Have you ever been to a beach in France? They’re spectacularly groomed, meticulously raked, chairs lined up in compact little rows and umbrellas perfectly placed. Walk across it and you have a guy following behind to erase the footprints. Ever felt like going to a regular beach instead, where you can sprawl out on a towel and mess up the sand at your leisure?
Melrose Place Café, which by coincidence opened its doors on the same day its like-named TV show hit the airwaves, is the regular beach of sidewalk cafés. Where some of the more familiar sidewalk dining areas along Rodeo or Sunset are like little, enclosed extensions of the restaurant’s interior, with their little barricades and their narrow little tables, Melrose Place spreads its wings, letting outside diners stretch their legs, look up at the trees and munch their lunches in the cool breeze.
Sounds a little Podunk, you say? Not so. Not only is the menu at this breakfast and lunch establishment healthy, eclectic and tasty, it’s cultured. With interesting fare like the Tomato-Basil Mozzarella Panini and the Turkey Bacon Sweet Onion Omelet, plus Persian-influenced herbs and sides, it easily competes with any of Hollywood’s breakfast and lunch places. Oh, and breakfast is served all day.
One aspect of Melrose Place Cafe that may cause pause for some is the pay-up-front aspect, where customers order and pay at the front counter before sitting. This adds the possibility of having to stand in line, but as the place is brand new that doesn't seem to be a problem yet. It does, though, make a good lunch break choice for the area’s dine-and-dash retail employees. And yes, there’s even inside seating. Bon appétit.
For More Information:
Melrose Place Cafe
650 La Cienega
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 360-9100
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