True Food Kitchen
| Address: | 860 S Sepulveda Blvd #100, El Segundo, CA 90245, USA |
| Phone: | +1 310-469-7725 |
| Site: | truefoodkitchen.com |
| Rating: | 4.1 |
| Working: | 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–9PM |
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Michelle C. Torres-Grant
I began dining at True Food Kitchen when they first opened their original location at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California. I have been a fan ever since, and it is one of my favorite restaurants. The El Segundo restaurant offered a similar experience as the experiences Ive had at Newport Beach. The main reason I like True Food Kitchen is due to their seasonal menu of fresh, creative, and healthy dishes. We usually start with their edamame dumplings and hamachi as appetizers (which also make a light meal if one isnt too hungry), and then get whatever looks good that day. Desserts are delicious, relatively healthy, and worth the calorie splurge. In line with fresh and creative dishes and drink offerings is the restaurants decor, which is very casual at the same time stylish. Ill call the style abstracted urban farm. It has a clean look to coordinate with clean food and clean living. The outdoor dining space is equally pleasant as the indoor dining room. The only negative thing we experienced was it was a bit noisy. The dining experience could be enhanced if they proactively addressed this issue as well as turned down the volume of the music. We found ourselves raising our voice in competition with the loud music as well as the party next to us who also needed to raise their voices to hear each other. Service was friendly, and I would say slightly above average in responsiveness. Its a large dining room, and our server was literally covering a lot of ground. Our meal for 3 which included two appetizers, 3 entrees, 3 desserts, and a bottle of wine was $116.00 + tip. So, it wasnt what I would call inexpensive, but not overly expensive either considering how much more it is to buy quality organic food. I also value the careful preparation and presentation of the food. Overall our experience was very good, we all enjoyed our food, and we had a great time.
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Amber Cheanil
The food is great! Very creative, tasty, and healthy. The service is highly lacking to be kind. I have been here twice for dinner and have ordered out once. All 3 times within this month have been disappointing. Both times in house once we were finally seated it took no less than 10 minutes before we were greeted by our server and offered beverages. The severs themselves were nice and knowledgeable about the menus. The food took about half an hour to come out and my meal was lukewarm. Delicious, but definitely not hot. Food was dropped off and we did not see our server for about 20 minutes. I wanted to order a drink because my initial drink of choice was no longer available. We were there nearly 2 hours. Night two was about the same. Only we waited 40 minutes to be seated. Waitress was nice but all over the place. Bottom line is I think they need more servers or to rework their system. So two stars seem harsh for that right? Well I was going to give them 3 until I just sent my husband to pick up some Panang Curry for me since Im home with a cold, and he proceeds to tell me that he stood there at the bar for 5 minutes without being acknowledged by the Bartender who looked right at him. He served a couple who came in after him. It was not until the Bar Back asked if he had been help that he began to do his job. He said no but was there for to pick up an order. So the Bar Back got the Bartender who carelessly and sluggishly asked his name and tossed the receipt on the counter and walked by it 3 times while my husbands card sat there on the open counter before taking it. I really like the food but they obviously need more help. Customer Service is very important to me. Maybe the staff is overwhelmed. When that happens service suffers. I think I will give them a few months to sort this out and try one more time.
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Amy LaVange
Gorgeous space that is impeccably kept -- Ive never seen one thing that doesnt look perfectly placed. Its such a great place to be, and the management and staff are the best in LA. This is, of course, on top of amazing food that is better than any healthy meal has the right to be. I havent ever had any hiccups with my meals or drinks, but Ive seen the management pay careful attention to every guest to be sure they are happy, well taken care of, and served exactly what they were hoping for. And the drinks... The drinks! The bartender clearly cares about what hes doing and takes incredible pride in it. I cant say enough great things about this place. Best food, best staff, best drinks, and definitely the best managed restaurant Ive been to in the city -- and thats saying a lot in LA!
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Jennifer Chandler
This place serves health food, but man is it good health food! The menu changes periodically, and the choices are diverse. Everything Ive had there has been really good and flavorful. Ive always had a difficult time choosing what I want, which hardly ever happens for me at health-food type spots. My only complaint is that they use fake (nut or soy) "cheese" in some of their dishes, which I just think is a sin. I wish that were optional so I could try those dishes with real cheese if I wanted to.
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Michael Kovac
Healthy yet tasty food in a beautiful, spacious, wide open stylish restaurant. The newest addition to the El Segundo food scene this restaurant will have you enjoying food that youre pretty sure is actually good for you! Plus, their alcohol-free cocktails are equally healthy and delicious. Worth the trip!
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Michelle Chan
Loved the open-restaurant concept design. Ordered the Ancient Grain bowl with tofu. Every bite was a pleasure. Very filling; I had to take some home. My boyfriend, who is kind of skeptical of "health food restaurants" was very impressed with his smoked turkey wrap. Beautiful surrounding area. Loved it!
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Rebecca Sadwick
I cant say enough good things about True Food. From the atmosphere to the INCREDIBLE food to the friendly and attentive service, I come here for business and personal dinners with friends, coworkers and family members all the time--and everyone has loved it as much as I do.
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Heidi Snyder
Excellent clean eating! Gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian options. Great atmosphere too! Our server Rio was excellent with the kids and knowledgeable about all menu options. Will 100% be back enjoying the Ancient grains bowl.
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G Goulet
Had a kale salad with chicken for lunch. Dressing was way to acidic and had around 4 pieces of chicken. Overpriced for quality. Service is uneven (good welcome, servers clearly had a bad day/customers were disturbing them).
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Sean Hutchinson
Great if youre a vegan, terrible if youre not. The food is nothing to really write home about, but there is a large selection. Price is a bit overwhelming, leading to sticker shock, even for vegan food.
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Fritz Paul
Service and staff are great but the food did not please me kind of expensive for what you get we were not pleased. The menu could use some more choices or just better choices.
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Nina Boze
Food was meh. I ordered the teriyaki bowl with chicken and the chicken was so dry it was hard to eat. The service was decent and the staff friendly; hence the second star.
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Drew Sandler
Great staff, but the food was underwhelming, i ordered chicken and a mushroom pizza, the chicken was dry and full of cartalige and the pizza had no mozzerella or parmesian.
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Alex Flores
I had the sustainable Seabass and was delicious. The accompaniments were on point. For desert I had the Apple Crisp and was very nice and exactly what I was wishing for.
