Crossroads Kitchen
Vegan restaurant · Beverly Grove
8284 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
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Highlights
Upscale vegan eatery offering inventive dishes & cocktails.
Upscale vegan eatery offering inventive dishes & cocktails.
"If you’re vegan or vegetarian, Crossroads needs little introduction. This upscale restaurant in West Hollywood is one of the most popular vegan/vegetarian restaurants in LA - and that’s saying something in a city where Impossible Burgers are an accepted form of currency. When you’re looking for late-night sustenance that you won’t give you a food hangover in the morning, remember Crossroads. The Deal: Small food menu with prices ranging from $3-12. Bar only." - brant cox
"A plant-forward, fine-dining destination with an innovative vegan menu that aims to convince omnivores of the possibilities of upscale vegetarian cuisine." - Eater Staff
"Crossroads is an upscale restaurant on Melrose that looks and feels like a fancy steakhouse— even though it’s completely vegetarian. Their lunch service runs weekdays from 11am-3pm and is a perfect spot to book for your boss who, depending on the day, will scream if they smell red meat. The wide-ranging menu is filled with everything from zucchini blossoms to pizza to Italian subs, and the new patio on Sweetzer gives you the option to dine al fresco as well." - brant cox
"Chef Tal Ronnen of the Kite Hill brand of vegan dips and spreads launched Crossroads Kitchen in LA in 2013. The fine-dining restaurant put a white tablecloth spin on vegan food. In Las Vegas, Crossroads stands out not only for its entirely plant-based menu but also for its bold rock and roll aesthetic. The menu is expansive and inventive, packing in enough flavor to keep omnivores satisfied, even excited. Creativity abounds with dishes like calamari fritti, here made with mushrooms that get a flush of nori and Old Bay Seasoning to produce a convincingly briny flavor. An eggplant filet is dehydrated to create a chewy texture and then marinated in a beet ponzu, served alongside mashed potatoes and mushroom bordelaise in a mimic of steak. Pizzas start with a base of crust that succeeds in being at once sturdy and bubbly while zucchini blossoms are delicate even when fried crispy and filled with almond-based ricotta. —Janna Karel, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Best for: Flexitarians who want something more exciting than salad" - Matthew Kang
"It’s no small feat to have a restaurant last for 11 years in Los Angeles, let alone one that serves a vegan menu in a formal room with white tablecloths. Crossroads Kitchen isn’t the type of restaurant that yells “vegan” from the top of its lungs. It’s the type of restaurant that encourages regulars and the vegan-curious to experience chef and owner Tal Ronnen’s quietly excellent vegan food while receiving some of the best service in town. It’s not uncommon to catch a glimpse of an A-list celebrity taking a bite of Impossible meat cigars wrapped in phyllo dough with a spicy almond milk yogurt. A startlingly hearty French onion soup sans beef broth, Neapolitan-style pizzas, and the spicy rigatoni pasta comprise some of the menu’s greatest hits. If a casual lunch or brunch is in order, Crossroads has that too, with fried chicken and waffles and a Benedict that showcases a runny tomato-based “egg” yolk. Whatever the meal, Crossroads embodies an unfussy elegance. The kind that might have diners wearing their date-night best to sit at the bar or casual jeans to feast on Ronnen’s seven-course winter dinner. — Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Best for: Dining with a mix of vegans and non-vegans who are all looking in search of an impressive meal, and aren’t too price sensitive." - Mona Holmes
