Thursday, September 10, 2009

Vegetarian - Cafe Flourish

Cafe Flourish
5406 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 939-3932
www.cafeflourish.com
personal rating: 3.0/5.0

Cafe Flourish is one of those hole-in-the-wall snugged in the middle of Miracle Mile that we could have easily missed. Their very simple decor and their menu with "limited opening menu" stamped on it gives the impression that the cafe has just recently opened and is not fully set up yet. Jen and I initially ordered the rueben and BLT&A only, but after seeing the flourish roll on our neighboring table, we knew we had to order it. We did not regret it as the roll was really tasty. We only wished it was wrapped much tighter as we had difficulty keeping the fillings in. Our sandwiches arrived next. The rueben was disappointing as the sauerkraut overpowered all the other ingredients, and the BLT&A was rather ordinary. We'll probably give it some time to settle in before visiting it again. It definitely has lots of potential.

Flourish Roll
Carrots, red bells, cucumber, cilantro, sunflower seeds, green onion, mint, peanuts & rice noodles snuggled in a leaf of red lettuce with a coconut tamarind sauce. Addictive.*
$4.95
Love, Rueben
Savory marinated tempeh with house-made "Swiss", sauerkraut & avocado with Russian dressing on rye.*
$11.95
BLT&A (Be Love, Thanks & Abundance)
Smoky tempeh bacon, red-leaf lettuce, ripe roma tomatoes, avocado.*
$8.95
* Food description is taken verbatim from the menu.

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