Goop Kitchen, 1411 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles (Echo Park), CA 90026
Goop Kitchen recently opened at Echo Park Eats. It’s not a dine-in restaurant but a ghost kitchen. Goop Kitchen specializes in clean food that’s not restrictive. It’s mostly plant-based. Order online or you can place an order on site. You can choose delivery or pickup.
The menu includes bowls, soups, salads, rotisserie chicken, pizza, pasta, wraps, and treats. Items are marked gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan, or contains nuts. Customization is easy as well. For salads, you can add or subtract proteins, select a dressing, etc.
Brentwood Chinese Chicken Salad ($16.50) Chin Chin in Brentwood was popular for this salad in the 90’s onward. It’s still open and the salad is still on the menu. Goop’s version includes hand-pulled organic chicken, bok choy, cabbage, avocado, sesame seed, watermelon radish, snow peas, cilantro, pickled ginger, a side of grain-free cauliflower “wontons,” toasted quinoa, roasted almonds, crispy shallot and garlic blend, and a side of GCC carrot-ginger vinaigrette. It’s really good. The carrot ginger dressing is thick, zesty, fresh, and tangy. It tastes like fresh ginger. The greens are all finely shredded, so it’s easy to eat with a fork. Everything was fresh, and the salad was attractive. They also don’t give you much dressing, so it keeps the salad healthy. It’s the perfect size for lunch but not if you’re starving.
The Greenest Green Salad ($15.95): Little gem lettuce, cucumbers, avocado, green beans, grilled artichoke salad, snow peas, and pesto marinated chickpeas served with a side of superseed crunchies (sesame seeds, poppy seeds, almond flour, everything seasoning), and GCC lemon vinaigrette. Mr. Froyo liked it, but felt that it needed more protein (this is an option). He enjoyed the creative crunchies, fresh tangy dressing, and fresh veggies.
Sauces and marinades are made in house and contain no processed sugars, processed foods, gluten, dairy, corn, peanuts, or preservatives. The chicken is organic and free-range.
I was able to schedule my order in advance. I received a text message that it was being prepared and that it was ready. It was easy to park in front (15 minute limit) and pick up the order. The bag was behind the desk vs. in the secure lockers.
4.5 out of 5 stars
By Lolia S.