Service absolutely sucks but food is good. No point if your meal comes in 1 hour increments though!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Dhatrish
Shakshuka - 1/5; better go to Lodge company for Shakshuka. How can they not add parsley and they haven't even tried to tame the tanginess. Huevos Rancheros - 3/5; don't know why I ate Mexican here instead of one of the many amazing Mexican restaurants in LA Coffee - 5/5 Baklava croissant - 3.5/5; the filling is different but as a whole it's nothing to write home about Pecan, apple, coffee cake - waste of carbs/5
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Ari S
All around very subpar. Pastrami cut was not good tasty or size-able. Definitely not worth waiting, having an automatic $8 “service fee” and then being asked for additional tip without having full service. Cherry on top was charging extra for hot sauce ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Roslyn Ross
I have been buying croissants from Gjusta for years. I don’t live nearby so I order them on door dash. They have always been flawless. In the last six months this has changed. Now 75% of the time they are either burnt or overcooked and dry, not worth eating. It’s strange to me that a place of this quality that charges what they do would not put these terrible croissants in the trash. If you burn the food, you don’t serve it!!!!! No idea what had happened to this place.
Clotilde
Never mind the ultra annoying ticketing system to place an order for the restaurant as if getting in line is too complicated- they add 20% to your order to “dine in.” I opted to dine in and found myself a seat. Was not acknowledged by any staff - went to get myself a glass and bottle of water because I was not offered one. When my food and coffee came I asked for utensils and sugar and a spoon for my coffee. Got the utensils but not the sugar or teaspoon. Not sure what the 20% charge is for but clearly not for good service.
Next time they should pay me for all the work I did. The sandwich was gross, greasy soggy, runny- there was a weird tomato paste that really ruined it along with all the honey smoked ham flavors going on. Coffee could have been great had I gotten my sugar… $50 for one person.
An overrated overpriced Panera Bread. Basically meh ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Esteban Viezcas
Excellent pastrami reuben, and bread pudding for dessert
“The sandwiches were so good, the place was so nice! We had a great time » Paul 9 years old
Excellent family time! We wanted to eat everything!! The soups, sandwiches, salads, desserts... the quantities are very generous and the atmosphere excellent. One of our holiday favorites.?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurence Grüninger
Got in the express lane for a take out croissant and coffee. Not sure why, but we waited ~30 mins despite there only being 5 people in front of us. The real disappointment however were the croissants we got. They tased weirdly cheesy and rancid. Especially when combined with the coffee the taste was very bad. I am not sure whether we were unlucky and got a bad batch, but I used to live in Paris and this is not what a croissant is supposed to taste like.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Sara Littlefield
Kinda surprised and disappointed by the pastries here - we love pastries (esp croissants) and seek out nice bakeries whenever we travel. This place smelled PHENOMENAL, but when we tasted our croissants they were strangely… cheesy? We had the butter croissant and the baklava croissant, both of which shouldn’t be savory, but strangely had an off, almost rancid taste. After tasting them it sorta ruined the flavor of the coffee we had too. To top this off, it took us about 45 minutes to get through a line of 5 people at the “express” counter. Not worth the wait by a long shot, though the overnight oats were ok.
Love this spot. Came here on a Saturday and although it was really busy, the staff was super friendly and food was tasty. The outdoor seating is peaceful and comfortable. For first timers who want the full menu, be sure to grab a number when you walk in. For bakery and drinks, you can use the express line without a number.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jaime A
most perfect simple brunch.
Margaux Notteghem
I had heard about this place and wanted to try it.
We came at a time when it was super crowded. When we entered I was a bit confused by the crowd of people, after a few minutes we understood that we needed to get a ticket. Basically, you get a ticket and you wait for your turn to be able to order. It was the weekend, so wait time was expected. That might also be a way for them to handle flow of people because the food arrived super fast.
Our items were pretty simple (which maybe helped in getting served fast). We got the burger, fries, and the egg sandwich.
The egg sandwich wasn’t to my taste and that’s on me - the braised kale was a bit too much. I had removed the bacon as well, so not much was left.
The burger was apparently good. And, the fries fine. My hot chocolate was okay.
The atmosphere is nice with the outside patio and a bunch of tables. It was cute. We managed to get a table as people had just left.
Overall, this place is nice. Nice vibe for the weekend brunch.
I was a bit disappointed with the food compared with the price they charge for it (and yes they automatically charge 20% of service fee when you are waiting standing to place the order). But, that’s their policy so take it or leave it I guess. And, that probably make things easier. Now I know.
I’ll maybe come back to try something more to my taste and maybe try their pastries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mei Wu
WARNING! They surprise you as you’re paying that a 20% tip is automatically applied to your bill— no backsies.This seems so criminal to me. Can I at least be warned before hand so I don’t waste anyones time in going through the process of ordering food?
That said, the baklava croissant was actually really good but the matcha latte is garbage ??️. Overall, not worth the criminal behavior of this establishment nor the wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Baklava Croissant
Johnny Knocke
The sandwich costs $24 (including 20% required gratuity) yet they can’t be bothered to allow you to remove the mayo lol
Service absolutely sucks but food is good. No point if your meal comes in 1 hour increments though!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Shakshuka - 1/5; better go to Lodge company for Shakshuka. How can they not add parsley and they haven't even tried to tame the tanginess.
