A Love Supreme.
Gjusta Is My Quintessential, Never-Miss L.A. Spot
Itās a California food wonderland.
A Love Supreme.
Try the italian sandwich next time. AMAZE-BALLS.
If youāre ever in the area at night, itās quite a bit calmer then.
Went tonight myself for dinner. One thing I love about Gjusta is you never know when one of their salads will be completely mind blowing. Had an incredible carrot, avocado, and sprouts salad tonight that was just perfect in every way, along with a near-perfect meatball sandwich. Night is definitely the time to go.
Hi fellow Coltrane fan
I love me a good Italian once in a while.
Italian, Prime Rib, Smoked Brisketā¦I know plenty of my friends would love it.
Just have to do some convincingā¦
@paranoidgarliclover @Haeldaur
What else you like for dinner? Is everything during lunch also available?
You took some Giant Steps on this visit, my friend. Next time try the Italian sandwich, porchetta melt, and chicken parm.
Hi @JeetKuneBao,
Great post. Next time you might consider:
Breakfast Sandwich
Italian Sandwich - I think itās one of the best in the city.
Turkey Butcher Sandwich - Pure Turkey, fresh roasted Turkey in-house and sliced to order (ridiculous).
Smoked Fish Plate (Small) - Choose 3. So many good choices, but any of their Lox / Gravlax, Salmon Belly, Hamachi are good choices.
Pita Sandwich - So balanced, crunchy, bright, vegetal and savory.
Something from their daily rotating Market Salad deli case.
(and many other things)
And yes for Dinner you can order stuff from their Lunch menu.
Enjoy!
When the fried chicken is on the dinner menu itās one of the best in the damn city. The sand dabs and the tomato confit with burrata are great.
I only go to gjusta during the day if Iām forced to, dinner is gjust better.
Pro tip ask for extra horseradish on the side, you get even more.
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I havenāt tried a lot of the other stuff b/c I canāt tear myself from the italian sandwich! And after ordering a sandwich and a drink (love the ginger lemonade), Iām totally cleaned out of $, so I canāt get much else.
I had some lox once. It was really lovely, but maybe Iām just not a lox person (or maybe Iām a quantity vs. quality guy when it comes to that) b/c I donāt feel a strong urge to order it again (or order it from anywhere else, for that matter). I mainly think of lox (and bagels) as a vehicle for cream cheese, so perhaps this is my problem.
I agree w/ @frommtron that I miss the bite from prepared horseradish, so I donāt get the prime rib anymore (although the meat itself is obviously excellent). Pretty sure I mustāve tried the porchetta melt b/c I love pork, but I donāt know if anything compares to sandwich I had from the Porchetta Truck which was, like, truly transcendent.
Partner had whatever steak they had as a dinner special once. Steak was excellent; skip the fries (which I think came w/ the dish). The fries were the only truly subpar thing Iāve ever had there. Well, that and a croissant. Iām generally not a sweets fan, so Iāve never had the carrot cake.
The salads are ātechnicallyā excellent, but they can be veryā¦ woodsy. I sometimes feel like a cow grazing through the fields when Iām eating a veggies there. And while I enjoy salads, I also donāt know if Iāve ever had an AMAZING salad anywhere, truth be told. But, no doubt, you will have championship-level natural regularity if you have some veggies there the evening b/f.
Make sure you look at the handwritten board behind the cashier to see the dinner specials b/c I didnāt know they had dinner specials for quite a few mosā¦
A reliable indicator of the good items to be had.
My routine order at Gjusta, for a heavy late breakfast for 2 (usually w/ leftovers):
PFR Butcher, extra horseradish
Oil-cured sardines (or salt-cured anchovies or pickled herring), 1/3 lb. (I appreciate how they drain the olive oil before weighing the sardines, honest goodness)
Salmon belly, 1/3 lb.
Smoked salmon, 1/3 lb.
Cold-smoked kanpachi, 1/3 lb.
Country Sourdough loaf, for me to toast at home
āO.G.,ā Lemon Poppyseed Buttermilk Old-Fashioned Cake, and Passionfruit Cake donuts from Blue Star.
Iced coffee from Balconi or simply grab some from Blue Star.
āCome on Baby, take a chance with us, and
Meet me at the back of the, Blue Busā
Elvin jones fan . Just loved the way he played A Love Supreme. Coltrane nuff said .
Your first and third Hammer photos were painted at the same hospital, and show the changes in his perception of surroundings. If youāre driving around for Van Gogh, the Norton Simon has my favorite of hisāa portrait of his mother.
The Hammer has really wonderful public programming, and the Tuck Room Tavern on Westwood and Wilshire in the iPic complex has a really solid menu. Sherry Yard is a key investor, and can be seen working the room. The desserts are no joke.
Right on all counts!
Tomato confit with burrata. Like a creamy umami bomb on bread.
Just a heads up for you carrot cake fans, theyāve changed the recipe. No longer nuts on the outside and they put candied tangerine(?) on top. It also tastes like thereās more zest in the frosting. I didnāt like it quite as much as before but citrus fans may be pleased.
Itās a California food wonderland.
This looks like my kinda cake Planning on a Gjusta stop early next week.
Uh, why didnāt any of our FTCāers include this new Meyer lemon cake news in our FTC Gjusta Club newsletter?! (j/k)
Looks wonderful. Thanks for the report!
That cake is super good had it Saturday, partner would not let me buy an extra slice