Comments on: Leaf Cuisine, Culver City

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:40:06 +0000

you guys all need to check out Juliano’s RAW cuisine on the NE corner of Broadway and 6th - it is the MOST AMAZING and delicious raw food anywhere (written up by NYTimes, LA.Times as being the best in the country) - NO comparison!!! I bring all my non-raw foodist friends and they love it.

By: Jakob

Jakob — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:11:29 +0000

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By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:15:47 +0000

It’s ok. Nothing to write home about. I got the sunburger wrap, and it was a little on the bland side. I go there sometimes when I want fresh juice because 1) I don’t have a juicer 2)I enjoy the mile walk and 3) No one can really screw up fresh juice.
I did have a very berry “smoothie”, and it was kind of bland, and really watery. I only eat organic food, so I pretty much have to like it, as my options are limited for organic restaurants, and it’s really not terrible.

Now Juliano’s Raw restaurant in Santa Monica is so good, you almost faint from the flavor explosion.

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:58:38 +0000

HI i just wanted to say i think Leaf cusine is great for the price and I first expereinced it at rawfoodmedia.com they have a video on their site it was a great intro to see what the store was like except it is only the culver city location and i could not see the other locations wish they had pictures of the other ones on there. Here is a link if anyone else wants to watch the leaf cusine video at raw food media
http://rawfoodmedia.com/restaurantvideoreviews/leaf_cuisine_restaurant.htm

By: Ebomb

Ebomb — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:48:56 +0000

I ordered from Leaf yesterday. I am deadly ill and in bed and resorting to eatting take out from every Culver City restaurant. I would have to say the menu is to small. I had a green garden salad wrapped in Kale. It had no flavor they should add a vegan dressing or at least offer one. I also had the kale salad it was great…loved it. I was really disappointed that they didn’t have any vegan chocolate chip cookies. Try it is worth your dollar.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:30:52 +0000

Oh… I forgot to say I LOVE their carrot cake too!! I ALWAYS order that!! It’s SO GOOD! (This is making me hungry. Time for a Leaf Cuisine run!) :) :)

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:24:36 +0000

I need to put in my vote here FOR Leaf’s wakame seaweed wrap/salad. They are DELICIOUS!! Try as I might, it’s the ONLY entree I order every single time I go there. I can’t get enough of it. (I’d probably boycott the restaurant if it wasn’t on the menu! Just kidding, of course, but that’s how I feel.)

Maybe people are used to paper thin sheets of Nori instead & are expecting something like that. Leaf’s wakame seaweed IS what wakame is supposed to be like. (I buy my wakame at the Korean markets in town. I don’t buy “dry wakame,” but instead buy the kind that’s “wet” fresh & raw. Picked & packed straight from the ocean as it were. It’s packed in salt to preserve it. It needs appx 5 rinses to get off all the salt, then you have the EXACT SAME CONSISTENCY of Leaf’s wakame. I put it this in ALL my salads. Fresh raw seaweed is So Healthy!! Tons of minerals & iodine in it.)

I also ALWAYS order Leaf’s mock salmon nori sushi rolls–delish!!, their raw slaw–also delish!, the “Greens drink”–juiced green veggies & nothing else–very “green tasting” but HEALTHY (not for “faint-at-heart” non-raw people imo), and also LOVE their strawberry mousse tortes. Many times I’ll order take out too. I ALWAYS include a side of their wakame seaweed salad. I truly can’t get enough of it!!

I will state that I am 100% raw vegan & have been for years. (I once had a friend who wouldn’t eat avocados. “Too slimey” he said. Some people say that about okra too.) Many people just haven’t been introduced to the taste & consistency of wakame seaweed. I don’t consider it “slimey”–I consider it DELICIOUS & HEALTHY.

I just needed to weigh-in here. I LOVE Leaf Cuisine. It’s one of my FAVORITE raw restaurants in LA; the one I consistently return to over & over again. (And ANYTHING they serve with wakame seaweed in it gets my vote!!) :) :)

By: aleta

aleta — Tue, 16 May 2006 13:55:21 +0000

I ate at Leaf for the first time a few days ago; it was my first experience with raw food, and after my meal I was not eager to go back. I’ve been a vegetarian and healthful eater for a long time, and I love vegetables, but my meal was just bitter leafy greens and slimy seaweed with small balls of what I would consider substantive food. After reading the comments here, I think my mistake was that I happened to order menu items that are not ideal for someone new to raw food. Next time I’ll try some sesame chips or a pizza or one of their desserts. I’m actually amazed that the Wakame has been receiving consistently bad reviews ever since the restaurant opened (first one on the comments here was more than a year ago) and yet it’s still on the menu.

By: Joan

Joan — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:08:10 +0000

I am a huge fan of leaf. I’ve been mostly raw for a couple months now and always been into healthful diet and lifestyle. Leaf cuisine is way beyond my expectations. I mew when I eat it (I’ve been told listening to me eat my leaf take out orders is also a delightful experience!). The deserts are extraordinary, the pizza is absolutely incredible (I want the recipe!). I too was slimed by the wakame wrap (why not wrap it in collards and include some wakame inside?). I LOVE the bombay burrito croquettes. It is a godsend for me in my busy day to be so vitally nourished. and I can actually afford it. What a precious treat!

By: Cici

Cici — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:31:57 +0000

I’m a vegan but not a raw foodist and was very anxious to try the food at “The Leaf”. On my numerous visits, I only had pleasant experiences. I found the staff, especially the youn blonde guy very pleasant. However, I was no even acknowledged by the chef. He is a paunchy sort of fellow and it makes it hard to believe that he is a full-time raw foodist. Maybe he eats cheeseburgers (the real kind) when no one is looking.

I’ve tried several items there, but the “Fortuna” was my favorite. The apple pie was mediocre but the brownie was delish!!!