My girlfriend and I decided to wrap up our crazy labor day weekend with a lunch date somewhere in the quaint culver city area, we decided on Akasha. She ordered their pumpkin-lentl burger with fries and I got their beef burger with coleslaw, as well as their hummus appetizer. After a 10 minute period or so they brought us the hummus : A tad on the sweet side, with seasoned flat bread topped with caramelized onions, we were won over. Their hummus is amazing. After we finished that, there was a long period of no service. We started to notice that other tables around us were getting their food before us, patrons who had arrived 15-20 minutes after us. We asked our waitress if there was a problem, and explained that we had been waiting for a while, and she claimed that the kitchen was backed up and asked if we were in a hurry. No apology whatsoever. Very rude demeanor. Finally our plates arrived. The pumpkin-lentil burger was very bland, no flavor, dried out. No vibe whatsoever. The fries were akin to Carl's Jr. or McDonalds. Very underwhelming, generic, no originality. The beef burger was amazingly disappointing. I am convinced that the burger was on the broiler and hastily thrown on a frying pan. It arrived on the table covered in grease, which completely saturated the bun. The ingredients were very generic. Run of the mill lettuce leaves, tomato slices, red onions, and a small cup of catsup. The bun was actually decent, suprisingly. I would expect a hamburger at this price tag($16.00) to be much more interesting, with more creative ingredients. It's interesting that you can go to Cassell's(LA burger staple) and get a far better hamburger for about $6.00. The food here was a huge letdown. I felt ripped off. Father's Office nearby has a far superior hamburger for the same price. Its frustrating when a place like this charges this much for food with no originality, creativity, or pizzaz.
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