Famished Girl

M Cafe de Chaya

Eating well and healthy is going to be very easy in this town, especially with the opening of M Café, the latest offshoot of hotspot Chaya. Shigefumi Tachibe has created a menu rooted in macrobiotics but flavored with everybody’s favorites, and caught our eye with the perfect place to catch up and grab a bite before heading out to an event.

It was so nice being able to pull up into a parking lot instead of valeting or circling the block dizzily only to get ticketed in a resident zone later. Unassuming and modest at first, this little café surprised us with its wide selection of sandwiches like the vegan muffelata (can you believe it?), sushi (both fish and vegetarian), rice bowls, hearty salads, and savory soups. Alex had the vegetable sushi plate with refreshing iced green tea, and I had the Lotus Root and Sweet Corn Chowder and Madras Tempeh (pressed soybeans) wrap, and washed it down with some organic chardonnay.

We sat at a sweet little table outside, feeling peaceful and filled thanks to our excellent cuisine and feng shui balanced surroundings, but couldn’t help but stare back in past the glass at the multitude of desserts they had on display. Truffle varietals, cookies, cakes, pies….they had it all, and all free of refined flours and sugars. We said to ourselves, “well, we owe it to our bodies, really…healthy desserts are hard to come by.” So convinced by the friendly and welcoming staff and the little chocolate balls in the window, we ended an amazing meal with a sweet finish.

We found so many mouth-watering morsels at M Café de Chaya we’re sure to be back, and so will you. No doubt this marks another success for a well-deserving restaurant team.

M Café De Chaya
7119 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood
323-525-0588

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