Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins

It's a decent store with a large selection of organic products, but I did not enjoy hearing the employees speaking loudly in Spanish & laughing while hovering over items I wanted to look at...At no point did they ask if they should move out of the way, even though I wanted them to...they were not friendly or professional at all...Overall, I think the employees at this store are hostile & the prices are too high; I was also charged twice for a produce item, so you should check your receipts, since you're already spending $9 for some organic strawberries that probably aren't grown from decent farmers anyway.

Why is this entire store filled with products manufactured with soy? Soy is horrible for your hormonal system & organs. The nut butters are decent, but seeing a lot of food from China makes me skeptical about how much the owners really care about their customer's health. Would I go back? Yeah, but if I find something better with more quality products, I'll go there instead...The attitude from the workers was palpable, so all around, it was not a great experience, but it's open late, which is hard to find nowadays in terms of supermarkets.

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I downgraded my rating to 2 stars because every time I go here, there's a problem...Today, I realized that I was sold used spice...I've bought Spice Hunter's garlic before, & there's supposed to be a safety label, but there was none...The last time I was there, the dates had mold on them, the time before that, I was charged twice for 1 produce item...In addition to all of this annoying BS, I realize how ridiculously priced certain items are...I bought 5 chocolate bars, which cost me around 48 dollars; This is not normal...They're good, but they're not that good. $12 for one small package of organic mushrooms? This is insanity. The store is in an unsafe neighborhood w/ many junkies & gang members, so I would be careful about leaving your things unattended. The cashiers are hit or miss...some are masked & miserable...others are excellent...it really just depends if you luck out. The blonde woman who works in the health & body section was extremely helpful & professional.

I will venture to another health food store because this place isn't really worth it...If they're selling used products, how else are they cutting corners? Most produce from Mexico is substandard, but the sheep see shiny things that say 'organic' on them, so they feel justified spending $50 on 5 days worth of chocolate...lame!

They have an exceptional deli and hot bar if you’re vegan, and lotsa alternative brands if you’re a more conscious consumer, but unsurprisingly the prices here are prohibitively expensive for anyone, say, on food stamps. It’s also pretty unwelcoming to have a hulking security automaton be the first thing you see upon entry. The checkout line going down the aisle is a wildly inefficient way to organize customers. The non-profit panhandlers always outside are another unwanted fixture of this place, I honestly prefer the homeless people over them.

I love the ooey gooey goopy supplements and the anorexic chic auras! I drink 4 liters of sea algae a day and then take a paleo bath in fish oil and raw milk, which is good for the placenta!

Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins Echo Park location.

Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins Echo Park location

So, I stopped in to Lassens shopping for supplements. I was not looking long when Lassens employee Stephanie M. Greeted me with a
Warm and Comforting “may I help you find something?” Stephanie’s calm and reassuring demeanor and approach, let me know that I was in excellent hands. I was so impressed and confident, that I quickly recited the items I was shopping for to Stephanie and Stephanie in a matter of seconds had everything I was shopping for.

Stephanie has an excellent, vast and extensive knowledge of the vitamin and supplement section.

Stephanie cared enough, to take the time to locate me in the store and brought a smaller size of an item I was looking for earlier, while I was shopping in the supplement section.

That level of honest dedication to customer care and to customer service is rare and is wonderfully reassuring and definitely worth mentioning!

Stephanie listens attentively, and is a great asset to the vitamin and supplement section to Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins.

Ask for Stephanie she is extremely helpful.

While at the hot bar… yes, yes, yes…Yummy fresh selection's at the hot bar…of course I couldn’t choose just one… Eleazar kept the hot bar replenished, clean and appetizing.

You simply cannot go wrong at Lassens. Lassens has you covered from vitamins and supplements, to pet needs and they also have a well stocked section of eco friendly, environmentally conscious recyclable paper goods.

Lassens helps you to create and maintain a healthy environment of mind, body and home.

Located Within The pulse of Echo Park, Free parking, local shopping, local dining, entertainment and historic Echo Park near by.

Always great selection of organic fruit and vegetables, several top brands of supplements available. Some of the stuff is very kind.

I used to love this place for the selection but have had to go to Lazy Acres instead because there are a couple really rude people working there. An older Hispanic man who pushes a broom around the store is a major problem. He has grabbed my girlfriend's purse and accused her of shoplifting at the salad bar! He's out of control and thinks he's some kind of authority. The real security there is great, super nice and helpful but between this crazy isle stalking vigilante guy who is wrong and a female manager, a tall Hispanic or Asian mixed lady that is easily angered and whom I've seen going off on customers for asking her a question, this store has become too much of an unpleasant experience. Too bad, used to be pretty good!

This is one of the most well stocked natural food stores in L.A. For those who like organic food or label readers like me, you love the healthy choices and helpful staff. It's a bit pricy, but the quality of their offering justifies the cost.

The thing I don’t understand about this place is that cashiers routinely give attitude around bagging your groceries. If you bring in a bag they automatically assume that you’ll bag it yourself. Literally the only market I encounter this.

The clerk's name is Briana C, her store is ep. Receipt #348574 and terminal is 04. On 09/27/24 at 5:14pm, Briana is the worst deaf-unfriendly worker for deaf people when I told her with American sign language, "I'm deaf and need her communication accommodation for me please." To help her to be aware that I need help. She didn't smile with the worst silent treatment and no eye contact and her unfriendly attitude. She wouldn't pack my food until I paid it first, which made me feel like she thought I was a poor theft. The young security guard came to flirt with Briana, and both of them giggled to each other like horny creepy rabbits at the public food store in front of me, which made me feel awkward and disrespectful. I reported to the store manager david on the phone call as soon as I got home and asked him to investigate their horny behaviors on the security camera. I'm going to file an official complaint next Monday for deaf discrimination and their hostile environment.
The security guard is a horny dog by flirting Briana that is creepy. Please watch out and report on him too!

Found a long hair in my sushi. Also heard they support unfavorable political opinions.

Also they’re just plain predatory. Example: potato salad at the deli bar is $17/lb but same salad (which is incredibly cheap to make) can be found in the hot bar for $12.99/lb. That’s just stupid.

Nice market with fresh produce. We got two hot plates of food that was good. The Mac and cheese was tasty.

Great food court. Yummy food

This is a great store for natural foods and products

My favorite territory.

Good for omega 3