Veggie Grill on Sunset
// February 20th, 2010 // 13 Comments » // I Love LA.
Last night I dined at The Veggie Grill near Sunset and Fairfax with my Facebook friends, and real friends, Tom, Shane and Michaela. “Bel, I had the ‘Chickin’ Ceaser Wrap’ last time. It’s really good.” Tom said. Taken aback by this self-proclaimed vegan person claiming to have recently consumed chicken, I said “I thought you were vegan!” Tom was then obligatorily forced to laugh uproariously at my cluelessnes. Veggie Grill apparently, serves vegan, 100% plant based fare. It’s the first fast-casual restaurant chain of it’s kind, recently recognized by Los Angeles magazine as one of L.A.’s “Best Cheap Eats.”
Beautifully sitting on my white ceramic plate, the “Chickin’ Caesar Wrap” tasted like it actually contained grilled, blackened chicken. It was for sure amazing. Tom ordered the burger which he claims tasted like a real burger. The restaurant ambiance was nice on the eyes with bamboo floors and vibrant kiwi-green and orange décor. A little toddler boy with an afro took a liking to our charismatic group and waved at us all, friendly-like, before running off in the opposite direction.
The available desserts were carrot cake, chocolate tofu pudding and a cookie with nuts. Shane bought the cookie to go. “It has big chunky nuts,” he observed. “You don’t like big chunky nuts?” Michaela asked. “What, you don’t like big chunky nuts?” I also innocently and naively asked as a big group of people stepped towards us, within earshot. I think they appreciated our avant-garde sense of humor.
