"Went once, ate once, already sold"   My Rating
2 yelahasinyello	Posted on: Saturday, January 23, 2010
	Review: Went there on a whim and throughly enjoyed my Soul bowl with the cornbread (awesome chunks of kernels). Loved the flavoring and if everything else is like that bowl, I'm coming back. Not bland at all.   Pros: * * Cons: * *
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"You must go to Native Foods"   My Rating
19 jglackin	Posted on: Sunday, December 06, 2009
	Review: I never miss making it to Native Foods when I am in LA. Not only is the food very good, very fresh and reasonably priced, but the woman that runs the restaurants, Chef Tanya, is truly a wonderful person. All the stars are aligned for Native Foods being a great place to go for a great meal. My *only* criticism of Native Foods is about the Save the Chicken Wings. Everybody loves them, but I don't get it. They come plain with a side of ranch sauce, which makes them just elongated chicken nuggets. Any reformed meat eater that loves wings knows that wings must be served buffalo style. The ranch dressing is served to "cool" the burn from the hot sauce. This is my only complaint. The desserts are excellent!   Pros: Great food * Great value * Great management Cons: Save the Chicken wings * No locations in Chicago * Parking
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"Save the Chicken Wings!"   My Rating
87 Sonja and Dirk	Posted on: Wednesday, July 08, 2009
	Review: We usually only made it here two or three times a year after we donated blood at UCLA (down the street). Everything tastes good when you need to eat! ;-) But seriously, the save the chicken wings are killer. They come with ranch. Wow! I must have them every time. I love the philly steak sandwich although the last time I had it, I did notice it was smaller, but it really was too big to begin with (not that it stopped me from eating it all and rolling out of the place). My boyfriend is really into their bowls now as he just started working in Westwood and can try them all during lunch. The place is not fancy by any means, so I really don't take non-veggie people there, but the extra space next door has helped. As an aside, after I had their cheesecake years ago, I started making my own using Tofutti cream cheese and just veganizing a regular cheesecake recipe. It turns out really close to theirs, if not better!   Pros: save the chicken wings * filling food * desserts Cons: original space really small * *
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"Native Foods"   My Rating
19 Vegyogini	Posted on: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
	Review: Native Foods has yummy sandwiches and bowls. The food tastes fresh and (mostly) healthy. Definitely a good spot to get some comforting chili fries or sandwiches or to fill up on healthy grains and greens.   Pros: * * Cons: * *
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"Good food, a little pricey"   My Rating
11 procrastinasian	Posted on: Wednesday, December 03, 2008
	Review: I am a huge fan of some of their items. Some of them taste a little "too healthy," which is fine if that's what you're in the mood for. The pizzas are delicious but can be really olive oily. My favorite is the Chicken Run Ranch Burger. The fries are great also. My company catered an office bridal shower for me from this place, and it went over pretty well with most of my non-vegetarian coworkers. They've recently expanded, and the shop/eating area next to the main restaurant is really nice.   Pros: Good food * Healthful options * Cons: Expensive * Parking can be really tough *
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"Slow service, mediocre food"   My Rating
97 condekedar	Posted on: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
	Review: The service here was friendly, but it took forever for our food to arrive (at least 25 minutes). Also, the space upstairs for dining is tiny and kind of grungy and uncomfortable. We found the food to be largely bland and uninspired. My philly cheese steak was spongy (both the bread and the seitan) and had no real flavor. My friend's Gandhi bowl does a disservice to the man it's named after (who believed in the inherent flavorful nature of vegetarian food), as it was basically a salad with leafy greens and some spices randomly tucked away at the bottom of the bowl. The chicken wing appetizers were good, crispy and light. Our cheesecake was also good, though it wasn't made by Native Foods, and came in an unfortunate plastic container. All in all, Native Foods in Westwood has much room to improve.   Pros: Location * * Cons: Mediocre food * Slow service * Poor dining area
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"Seems Kind of Sneaky"   My Rating
2 critic	Posted on: Saturday, July 05, 2008
	Review: I've been going to Native Foods off and on since 2001. There were periods when I stopped going due to major dust in the ceiling fans and an incident with the BLT. It was changed without warning to something that was unpalatable. Apparently the fake meat was not completely Vegan. I gave Native Foods another shot about 2 years later and found that I really enjoyed some of the sandwiches and pizza. Recently though the sandwiches and pizzas have shrunk in size! I completely understand that with the dollar devaluation and manufactured food shortages that food has gone up in price. I don't think anyone at this point is so naive that they don't realize the inflation we are experiencing especially with food and gas. I would much rather have a regular sized sandwich or pizza and pay the extra buck or two than to be deceived and given smaller portions. What in the world is that about?   Pros: * * Cons: * *
