Larchmont Village in LA
TOP NEWS: ILLEGAL RESTAURANT LARCHMONT BUNGALOW LOSES CASE AGAINST CITY. Criminal arraignment on February 10th. 
Cafe Gratitude and Ampersand Boutique opened in March. Goorin Hat Shop opened in April. Lette Macarons opened September 20th.

Café Gratitude on Larchmont

San Francisco's famous raw/vegan eatery opened on March 2nd (Wednesday) at the Rios Clementi Hale building, near the corner of Larchmont and Melrose.

Inside Cafe Gratitude in Los Angeles

 
Everything on Cafe Gratitude's menu is organic, and there are raw, live, and cooked options -- salads, sandwiches, veggie burgers, sushi, pizza, roasted potatoes, tortillas, polenta, wine, tea, coffee, juices and smoothies...

 

Salad, Sandwich & Smoothies at Cafe Gratitude LA


What makes the place so meaningful is that the people are earnestly nice, and affirmations are associated with each menu item! 

The BLT sandwich is called I AM EXTRAORDINARY while the the Caesar salad comes with the affirmation I AM DAZZLING. The hazelnut milk smoothie is I AM LUSCIOUS.

 

Inside Cafe Gratitude LA

Each bottle of water has a different word like JOY and FAMILIA.


Dogs OK on Outdoor Patio


The cafe has a maximum capacity for 60 people inside and can additionally accommodate 29 people on the patio -- pets are welcome on the patio.


Inside Cafe Gratitude in LA

 There are books and other things to buy aside from food at Cafe Gratitude!

(And a must-see is the affirmation hugely written inside the bathroom!)


I AM CHERISHED cheesecake at Cafe Gratitude


What are you grateful for? The vegan cheesecake I AM CHERISHED

 
Address: 639 N Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone number: (323) 580-6383



Hours Open: 11am - 10pm, Monday to Sunday

Café Gratitude owners Matthew and Terces Englehart had created a board game, which somehow turned into a café where people could play the game. There are seven locations in Northern California. This Larchmont location is the very first in Southern California.

Website: cafegratitudela.com     Facebook: Page    Twitter ID: @cafegratitudela

Celebrity sighting: Julia Styles on May 15, 2011


   

TOMS SHOES GIVE SHOP 2011

Opened as a popup-ish store on June 1st, 2011. In the former space of LUX, whose clothing and shoes have been moved next door to Kicks Sole Provider.


TOMS SHOES Popup Store on Larchmont Boulevard


Photo by Giulia White


This TOMS store is co-owned and managed by Kicks Sole Provider.

Address: 143 North Larchmont Blvd Los Angeles,CA 90004

Phone number: (323) 468-9320

Hours: 11 am - 7 pm, Monday to Saturday. 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday


TUESDAY EVENT

"Starting June 7th, TOMS is no longer just a shoe company. We’re the One for One company. Which means every time you buy something from TOMS, together we help a person in need. We started with shoes, and we’re about to take the next step to help meet even more needs around the world.

Our One for One box is a symbol of how TOMS is evolving. And it’s not just about the next thing we make, but the next way you can help. That’s why you see a silhouette on the box – one person helping another. One for One."



Parking: street     Accessibility: ok for wheelchairs
 
   

Ampersand Women's Boutique

Resale and Consignment Boutique for women's clothing on Larchmont near Melrose ~

Ampersand Women's Boutique on Larchmont near Melrose


Ms. Laura Armstrong opened Ampersand (&) on Tuesday, the 29th of March 2011.

Same concept as Bluebird Children's Boutique next door, except it's for adult women!


Address: 658 N Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Location: east side of street, north of Beverly Blvd, just south of Melrose Ave

Phone Number: (323) 466-3300

Hours Open:  11 am - 6 pm, Tuesday - Saturday. 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Sunday.
Closed Monday.

Forms of Payment: accepts cash and credit cards


"Ampersand is a consignment boutique that sells carefully curated and affordably priced clothing, shoes, handbags & jewelry... There's a 60/40 split for all sold items.  Anything that doesn't sell will be donated to Dress For Success..." http://ampersandboutique.com  


Click Here for a Map to Ampersand Resale Boutique on Larchmont

   

Larchmont Bungalow Calls Police on LarchmontLA

Two LAPD officers responded to a call made from 107 N. Larchmont early in the afternoon of Sunday, May 1st. That's the address of Larchmont Bungalow.

The general manager Ken Bernard accompanied the officers to the farmers market where LarchmontLA's beat reporter had earlier posted the following tweet:

"Illegal restaurant Larchmont Bungalow trying to buy affections of
farmers market vendors with free drinks. Won't work..."

Ken Bernard told LAPD that the female reporter had "shoved" a male Bungalow employee at the farmers market and that they wanted to make a "private person's arrest."  No charges were filed because there were no witnesses and the accuser would not give his name. The officers left soon after to attend to more pressing matters.

This is another form of harassment by the Larchmont Bungalow in the wake of LarchmontLA's continuing reporting of the legal and community problems of the Bungalow. The city filed three criminal charges against them and the arraignment is scheduled for June 29th.

Because of this incident, we feel compelled to make it clear that we will not be intimidated. Therefore, we will work harder to dig up public records relating to the food poisoning complaints against Bungalow as well as the Bungalow's application to the city's building department to turn their space into a "mini-mall."

We respectfully request that you address your questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it because we are currently understaffed in moderating comments made on our social-media pages. Our focus continues to be on poring over the hundreds of pages released into the public domain by the County Health Department and the City's Department of Building and Safety. Thank you.


LINKS TO RELATED ARTICLES:

City's Criminal Case Against Larchmont Bungalow
Application for a Mini-Mall in Larchmont Village?
Health Department's Official Inspection Report
Rough Draft Response to Bungalow's LAPD Call
Larchmont Bungalow: Furniture Store
Larchmont Bungalow: 8,177 Coupons for Dine-In


   

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