Cheebo

12/12/06

A colorful Hollywood bistro for organic, Italian comfort food.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Scene
The lively dining room with tangerine and yellow walls is lined with quirky light fixtures--some look like giant glass beads hanging from a string. Businessfolk, local rockers and industry types nosh during the day, while the place swings late into the night. Polite and attentive servers guide diners through a pleasant, casual meal.

The Food
A mostly organic menu features pizzas, pastas, hearty sandwiches, and Italian-inspired grilled meats and seafood, all lovingly prepared to order. Pizzas are foot-long, rectangular pies topped with gourmet goodies like pungent pesto and wild mushrooms. The unique Cheebo chopped salad has mesquite-grilled zucchini, carrots and fennel for vegetarians, or salty soppresatta, chicken and garbanzo beans for meat lovers. By far, one of the best items is the flavorful roasted pork, manchengo cheese and pickle sandwich pressed on soft, chewy ciabatta bread, served with crispy (not greasy) homemade potato chips.

11/04/09

"Extra Topping" at no additional cost

by LAsFalstaff at Citysearch

On Halloween night 2009, I ordered a pizza from Cheebo. After eating a few slices, I noticed an item underneath the cheese that was obviously not a pepperoni. Assuming it was a mushroom or onion, I proceeded to pick it out; unfortunately, as you'll see, the foreign object was a bolt! After taking the pizza back to Cheebo, the manager on duty did not offer to reimburse me for my expenses, but instead became very cavalier, saying, "Well, you didn't chew it, did you?" A complaint with the Los Angeles Health Department is forthcoming. You may see video of the pizza at youtube and searching for "Cheebo Extra Topping" by the user LAConsumer.

• Pros: Used to be quite good and tasty
• Cons: Objects found in food

01/09/09

Really not the best.

by Trinhw at Citysearch

I am usually of the opinion that if you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything at all..but this is certainly not the case with Cheebo.

I hate to say but I ate here because I saw it on "The Hills"..I know, I know! What I didn't know was that the wait staff would be incredibly rude and that my amazingly mediocre food would take nearly 45 minutes to get to the table!

I really do hate to say it but this is probably the worst place I have ever eaten in L.A. I would not be surprised if it closed very soon.

• Pros: It was on "The Hills"?
• Cons: Food, Service..pretty much everything...

12/20/08

Never again!

by Britt55 at Citysearch

By far the worst service I have ever recieved in any eatery in Los Angeles, and the food is nothing to rave about either. I would never go back and would advise friends to find somewhere else to eat!

12/19/08

AVOID FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!

by Penguinlove at Citysearch

I literally just got home from dinner at Cheebo and was so insenced that I created a Citysearch account just so that others do not have to share my fate!

Myself and my wife went to Cheebo looking for a tasty meal before a movie, what we got was a 1 hour wait for a bowl of pasta that tasted like a tin of capers had been dumped on it and a pizza that tasted almost identical to the Cheebread appetizer (which we waited 30 minutes to be served).

Our waitress was spaced out and once she got the hint that we did not enjoy waiting an hour for pasta and a pizza she avoided us entirely! Then the bill came and we saw that we were also expected to pay an almost extortionate price for food that was bland and almost cold and service that was nonexistent.

Oh and the music continually cut out and the entire restaurant was blasted with an extremely loud static sound until it was fixed (3 times!)

Like other reviewers we noticed that when we left the staff were standing around chatting and did not say 'goodbye' or 'thank you'. Cheebo is probably one of the worst places you can eat in L.A, avoid at all costs!

07/21/08

Best Delivery

by LAWoman23 at Citysearch

The delivery service at Cheebo is one of the main reasons I eat there, other than the wonderful food. My food was delivered within 30 minutes and tasted amazing. It's the perfect healthy delivery choice!

06/10/08

Good for a cozy breakfast

by doll83 at Citysearch

This Hollywood eatery offers a wide selection of organic food options for every occasion including pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts. Even though some menu items were slightly over-priced the food was still tasty and beautifully arranged. I had granola with yogurt which was lavishly strewn with fruits. My friend had pancakes with whipped cream and strawberry slices, while the whole arrangement was lovely decorated with strawberry sauce. All in all, the portions were pretty ample, our waitress was very kind and chatty and our glasses were refilled with water all the time.

05/25/08

Food's good, not worth the hassel

by shebeastie at Citysearch

The food is delicious but I would say a little on the overpriced side for "organic"; let's not get carried away. The service is not good, the servers are bitchy, and inattentive for such a small place.

Also, don't ever invite a large party there, they will only accept 4 credit cards because more than that and it clogs up and crashes their computers. They also add 21% gratuity, which I definitely would not have left for such lousy service.

03/28/08

Great food, service on the slow side

by sheridanm1 at Citysearch

I've been to Cheebo twice in the past couple of weeks. The food was consistent both times and was quite tasty. The service, however, was consistently slow. I would defintiely go back though. Just make sure you have plenty of time to eat.

• Pros: great food
• Cons: slow service, little pricey

11/30/07

Wood Fire Pizza, Hot Hot Hot Servers

by lifeserial at Citysearch

Uh. Yum. The entire place is 360 degrees of yum. If you're cute you probably already know about Cheebo, you probably already hang out there twice a week. I think it has something to do with the orange and yellow building; cute people are attracted to it. Head first. The waitstaff here is hot, hot, hot. I think you have to be a model to serve people pizza and pasta in this joint; they're all mostly friendly, happy to see you, happy to get you drunk. I recommend the pepperoni pizza. Cheebo pizza's come on a slab, they make it in a wood fire oven, and you want to eat it up as fast a possible. They've got a good wine list. My friends like their salads. There's funky artwork on the wall. And the staff is hot. Are you getting this? For good eatin' and good lookin'--go to Cheebo.

• Pros: Pizza, Staff

07/23/07

There oughta be a law against lousy restaurants like this!

by spiffylady at Citysearch

What bland food, pathetic portions, and mediocre service. Who's running this place? It must be a front for some other type of undercover operation--maybe UFO work or something. I swear, our waitress was spacey as a drunken loon. I complained about the taste of my salad, but the waitress was so detached and apathetic about it when she asked if I wanted to talk to the manager, I told her not to bother. I felt sorry for her. I feel sorry for Cheebo, er, uh, make that "Cheap-o." No, wait, actually, I don't feel sorry for Cheap-o. I hate it when I pay my hard earned money for mediocre food and service. You want a good meal in this neighborhood? Try the Indian place down the street, or, you could get better salads at McDonald's. I kid you not!!!

• Pros: Lesson learned!
• Cons: Wasted my money!