This is the ONLY restaurant for which I will drive to the Valley. It's well worth the schlep! It's located in one of LA's first vegetarian health food stores so shop after you eat. The food is unreal! I'm not even a soup person, but their soup selection is awesome - changes daily - all made in house. Interesting flavors - they will give samples. Always a vegan and no-salt soup option as well. They have a fantastic and diverse menu. It's so hard to decide what to eat because everything is so good. Their fake-meats are spectacular. They have mexican, greek, indian, etc. dishes. There's usually a special - my usual choice! Breakfast and Sun Brunch are also fun. Great pancakes. Excellent coffee as well. The pies are also well-liked. We were surprised, but their Pizza is actually very impressive. Fri. night has pizza specials if you can handle the traffic.\r
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It's not fancy - very down to earth. Eat inside or on the patio. Food's not light, but sure is delicious - at least they use all natural products - no nasty preservatives and chemicals here. \r
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The store is also real cool. We stock up on the ""Chicken-Free-Chicken"" - I've never had anything like it. Put some bbq sauce on it, general tso's sauce, tandoori.... I like it better than chicken (I'm not one of those vegetarians that hates meat - stopped for health reasons and ethical reasons...I do miss meat -- but never at Follow Your Heart!). They make fantastic lunch dishes in the fridge section of the store - peanut curries, kung pao, and many others. Those are pretty cheap as well! \r
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Fun place to eat and shop, not just for vegetarians. Worth the drive!
Pros: Top notch food - high quality, great variety, and natural. Fun, simple, & relaxed! Try some soup too.
Cons: Have to drive to the valley. Build me one in Westwood! Tells you something if I'll brave the 405/101 to get there weekly!
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