Westwood: Violet Bistro, in Westwood Village. You can enjoy outdoor coffee at Espresso Profeta next door after lunch, even.
Santa Monica: The Cloverfield, at the Santa Monica Airport
Thanks to you bruins and to PGL … I passed along the recommendations.
bruins – As it happens the I know the friend who asked me for recs through our UCLA ties and the person he is having lunch with is someone he knows through his UCLA days.
The site of many a business lunch for folks at all the tech and entertainment companies in eastern Santa Monica (of which I used to be one). The food is decent if not spectacular and the outdoor space is really nice.
I used to work across the street from Tiato. Gorgeous space, that’s the best thing I can say about it. The grilled cheese was worth ordering and I would get that again.