3 of 5 visitors found the above review beneficial  Responses(2) | Contact Member | Was this review useful?  • Wow "I encourage anyone who hasn't been to completely ignore this review." What are you the happycow posting police? I actually agree with "critic" that the place has gone down. Too often on vegan forums and sites everyone is so quick to say how great a place is when it's just not so. When you speak your opinion you help a restaurant see its flaws. Saying that they're great when they have issues just encourages them to stay bad and/or not rectify the issues. I'm glad that someone actually has the cojones to say what they believe. By the way - the Xmas meal really blows, but is better than M Cafes. BTW, I really hope Native Foods does address these issues because I've spent lots of $$$$ there and would again.. response by vegantruther • The portion sizes are SO large we ALWAYS split what we get, if we're still hungry we enjoy one of their tasty desserts. I encourage anyone who hasn't been to completely ignore this review. Native Foods is a fantastic Vegan experience. Their bowls / pizzas / sandwiches are all very good, too good... This is one of the top Vegan stops in LA. response by gr8vegan - report abuse -

"Four Out Of Five Stars"   My Rating
10 ElaineVigneault	Posted on: Saturday, May 31, 2008
	Review: My mom and I ate here once. She ordered the soul bowl, which was a huge hit. The entire bowl was good. I got the Thai stix, and they could have been a bit better. (It was too peanuty and not spicy enough.) I also ordered kale, which was tasty. I'd definitely come back to check out other menu items. The seating is limited.   Pros: friendly * some great food * great location Cons: limited seating * room for food improvement *
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"Long time customer"   My Rating
305 Chia	Posted on: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
	Review: Was last here in Feb 08. I've been eating at Native Foods for several years now, through menu and staff changes. At first, the quality of the food was consistent and always good, but then that suffered during management/staff changes. Somedays good, other days not so good. The last time I was here, I ordered the portebello and seitan sausage burger, and it was so salty that I felt bad eating it. I went with friends, and we shared some fries, a salad, and fried tempeh chips. Everything else was good. Suggestion: quality control is needed at all times. Otherwise, Native Foods is a great place to go for fast food that's all vegan and organic and tasty.   Pros: creative cuisine * usually good * fast service Cons: quality hit or miss * *
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"Get the dressings on the side"   My Rating
334 gr8vegan	Posted on: Wednesday, December 05, 2007
	Review: I love Native Foods and have been eating here for a few years. They've recently expanded into the space next door so there is more seating for those of you who haven't been in a while. The food is fantastic, in fact, too good/rich! I was addicted to the Save the Chicken Bowl! Now I'm more of a Ghandi Bowl. The sauces are very rich and calorie loaded and there's a lot of fried stuff going on so I recommend getting them on the side and dipping your veggies!   Pros: tastey * new seating * fast Cons: fatty! * *
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"Cautious Carnivore"   My Rating
2 ConsciousCarnivore	Posted on: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
	Review: ...So I'm a vegan/vegitarian friendly carnivore and I do love vegan/vegitarian restaurants dispite what my vegan bretheran say about my kind. I want to warn that this place can be good, but DO NOT get the food that say "meatless-(fill in the actual meat product)", ie. meatless-chicken wings, meatless-bacon, meatless-fish etc. If you stick to the actual vegan selections, the food is good. The "artificial" meat products DO NOT taste remotely like the real thing. You'll find yourself trying to convince your pallet(ummm..maybe it tastes a little like chicken...)which makes about much sense as a vegitarian eating meat!   Pros: Good vegan food * * Cons: BAD meatless meats * *
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"get the "save the chicken" fingers...."   My Rating
4 jambot	Posted on: Tuesday, September 11, 2007
	Review: I ate at this place twice during my trip to LA and everything I had was great! The save the chicken fingers appetizer is by far the best vegan chicken I have ever had! I also got the mad cowboy bowl which was delicious! My traveling partner got the jerk seitan sandwich which needed a little more jerk for our tastes but was still a tasty sandwich and the peppersteak sandwich which he loved and commented that the bread was fantastic. I wish there were more of these restaurants around than just the few in southern california.   Pros: excellent food * delicious * amazing Cons: * *
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"Very good!"   My Rating
16 Veganmilitant	Posted on: Friday, June 29, 2007
	Review: The atmosphere is lovley. The fod is fresh and tasty. I reccommend the salads, burgers, chili fries, pizzas, chicken wings, its all very good. And you must get the peanut butter parfait (soo good)!   Pros: good service * * Cons: * *
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"Vegan Delight!"   My Rating
18 gallo39	Posted on: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
	Review: Wonderful sandwiches et al and don't miss the french fries. Staff friendly and helpful and there were plenty of choices in this all vegan restaurant. Portions and prices were likewise friendly and we just wish we had Native Foods on the east coast.   Pros: Great food! * Helpful, friendly staff! * Friendly prices,portions! Cons: Westwood a bore! * *
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"love it love it love it"   My Rating
10 heatherveganmom	Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2007
	Review: great food. unique choices. great prices. GREAT french fries. seating is the pits. although they are expanding to very soon it will be much better!   Pros: yummy * friendly * unique Cons: * *
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