A new vegan restaurant to try: Village Vegan Cafe
Posted by: FoodEater in L.A. RestaurantsA visitor named Michael has dropped in to bring the good word of a brand spankin’ new Los Angeles vegan restaurant and internet cafe that just opened up last weekend, Village Vegan Cafe. Now I must first pass along to you my disclaimer; that being that I have not yet visited this establishment and have not tried their food, so this is not a endorsement. I don’t usually promote anything if I haven’t personally first tried it myself. That said, Village Vegan Cafe sounds like it’s got the potential to be my new favorite restaurant, so I’m very eager to try it and of course will report back once I do. In the meantime, news this good shouldn’t be kept a secret, so here’s the lowdown:
We are proud to announce and invite you to come in and taste the Soul/Mex creations of the Vegan Village Cafe during it’s opening week. Below you’ll find further information about the restaurant and what it has to offer. We look forward to seeing you here!
You’ll be amazed by Vegan Villages tasty natural vegetable meals: BBQ dumplings, tostadas, burritos, wheat burgers, falafel sandwiches, vegetarian shrimp po boy and soy ice creams to name a few. Once again, Jewel Thais-Williams, the nationally honored community health activist is opening the Vegan Village Internet Cafe, serving up some of the best vegan Soul/Mex cuisine in the greater Los Angeles area. Located on the corner of Norton and Pico, The Vegan Village Internet Cafe is poised to be the closest thing to your mother’s kitchen, save the meat.
The menu is an eclectic mix with everything from a homemade apple cider dressed Wakame Salad to soy fried Hot Wings. Some of the menus highlights include the Nutmeat Chili Wrap made with Brazilian nuts and assorted veggies all wrapped in a marinated collard green leaf, or try the BBQ Tofu dumplings fried in sunflower oil and then smothered in a smoky BBQ sauce. Looking for a light meal? Vegan Village also offers salads ranging from Raw Kale Salad to the best Potato Salad this side of the Mississippi. Let us not forget about desert. Come in and try the Coconut and Almond Bar made with raw almonds, coconut, liquid lecithin, dates, agaves and carob chips or just sit back and enjoy the Sweet Potato Pie.
Jewel is also the founder of the Village Health Foundation which provides affordable, accessible, and effective professional services in complementary medicine to the community. She is an authority on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Now she is, once again, reveling her love of cooking and healthy, sensual dishes for all to enjoy.
Vegan Village is located at 4061 W. Pico Blvd. It is open daily from 11am till 9pm seven days a week. For more information you can check out the website at www.veganvillagecafe.com, or call at (323) 766-9773.
Sure sounds great on paper, right? Can’t wait to try it! Note that this is in the same location as where Soul Vegetarian used to be, but it’s a new business with new managment. Considering how good Soul Vegetarian was, I’m now even that much more intruiged…
I got that release too & can’t wait to try as well. I did admit to reading it a little to fast and initially thought Jewel, the singer, was behind this operation. Ha!
Sounds delicious! Let us know how it is! :)
Ooh, that’s just 5 miles from my office! Can’t wait to try it. :)
sounds like a winning dining establishment!
H.C. I think it would be so rad to see Jewel (the singer) running a vegan soul food joint!
vegyogini: You shall be our canary in the coal mine. If you return to report back to us on how you liked it, we’ll know it’s safe for the rest of us to venture in ;)
oh man, i am totally bummed soul vegetarian closed down! and i never got a chance to try it!!! :(
quarrygirl: Yeah, I too was bummed when Soul Vegetarian closed. They weren’t open for all that long unfortunately. The good news is that the same folks are behind this new venture, so hopefully it will be as good… and more successful in the long run. We’re all going to have to head out there and eat often in order to make sure they stay in business!
Wow, this does sound really good on paper. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Lane: You’re very welcome! Please do report back to us if you make it out there before I do!
Love this place!!! Ambience is peaceful and calming…the food is excellent !! Jewel is a true Jewel. We love her and the staff. Herbs are exceptional. Don’t forget to get a few gallons of alkaline water… great for inflammation and general cleansing. Spaghetti, spicy chicken, salads…hummmmmm, good!!
GiGi: Nice to hear it! I haven’t seen many reviews or heard much about this place since they opened, so I wasn’t sure if they were still in business. Gonna have to make it out there one of these days…
The outside of the joint looks a little shady, but once inside, it’s BEAUTIFUL. Great ambience, great decor, lighting, etc. And the coconut cake… is AMAZING.