Pure Luck Restaurant and Pub

707 N Heliotrope St
LA, CA 90029


So after an amazing matinee show of West Side Story at the Pantages Theater, Steven and I wanted to find a good place to eat and I suggested we use my fancy phone app that finds vegan restaurants and it suggested Pure Luck. I picked this one because it was right across the street from Scoops which serves vegan ice cream, but it was too cold to get some afterwards haha maybe another days

It is a small restaurant off of Melrose with good service and good atmosphere. Some may call it a "hole in the wall" place, but I think it has character:)
They serve vegan "mexican", but I had the chickpea salad, which was similar to chicken salad but made with garbanzo beans and served over romaine lettuce with a vegan caesar dressing. I really enjoyed my meal.

Steven ordered a tofu taco and a baja burrito with a side of sweet potato fries. I can personally say the fries were great and he said he really enjoyed his meal and would like to try the burrito with the tofu next time because the he liked the tofu in the taco. He also got Mexi-Coke and said it was good and came in an awesome bottle.

The coolest thing that happened though was at first they forgot or lost our order so we had been sitting and waiting without food for about 45 minutes and the waitress came to apologize and the meal was free!
"Patience is a virtue friendos."-Taylor Bouknight

We gave a good tip though because they were kind and the food was still good.

Overall, I'd say it was a good restaurant and I would go back to try something else at some point, however, it was not the most amazing place in the world. Fun place to sit and talk with friends and I will go back when I can get some vegan ice cream afterwards:D

I am excited to try out more vegan places in LA though because there are so many. Half the fun is the spontaneity and exploration!

hope you enjoy:)
you are loved.

Follow Your Heart

21825 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303


Quite possibly one of my favorite places in the world...right up there with the Valencia Wellness Center and Sprouts:)

This past Sunday my mom and I went shopping for Christmas gifts and ended up in Canoga Park. We wanted to go somewhere fun for lunch so I used my vegan restaurant app on my phone and found Follow Your Heart was only two miles away.
I fell in love.
The place is small and is both a market and cafe/ restaurant. I'll start with the restaurant...

I ordered a vegan carob milkshake and couldn't believe how amazing it was! I thought I was cheating or something but everything in it was fine for me! I would DEFINITELY order it again.
My mom had a mushroom burger with mozzerella cheese (not entirely vegan) but she said it was absolutely delicious. It came with carrot chips and other veggies. Looked amazing!
But mine was killer...I got a tandoori style vegan "chicken" and curried tofu with rice and mango chutney. completely vegan, wheat free and gluten free.
OH MY GOSH.
I was so incredibly full after that meal but it was worth every single bite. I was beyond content.
But the nice thing is that even after all of that food, I didn't feel bloated or gross because I could digest everything.
now for the market...
OH MY GOSH.
any kind of tea you need, it's there.
any kind of chakra candle. there.
gluten free bread products. done.
vegan, gluten free, raw food, detox, sugar free, health food cookbooks. all there.
flowers and aromatherapy. got it.
bumperstickers, hemp sweatshirts, buddhas. yep.
best part....i bought four cartons of green tea soy ice cream. love

and all of these wonderful things are condensed into this little market/cafe. I could have spend hundreds of dollars....numerous hours...in Follow Your Heart.
Worth it. I promise.
Highly recommend for shopping and eating:D

hope you enjoy:)
you are loved.

Salad Style

Salad Style
807 F St San Diego, CA

Over the long weekend, my mom and I decided to drive down to San Diego and go college touring. And although we had the option of eating the gourmet food in the dining hall of Pt. Loma, we decided to venture out and find someplace else to eat.
We ended up in the gaslight district in San Diego and happened upon a quaint little salad shop on F Street.
The menu seemed pretty good so we walked in and ordered and received the most delicious salads. I got the grilled salmon over spinach with zucchini, peppers, onions, avocados and a lemon vinaigrette. My mom got the soba noodles and vegetables in a miso dressing. Both were fantastic.

The shop was small and only open for lunch hours (I think 10:30am to 3pm) and if you weren't looking for it you might miss it. But if you crave good salads, you wouldn't want to miss it. (By the way, the portions we got were the small portions)

So next time you're in San Diego and want a really great, healthy lunch, check out salad style.

enjoy!
you are loved.

Vegan Express

Vegan Express
address: 3217 Cahuenga Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Today I went to IKEA with my mom to buy a desk for my room and we thought "hey, why don't we try a new restaurant since we are here?"
so I went on my phone GPS thing and searched restaurants within 5 miles of IKEA and being devoted to this new diet, I was intrigued by the name Vegan Express. Even though I'm not vegan anymore, at least I knew I could get dairy-free, wheat-free and gluten-free thing there.

so we didn't know what to expect... but the food was absolutely amazing! we both ordered a Thai dish; I got see me with wide rice noodles and my mom got pad Thai. BOTH were delicious!
Portions were huge and for really cheap. But of course we ate all of it:-)

They also offered things like veggie burgers, mushroom burgers, salads, soups, dinners, and breakfast items. I am definitely going back to get a burger sometime!

Don't be deceived by its outward appearance either...it is clean and welcoming and great. It is kind of one of those "hole-in-the-wall" restaurants that turns into a favorite lunchtime place once you give it a try.

I definitely recommend! Lots of options when you're in the Hollywood/ LA area.

oh...and I took a picture with the awesome indie parking sign behind the restaurant. That's when you know it's a home-cooking type restaurant:-)

you are loved.