Little Next Door - Los Angeles, CA

I have been wanting to go to The Little Door for a long time now but they never seem to be open when I plan to go so this time, I went to its casual version, little next door which is literally next door to the Little Door therefore, the Little Next Door :) crazy! Oh well.. It was good. Nothing much though, for vegans. Lots of cheeses and hams! I had a salad sampler $12.00 with three choices of deli salads from which I chose Quinoa (I'm pretty sure that's what it was although it doesn't show on their online menu), lentil and fresh fruit salads. It was good but, nothing spectacular. Sorry but I have to be picky with salads since I make salads at home almost every day, and I have to say, I love my salads!
My mom, who went with me, had a sandwich (not vegan) I don't remember what it was but I think it had cheese. I remember her saying she didn't see cheese on the item list before she ordered it. But she's not vegan, she just tries to lower the amount of animal products she eats. I am actually the only almost completely vegan person I eat out with (confession time, yes I eat some sea food sometimes) and even though everyone respects me and my diet choices, they also make fun of me when I start "I have a question... does it have any butter, milk, cheese... in this?" I don't mind, I also think it's funny!
I thought it was a little over priced for the whole simplicity aspect of a casual restaurant but it is a pleasant space, with an open front patio and a pastries gallery for the non-vegan customers. It might be a nice place to stop by for a cup of coffee (which I saw some people having) if you drink coffee (I don't). Not sure I'll go back, maybe.
LITTLE NEXT DOOR
Tel: 323.951.1010 8142 West 3rd Street, LA CA 90048 www.thelittledoor.com

Comme Ca - Los Angeles, CA

I don't recommend this restaurant for vegans, although it is worth going if you are not very hungry and would be happy with a small salad and french fries. That was what I had!
They served fresh yummy small french roll baguettes (sorry I don't know what they call those smaller baguettes) with butter which I refused and just had my bread dry. I guess I could have asked for some olive oil but probably didn't see how it would work since they didn't bring us small plates for the bread. I had to improvise something with the paper that the baguette was rapped in since I couldn't help myself from spreading bread crumbs all over the table. It was my mother's birthday dinner so I wanted to be respectful, after all, we are not french.
For appetizers, someone at my table ordered the famous french onion soup, "Soupe A L'oignon Gratinee" ($9.00) it looked good. Others got the "Roasted Beet Salad" ($10.00) and the "Mushroom Risotto" ($14.00). I stuck with the bread!
Should we care about what other people ate, that is not vegan friendly? hummm, guess not. So I will skip to what I had for my entree. The "Salade de Legumes" (market vegetables, artichokes, romain hearts $12.00) and a side of "Pommes Frites" (better known as "french fries" $7.00). The salad was ok, not bad and definitely nothing I would call "special" but it got me distracted. I had to add a lot of salt and ask for olive oil. It came with dressing on the side but it was creamy so I didn't want to risk.
I had a cocktail with my dry baguette, which I had no idea what it was since I asked the server to "surprise me"! but it was good. During the meal I had a glass of Chardonnay.
I will have to mention what all the guys at the table ordered, the steak and fries "Steak Frites" $28.00 which was funny. The steaks looked pretty good and the guys were all pleased with it.
My sister is an expert in creme brulee which she had to order, taste and critique. She didn't like it.
So, not a vegan friendly restaurant but, if you feel like experiencing a new "hot spot" in LA at least you can get away with salad and pomme frites.
It is a pretty restaurant, a little noisy but nice.
8479 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA900698479 tel/ 323.782.1178 http://www.commecarestaurant.com/