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new vegan menu at fratelli cafe!
10July 29th, 2009fratelli cafe, LA restaurantsif you read the LA vegan sites, you’ve probably heard of jennshaggy’s recipe blog. well recently, jenn has been doing more than blogging; she’s lent a hand to fratelli cafe on melrose and has helped them design an extensive vegan menu. now the small eatery has a variety of vegan sandwiches, wraps, and salads stuffed with high-quality meat substitutes, fresh vegetables and marinated tofu. i have dined at fratelli cafe twice, and both times the food was delicious.
chinese tofu salad: marinated tofu, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, red onions, crushed peanuts and organic sesame soy dressing. $10.95
on my first visit to fratelli, they had just run out of their meat substitutes, so the only protein option they had was marinated tofu. my friend and i decided to get two entrees and split them: the chinese chicken salad (with tofu instead of chicken), and the mexican cilantro wrap. while i was a little skeptical of having tofu rather than chicken in the salad, it turned out to be wonderful. this was indeed some of the best marinated tofu i’ve ever had. it was slightly crisp and oily on the outside, then soft and juicy in the center. seriously tasty stuff. the rest of the salad was on point as well, all extremely fresh with an excellent vegan dressing.
the mexican cilantro wrap did not disappoint, either. it was filled with the same amazing tofu plus vegetables, salsa and vegan cheese. since a jennshaggy designed the menu and told fratelli which brands to buy, you can trust that things like the fake cheese and meat are truly vegan. for a cheese substitute they use follow your heart, which isn’t my favorite, but it tasted pretty good in this wrap.
mexican cilantro wrap: chicken or tofu, lettuce, tomato, salsa, red onions, avocado, cilantro dressing, vegenaise, and shredded mozzarella. $10.95
i hit up fratelli cafe again a few days later, and luckily the fake meat products were back in stock…
mediterranean salad: chicken or tofu, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, white balsamic vinaigrette, shredded mozzarella. $10.95
my friend ordered the mediterranean salad with chicken, and we were pleased to find it topped with huge thick slices of well-seasoned gardein. the only complaint i’d have about this salad, is it seemed to come with normal lettuce, not spinach like the menu indicated…and the follow your heart cheese was cut in cubes, not shredded. it impressed my omnivorous friend though, and she happily ate all of it.
pesto chicken sandwich: chicken, lettuce, tomato, red onion, non dairy pesto, mozzarella and mayo. $10.95
i ordered the pesto chicken sandwich was also stacked with gardein chicken and a garlicky vegan pesto sauce. this is my favorite thing so far i’ve ordered from fratelli. gardein is just so moist and flavorful, with stuff like this out there, i don’t understand why anyone eats meat. the pesto was also incredible, creamy and so full of flavor, the dairy was not missed one bit.
so next time you find yourself on melrose, head over to fratelli cafe and check out their new vegan menu that our local jennshaggy designed. just grab the laminated menu and flip all the way to the back for the vegan selections. yum.
fratelli cafe
Tags: gardein, melrose, salad, sanndwich, wrap
7200 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 938-2233
7 days 6:30am – 11pm
10 responses to “new vegan menu at fratelli cafe!” 
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i’ve been waiting for this for months. nomnomnom. jennshaggy = awesome.
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after leaving bulan one night, kate notcied it said vegan on one of the awning. they were closed so i peered inside and couldnt figure out what was vegan accept for the coffee. i can’t wait to get over there now and try a sandwich.
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If all the vegan bloggers in every city went to their local restaurants to help them out with vegan options, we could travel anywhere in the US and dine like royalty!
And every time you wrote the words “marinated tofu,” it made me really really crave some! -
Leigh July 29th, 2009 at 15:39
Jenn is such a fantastic chef and the staff at Fratelli’s is so amazing, I can’t wait to try the new menu.
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Thank you all for the publicity! The owner of Fratelli’s is such a great guy. Everyone go eat there 🙂
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Um… that pesto sandwich looks/sounds unbelievable! Will be heading over there before the week’s through to devour that & more. Thanks for another stellar recommendation, Miss Anthrope – we made you the subject of Living GwG’s “Blog Love” this week!
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KillTheFuckingFauxhemians August 16th, 2009 at 18:09
We went there a week ago and had a blah experience. The food was OK, but the service was a bit crappy.
Shame about the service because it’s nice to see people try to accommodate vegans.
Sort the service out and it might be worth a try again.
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Great post…but the part I liked best are the amazing pictures you took! I’m pretty much fully satiated because of those appetizing pictures…
Watch a video of http://www.jippidy.com/Fratelli-Cafe/fratellicafe
Brittany July 29th, 2009 at 10:04