a regular at this plce for a couple years and EVERYTIME I go the food is great and the service is wonderful. I have never once had to wait for refills, the food is always fresh, always hot, and great. The BBQ CX pizza is awesome, the crabcakes are to die for, and the brunch is sensational. I can only hope this place never changes

• Pros: Service, Food, Value

07/31/05

What Happened???

by metoo64 at Citysearch

I've been here many, many times and this last time was a disaster! Had a nice table out on the patio but the waiter took forever to get our drink order. After waiting 20 minutes for the drinks (and still no waiter to take an appetizer order) the manager shows up and asks how our evening was going...we let him know about our bad service so far. To our shock, the waiter came over to us and complained that we had gotten him in trouble! Nice restaurant but really bad waiter

• Pros: people watching
• Cons: bad service

03/09/05

pretty basix

by rebeccaburchett at Citysearch

Food - good, not great. Service- good, not fab. Value- decent. Ambience- a little better than average. Overall- um... okay. Wouldn't go out of my way to go here- but if I was in the neighborhood and hungry then why not. Ho Hum.

• Pros: decent food, simple menu
• Cons: parking, simple menu

06/12/04

Awesome BBQ Chicken Pizza

by rupert_wartle at Citysearch

By far the best gourmet BBQ chicken pizza ever! All the dishes are quite good. Key lime pie is made from scratch and is great.

• Pros: Food, Location, Patio on the street