• a votre sante: healthy vegan food in brentwood

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    October 28th, 2009quarrygirla votre sante, LA restaurants

    are you looking for a place to recharge with some healthy food after dining out on all the rich and decadent vegan cuisine that los angeles has to offer? well then look no further than a votre sante in brentwood. the cozy eatery offers light and simple natural cuisine that’s healthy yet extremely delicious.

    we hit up a votre sante recently with none other than the healthy vegans, who turned us on to the place, and had a 3 course dinner that left us feeling energized and satisfied rather than stuffed and bloated.

    Dragontail: Fresh vegetables, hijiki, organic tofu, ginger tamari sauce, organic brown rice, organic black beans, and soy tahini.  $13.95

    Dragontail: Fresh vegetables, hijiki, organic tofu, ginger tamari sauce, organic brown rice, organic black beans, and soy tahini. $13.95

    for my main course i ordered the dragontail from a votre sante’s vegan menu. although the restaurant has a separate vegan menu, don’t be fooled—most of their other offerings are vegan as well. for instance, they have a health mex menu on which almost everything is vegan. anyways, the dragontail was a winner. the bowl of food was absolutely massive and filled with vegetables, tofu, rice and black beans…all covered in tamari, tahini and hijiki. man, this thing was incredible. so fresh and simple yet packed with flavor. i don’t know how i managed to eat it all, but i did! the rice was some of the fluffiest i’ve ever tried, and the tofu was soft and juicy. i couldn’t get enough of the sauce either—at the end of the meal, i was practically licking the bowl.

    Blackened Tofu Feast: Blackened organic tofu, steamed vegetables, organic brown rice, and soy tahini sauce.  $13.95

    Blackened Tofu Feast: Blackened organic tofu, steamed vegetables, organic brown rice, and soy tahini sauce. $13.95

    mr. meaner also dined off the vegan menu, and ordered the blackened tofu feast with steamed vegetables and brown rice. this perhaps wasn’t the best angle to take the picture from, because you can’t really see the huge mound of marinated and blackened tofu! oh well, at least you can see that a votre sante didn’t skimp on the vegetables. i tasted a bit of the tofu and it was awesome…however, i still preferred my dragontail. this is definitely a super healthy option though, as you can see the plate is 80% vegetables, paired with extremely high quality rice and tofu.

    our dining partners lex and kristin ordered some salad and pasta dishes, both of which looked delicious. they also ordered their entrees oil-free, and a votre sante was happy to accommodate…good to know, if you are in the mood to eat something uber-healthy.

    soup du jour: corn chowder. $3.95

    soup du jour: corn chowder. $3.95

    but lemme back up a bit, i forgot to tell you about the soup! everyday, a votre sante offers two vegan soup options, served with a vegan corn muffin. we got cups of soup around the table; mine being the corn chowder (pictured above) and mr. meaner’s the vegetable (below).

    soup du jour: vegetable. $3.95

    soup du jour: vegetable. $3.95

    both soups were extremely tasty and hit the spot—i really can’t fault them. the perect warm, comforting starter on a blustery autumn night.

    pumpkin pie

    pumpkin pie

    even after all that food, we still saved room for a bit of dessert. we got the pumpkin pie (we are less than a week away from halloween, after all!) and it was awesome. it was thick, moist and oozing with sweet pumpkin and cinnamon flavor. it definitely tasted “healthy,” but not in a bad way…just in a way that made me feel really good about eating it. the crust was thick and chewy, and it was even topped with a swirl of vegan whipped cream. total yumz!

    i can’t believe it has taken me so long to eat at a votre sante, and i would highly reccommend it for a refreshingly light and tasty meal. the vegan options are plentiful, they use high quality ingredients, the service is polite, and the atmosphere is relaxing. i am thinking i will be back very soon for a healthy lunch prior to a stroll on the beach. we definitely need more places like this in LA!

    a votre sante
    13016 San Vicente Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90049
    (310) 451-1813

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  • a votre sante is awesome. i’m a big fan of the spinach enchiladas.

  • qg! thanks for reminding me about this place!! haven’t been in forever and it is sooooooo good!! that dragontail is some nice food porn ๐Ÿ™‚

  • The Healthy Vegans and I have been talking about hitting up A Votre Sante together, too! I haven’t been there in probably 10 years, which is utterly ridiculous and needs to change very soon.

  • I’ve been wanting to go there! But those entrees seem overpriced to me, no?

  • Wow that all looks delicious, but almost $14 for steamed veggies and tofu?
    It must be extra tasty… I would hope.

  • Usually Kristin and I get a cup of soup each and split an entree and get out of there for under $20 TOTAL. If you can find high quality fresh healthy food at a restaurant as nice as A Votre Sante anywhere else for cheaper please LMK!

  • Is this place related to Santa La Brea? I remember that the La Brea restaurant used to be called A Votre Sante years ago.

  • wow, that pie looks absolutely fantastic. It certainly doesn’t *look* healthy! ๐Ÿ™‚ yum

  • Ah, A Votre Sante… When I turned vegan back in…1993?…this was one of the first places I got turned on to… The Dragontail is my most-ordered item on their menu! Thanks for the reminder!

  • Are they serious? Those cups of soup are tiny! Is it my vision, or is the corn muffin almost non-existant. Come on people, wake up! LoL…..

  • Are they serious? Those cups of soup are tiny! Is it my vision, or is the corn muffin almost non-existant. Come on people, wake up! LoL…..
    P.S. – Sorry, forgot to tell you great post!

  • i love a votre sante! it’s actually not that expensive when you think about how big the portions are and how fancy the restaurant is. it’s only $1 more than a tofu bowl at m cafe, and much better.

  • We had spinach potato soup there today and they served the cup in a HUGE cup instead of the small one, so you could get lucky! Also, if you ask for a free taste of the soup they bring out a nice ladle of it, too for free ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I need to check this place out and order a dish Kristin and Lex style (without any added oil)! ๐Ÿ˜› lol I’m gaining too much weight indulging in all this yummy vegan food LA has to offer! lol Shout-out to Quarrygirl (Miss Anthrope and Mr. Meaner), and Lex! Thanks for continually hooking us up with all these great tips and awesome vegan food reviews!

  • The soy cheese at A Votre Sante has casein in it. My friend and I ordered a pasta dish with the soy cheese and it looked too melty for vegan cheese. We then asked our waitress if she knew the brand. She asked the chef but apparently the packaging was too hard to find. I called today and asked if there was casein in the soy cheese and she immediately said, “yes, but just a little.” I hate when people say that. Anyway, VEGANS BEWARE.


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