Huevos Rancheros - 3/5; don't know why I ate Mexican here instead of one of the many amazing Mexican restaurants in LA
Coffee - 5/5
Baklava croissant - 3.5/5; the filling is different but as a whole it's nothing to write home about
Pecan, apple, coffee cake - waste of carbs/5
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
All around very subpar. Pastrami cut was not good tasty or size-able. Definitely not worth waiting, having an automatic $8 “service fee” and then being asked for additional tip without having full service. Cherry on top was charging extra for hot sauce ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
I have been buying croissants from Gjusta for years. I don’t live nearby so I order them on door dash. They have always been flawless. In the last six months this has changed. Now 75% of the time they are either burnt or overcooked and dry, not worth eating. It’s strange to me that a place of this quality that charges what they do would not put these terrible croissants in the trash. If you burn the food, you don’t serve it!!!!! No idea what had happened to this place.
Never mind the ultra annoying ticketing system to place an order for the restaurant as if getting in line is too complicated- they add 20% to your order to “dine in.” I opted to dine in and found myself a seat. Was not acknowledged by any staff - went to get myself a glass and bottle of water because I was not offered one. When my food and coffee came I asked for utensils and sugar and a spoon for my coffee. Got the utensils but not the sugar or teaspoon. Not sure what the 20% charge is for but clearly not for good service.
Next time they should pay me for all the work I did. The sandwich was gross, greasy soggy, runny- there was a weird tomato paste that really ruined it along with all the honey smoked ham flavors going on. Coffee could have been great had I gotten my sugar… $50 for one person.
An overrated overpriced Panera Bread. Basically meh ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Excellent pastrami reuben, and bread pudding for dessert
Beautiful artisan foodie paradise!
Wheelchair accessibility: Uneven cobblestone ground
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Bahn MI, Salmon Roe Bagel
“The sandwiches were so good, the place was so nice! We had a great time » Paul 9 years old
Excellent family time! We wanted to eat everything!! The soups, sandwiches, salads, desserts... the quantities are very generous and the atmosphere excellent.
One of our holiday favorites.?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got in the express lane for a take out croissant and coffee. Not sure why, but we waited ~30 mins despite there only being 5 people in front of us.
The real disappointment however were the croissants we got. They tased weirdly cheesy and rancid. Especially when combined with the coffee the taste was very bad. I am not sure whether we were unlucky and got a bad batch, but I used to live in Paris and this is not what a croissant is supposed to taste like.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Kinda surprised and disappointed by the pastries here - we love pastries (esp croissants) and seek out nice bakeries whenever we travel. This place smelled PHENOMENAL, but when we tasted our croissants they were strangely… cheesy? We had the butter croissant and the baklava croissant, both of which shouldn’t be savory, but strangely had an off, almost rancid taste. After tasting them it sorta ruined the flavor of the coffee we had too. To top this off, it took us about 45 minutes to get through a line of 5 people at the “express” counter. Not worth the wait by a long shot, though the overnight oats were ok.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Love this spot. Came here on a Saturday and although it was really busy, the staff was super friendly and food was tasty. The outdoor seating is peaceful and comfortable.
For first timers who want the full menu, be sure to grab a number when you walk in. For bakery and drinks, you can use the express line without a number.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
most perfect simple brunch.
I had heard about this place and wanted to try it.
We came at a time when it was super crowded. When we entered I was a bit confused by the crowd of people, after a few minutes we understood that we needed to get a ticket.
Basically, you get a ticket and you wait for your turn to be able to order. It was the weekend, so wait time was expected.
That might also be a way for them to handle flow of people because the food arrived super fast.
Our items were pretty simple (which maybe helped in getting served fast). We got the burger, fries, and the egg sandwich.
The egg sandwich wasn’t to my taste and that’s on me - the braised kale was a bit too much. I had removed the bacon as well, so not much was left.
The burger was apparently good. And, the fries fine.
My hot chocolate was okay.
The atmosphere is nice with the outside patio and a bunch of tables. It was cute. We managed to get a table as people had just left.
Overall, this place is nice. Nice vibe for the weekend brunch.
I was a bit disappointed with the food compared with the price they charge for it (and yes they automatically charge 20% of service fee when you are waiting standing to place the order). But, that’s their policy so take it or leave it I guess. And, that probably make things easier. Now I know.
I’ll maybe come back to try something more to my taste and maybe try their pastries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
WARNING! They surprise you as you’re paying that a 20% tip is automatically applied to your bill— no backsies.This seems so criminal to me. Can I at least be warned before hand so I don’t waste anyones time in going through the process of ordering food?
That said, the baklava croissant was actually really good but the matcha latte is garbage ??️. Overall, not worth the criminal behavior of this establishment nor the wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Baklava Croissant
The sandwich costs $24 (including 20% required gratuity) yet they can’t be bothered to allow you to remove the mayo lol
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
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