#amara kitchen

[laptopcamper]

Amara Kitchen, 841 Mariposa St, Altadena, CA 91001, Score: 37/50

Amara Kitchen started in Highland Park. The owner had a gluten-intolerance and so she was inspired to create a gluten-free restaurant with housemade baked goods and the type of food she enjoyed eating – healthy with lots of organic produce, eggs, sustainable meat, paleo friendly, etc. Order at the counter and get a number. They’ll bring your food. Get your own water and utensils. Try the housemade hot sauce.

Score: 37/50

Food: 5/5 – It’s good and healthy; avocado toast, pancakes, grain bowls, breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, salads, etc. Breakfast and lunch are served all day. They try to use organic ingredients as much as possible. The avocado toast had a huge mound of mashed avocado and a big salad on the side.

Coffee: 5/5 – They offer FREE REFILLS of the house drip coffee. Canyon Coffee is served (local roaster) and it’s good. They also have interesting flavored lattes and housemade almond cashew milk.

Wi-fi: 5/5 – Free, secure, stable. Ask for the password.

Ambiance: 4/5 – Homey, earthy hipster with hanging dried flower bouquets, lots of plants, mostly white color scheme.

Noise: 3/5 – Noisier than the Highland Park location (acoustics?), music playing

Plugs: 2/5 – Saw some on both sides of the room

Parking: 4/5 – Pretty easy, downtown Altadena isn’t busy

Comfort: 3/5 – Small tables, chairs aren’t padded but they’re new, some outdoor seating

Bathroom: 3/5 – One gender neutral one that’s small

Art: 3/5 – None

Tips: Perfect place to take your friends with dietary restrictions.

“Laptop Campers Unite!”

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Amara Kitchen, 841 Mariposa St, Altadena, CA 91001

Amara Kitchen started in Highland Park. The owner had a gluten-intolerance and so she was inspired to create a gluten-free restaurant with baked goods and the type of food she enjoyed eating – healthy with lots of organic produce, eggs, sustainable meat, paleo friendly, etc.  Think grain bowls, avocado toast, sandwiches, salads, pancakes, burritos, waffles, etc.

We’ve eaten at the Highland Park location quite a few times and really like it.

Green eggs ($12.50): Two poached eggs (your choice of how you’d like the eggs cooked) w/ mixed greens, sweet potato & avocado topped w/ pesto, beet puree, & purple slaw served w/ toasted paleo bread. The presentation wasn’t as nice as what I expected from Highland Park, but it was to go, so that might explain it. Lots of greens, bits of roasted sweet potato, ½ a sliced avocado, the same tasty green pesto sauce, fresh and satisfying. The gf bread is slightly sweet – they baked it themselves.

The Altadena location has bare walls and not much décor but that’s probably because it just opened. Parking should be easy to find.

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

[laptopcamper]

Amara Kitchen, 519 N Ave 64, Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90042, Score: 36/50

Amara Kitchen is total LA hipster. The food is uncomplicated, healthy, and tasty – with lots of gluten free and paleo options. They bake their own muffins and cookies. It’s a small place. Order at the counter and get a number. They’ll bring your food. Get your own water and utensils. Try the housemade hot sauce.

Score: 36/50

Food: 5/5 – Everything I’ve had here is excellent. They have lots of plant heavy items but with eggs (optional) – avocado toast, pancakes, grain bowls, huevos rancheros, breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, salad, and bone broth. Breakfast and lunch are served all day. They try to use organic ingredients as much as possible.

Coffee: 4/5 – I haven’t had the espresso drinks, but they offer FREE REFILLS of the house drip coffee. Canyon Coffee is served.

Wi-fi: 5/5 – Free, secure, stable. The password is by the register.

Ambiance: 4/5 – Homey, earthy hipster with hanging dried flower bouquets, fresh flowers at every table, concrete floors, white tables. Simple, not overdone, but comfy.

Noise: 4/5 – Chill music, quiet buzz of people talking.

Plugs: 0/5 – I didn’t see any

Parking: 4/5 – Not bad, it’s not in a busy part of Highland Park but a residential area by a park. I imagine if something were going on at the park that finding parking could be a challenge. Otherwise, the parking is unlimited and free.

Comfort: 3/5 – The seating is not designed for comforted – narrow wood benches, folding wooden chairs, small tables. I heard that they don’t have a/c, which seems crazy given how hot it can get.

Bathroom: 3/5 – One gender neutral one that’s small

Art: 4/5 – Floral watercolors on one wall

Tips: On a sunny day, the outdoor seating is more popular than the indoor seating. Laptop campers like it here, but they have a sign saying no laptops during peak hours (e.g., weekend brunch time). Tables have hooks underneath for bags.

“Laptop Campers Unite!”

[ginaclyne]

I had the honor of photographing this year’s Women’s Center for Creative Work cocktail party benefit a few weekends back this December. Yay ∞ WCCW, thank you for the work you do.

DJ: Honey Power Collective / Band: Girlpool / Comedian: Kate Berlant / Catering: bling bling dumpling, amara kitchen / In-kind sponsors: Nomadica Wine, Greenbar Distillery, Kikori Whiskey, Ashes & Diamonds, Soto Sake, Angel City Brewery

A Cocktail Party Benefiting the Women’s Center for Creative Work (WCCW) I had the honor of photographing this year’s Women's Center for Creative Work cocktail party benefit a few weekends back this December.

[kaitlinhearts]

Amara Kitchen - Highland Park, CA

Cutest little organic cafe spot that makes one yummy vegan breakfast. Amara is a little kitchen that definitely has an organic vibe once you walk in. The walls and ceilings are decorated with dried wildflowers, which makes it feel as if you’re out in an open field rather than being in the busy city.

Amara creates meals using organic ingredients and locally grown produce! Their menu offers many paleo, dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan options! You can even make a meal vegan upon request (which is what I did).

I ordered “purple eggs” and asked for them to make it vegan. They just replaced the eggs with creamy avocado slices. The meal consists of tri-colored potato patties - white, yellow and purple (yes purple potatoes exist!) - mixed green and herbs, beets, pickled cabbage and seaweed all drizzled in a dairy-free pesto sauce. In seventeen years of my life, this is probably the greatest and most satisfying breakfast I have ever consumed at 8 o’clock on a Tuesday morning. I was definitely a happy bee throughout the rest of the day in class d;

Whether live in LA or are just coming for a visit, Amara is definitely a must-try place for a health foodie!

Here is their link ➳ https://www.amarakitchen.com/

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