A girlfriend of mine and I were hungry for some breakfast. Driving down Ventura Blvd. is usually our way of finding a place to eat. I happened to glance over to the North side of Ventura. We were in Sherman Oaks by now.
I parked and we walked up to the cutest little restaurant I've seen in a while. What could be bad about eating next to Linda Gray? Nothing, I guess. She was munching on something and was having a deep conversation with a gentleman friend.
The woman who greeted us should own a school for hosts and hostesses for the hospitality and restaurant industry. She must have seen the look on our faces which said: "we are lost and have no clue about how this little piece of heaven on earth works." She explained to us that we order inside and then grab a table and the food and drink will be brought to us. We both ordered the Croque Madame and two cups of coffee. When I saw a basket full of bags of Intelligentsia Coffee I could tell right away that the coffee was going to be as annoying and conceded as the employees of this very pretty chain. After visiting their new location in Old Town Pasadena - I knew right away that all the employees have a big stick up their butts and big heads about where they work and what they serve. It's just coffee - chillax kids! The coffee we drank must have been African due to it's citrusy and fruity taste. It was strong which is a plus, but the citrus killed it just a bit. I am a huge fan of Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopian blends but this was a bit too much. Now, the Croque Madame was something that was delivered on a cloud from the heavens up above. Served with a sunny side-up farm egg, Paris ham, Bechamel, Gruyere & Dijon Mustard on two slices of French bread. It was served with a side of baby Arugula salad, which was a perfect accompaniment. It was rich, filling, yet light. The flavors were perfectly combined in this delicious sandwich and the best I've ever had. The rest of the menu consists of delicious salads, pastries, and breakfast items. All the skinny bitches in their gigantic sunglasses asked us about our order because it is probably the most beautiful item on the menu and most likely with the most calories.
This place is filled with the lots of plastic surgeries, face-lifts, and botox. So - your average Ventura or Sunset Blvd crowd. It was 20 something girls, with their ugly boyfriends or 80 year old women trying to look 20.
All in all - this is a place to be. Delicious food. Great items for sale, like truffle oil. Yumm! I will be back and the woman who welcomed us in - Thank You. I don't know if you are the owner or an employee, but that "welcome" alone is going to be what will make me come back again, again, and again. Thank you for a slice of heaven in the old, beat up Sherman Oaks. You have brought comfort, good food, great service, and warmth to a neighborhood that has lost it over the years.
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