• 5
• Yummy Lunch

I had read about this place opening on happycow for weeks now, and finally had a chance to come by for a meal. Here's my Elovate review. The location is lovely, beachside and right across the street from the park. The decor is California chic and features lots of reclaimed wood and things (I was told). Nice space. My friend and I sat outside on the patio and enjoyed a tasty lunch. We shared the grilled vegetable sandwich, the faux crab cakes entree, and the poutine. Everything was flavorful. The grilled vegetable sandwich came with choice of side fries or salad. The veggies were well-seasoned and grilled with slight char, and the bread was so fresh mmm... I really enjoy this. $14 The poutine is fries in a mushroom-wine reduction gravy with bits of almond cheese curd. It was interesting and unusual for me (first try), though the more bites I took the more I wanted to just finish the whole thing (which I did). $10 The faux crab cakes entree featured 2 cakes with an orange sauce (not sure what kind it was) over a small bed of well-prepared cabbage slaw, a few pieces of grilled zucchini, a few pieces of potato wedges. The cakes were not the store-bought kind of mock meat but a home-made/self-prepared kind with real ingredients. The slaw was refreshing, the potato wedges were cooked perfected, the zucchini, too. I really enjoyed this plate as well. $17 Overall, for this location and this tasty food, I would consider it as moderately priced. It is after-all, in the newest chic part of Santa Monica.