Equelecua Cuban Vegan Cafe

Equelecua Cuban Cafe is back! This restaurant is now apart of the Grand Food Depot. This depot houses an array of restaurants. Place your order online or at the main window and when your food is ready you will pull up to the drive through at a specific door, ring the bell, and they will bring your food out.Our food was quite delicious and I’m looking forward to returning when I come back to L.A. Thank you for the good memories. I remember your cuisine to be delightful and it still is. ✌?☮️✌?

Very well kept and accessible restaurant. They serve generous portions and for economical rates. I loved the menu a lot and the staff members were super affable and explanatory. Highly recommended.

I am so upset with this place. I had originally gone here before the my transitioned into their white box.

Equelecua has FANTASTIC, authentic vegan cuban food. While their old Inglewood location was a bit lackluster (and didn't have a bathroom?) this new location provides an easy and quick ordering on four tablets at the front. They now share a space with at least 4 other restaurants (in a former cooking school building) but it has very limited seating and seems to be primarily pickup/delivery orders. The portions are also smaller than I remember, and for a $15 entree with two sides I would expect to leave full. Four stars because I just love the food, but be aware this new space isn't very accessible for a true "date night".

Update: Relocated to Pasadena

The food is tasty. Order online, don't try to eat at the physical location.

Is the second time I tried this place, sadly I won’t be coming all this way, the rice super salty that you can’t even taste the flavor of the food. I try to eat without the rice but wasn’t the same. The fried bananas one come not cook enough. The drinks were amazing and the vegan chicken was awesome.

We found the food too rich, over priced and fake. Go easy for its over salted.

Maybe the first thing they tell you is that you order your food from a screen, along with 11 other restaurants and then you wait for them to bring it out to you. It’s not the most inviting place if you’re looking for a nice Saturday night date place. Food was ok.

I had pretty low expectations of this spot when I saw it from the outside (the food court looks a little bit like a cute modern prison cafeteria) but I think I can safely say this is one of the better meals I’ve had in recent memory. And that’s from someone who has lived in LA for more than 10 years as a vegan. Got the Cubano and a casero plate and split with my Omni boyfriend and we were marveling over how good as hell the potato balls and chocolate cupcakes were too. If you are a current lover of one of the chefs here please give them a tender kiss on my behalf

I love this place, but usually had to drive super far if I wanted it so very glad to have this option. This is in a food court type place with tablets to order on and is pickup only, so don’t expect a dining experience - just delicious food.

Not bad for a vegan menu, they have vegan substitute for sour cream as well

Be open-minded when you go there. There were customers who came in, their friend was vegan but not the other three and right away they judged the restaurants without tasting the food. I go here when I'm craving Equelecua or if my sister that's vegan wants to go here. As a huge meat-eater, their food is AMAZING!! Great Service & Great Food!

Oh. My. Goodness!!! My husband and I are in town from Atlanta and wanted to try a Vegan spot in the area...we were not disappointed!! I ordered the Ropa Vieja with black beans and rice and a side of maduros (sweet plantains) and everything was cooked to perfection!! My husband ordered the sweet and spicy chicken wings and could not believe they weren't meat!!! Neither could our 11 year old!!

Walked here from LAX (that part not advisable) during a long wait between flights. Was delicious! Chicken wings are spicy, beware! Would absolutely go back.