Lemonade

My new favorite spot to take the kiddos! Food is so yummy, fresh and best of all… It’s immediate! Plus, there is an extra dinning room in the back where my kids could be as loud as their little hearts desired. Beet salad is insanely good and I don’t feel guilty at all… Except for the delish peanut butter chocolate thingy I had afterwards! Really did have a great time here!

I enjoyed the healthy options (virtually everything) and the prices are very reasonable. Fun comfortable environment, too.

Been there once and will never again. The food look nice but has no taste at all. Their chicken tastes like dog food and they have no idea what salt is. Their mashed potato has never seen potatoes and is some tasteless mush. Whoever cooks there has no clue about cooking. They have beautiful cakes (not much taste), at least. Waste of money

If parking was easier, I’d be a regular at this place.
Every dish is bursting with its own flavor that will just blow your mind.
Some of their items are super spicy (which I like) but make sure you pay attention to their signs.
This place is pretty flavorful for «cafeteria» style– they’re not kidding when they write spicy.
Each lemonade is $ 3.00 and is a decent –medium/​large size. Ask for no ice and you’ll get more ;)
I tried the cucumber and mint and it was so refreshing with the spicy food!

My good friend Mikey and I came here after our hike and this place was super clean and had great food! We will be back!

I go to Lemonade for my comfort food, it gives me a sense of peace when I eat it. Not only are the flavors delectable, but there is so much to choose from and having it right in front of me is so aesthetically as well as palate pleasing. My favorites are broccoli, squash, kale, and the beef ribs and jerk chicken. Lemonade is somewhere I go that is reliable, I know what I eat will have exquisite taste as well as being healthy. The only downfall is the parking.

Cute place. The only thing that sucks is parking but that has nothing to do with the business anyways customer service is great. Very clean which I love. And it lived up to its hype for me, definitely coming back for round two!

When I went to Lemonade, the hype was as big as ever; all the cool kids were eating there, especially the kale-​juice cleanse type of Angelenos. I went, not expecting much, and found myself delighted with what I’d ordered: their pasta, their salads, their sandwiches, and their lemonades (albeit a bit overpriced) cooled my tastebuds. Now, whenever I am in the healthy kind of mood, Lemonade is my #1 destination.

I love Lemonade! Especially the pistachio macaroons, they are amazing. I would highly recommend coming here for lunch.

Their pricing structure and assortment is extremely confusing to figure out at first, but if you settle for their cold salad bar options it’s easy enough and very affordable (3 dishes fill you up @$ 2.75 each). For $ 8 you get a delicious, gourmet, nutritious, varied meal. I usually pick the Watermelon Radish, Seared Tuna, Snap Pea, Ginger, the Green Lentil, Wild Rice, Chickpea, Feta, Zatar and the Bresaola, Shaved Pear, Fennel, Black Kale, Goat Cheese, Hazelnut. With so many options to choose from you can literally eat here every day without getting sick of the food.

I am a gluten-​free vegan of the whole-​foods variety. I want to love this place, but it’s undeniably weak sauce for my kind.
MENU DESIGNATIONS: Thankfully, Lemonade labels items as vegan and gluten-​free, where applicable.
GLUTEN-​FREE/​VEGAN CHOICES: On my last visit, there were four items marked g-​f/​v. Obviously I ordered all four. They were as follows: (i) butternut squash, brussels sprouts, grapes, and almond, (ii) kale, mushroom, kumquat, (iii) tandoori spiced carrots, orange, lentil, chia seed, almonds, and (iv) spaghetti squash, radicchio, pomegranate, cranberry.
–BUTTERNUT SQUASH: Best thing I ate here. Not saying much.
–KALE MUSHROOM KUMQUAT SALAD: Would have been great, if not doused in what tasted like overwhelming and freakish proportions of salt and pepper.
–TANDOORI CARROTS/​LENTIL: Al dente to the point of tasting under-​cooked.
–SPAGHETTI SQUASH: This was just plain bad. Don’t even understand why.
ALMOST DISHES: I was baffled by dishes that were almost vegan and gluten-​free. For example, tomato and avo salad, or curry cauliflower, or vegan chili that wasn’t g-​f. Why is tomoto/​avo salad not vegan? What gives? So close to broadening the consumer base… but so far.
KOMBUCHA: None served here. Weird.
DESSERT: I noticed one gluten-​free dessert, NO vegan dessert, and most certainly no gluten-​free vegan dessert. Lame.
PARKING: Parking here is awful.
VEGAN TIP: If you are a vegan trying to accommodate a carnist, you can eat food here. It won’t be amazing, but it’s doable. Also, I gather the menu changes, so perhaps some times are better than others.
In conclusion, this place has real potential, but, thus far, misses the mark. I hope Lemonade develops into a better place for gluten-​free vegans to eat.

I was in Lemonade the other day and walked up to the counter to purchase my son a cookie. The man in the front was on the phone for a good 4 minutes and didn’t even acknowledge that I was standing there. A «hey! I will be right with you» would have sufficed. I asked if some specific items had peanuts for my son has an allergy. His response was he didn’t think so. Well, if your child could potentially die from an allergy, «I don’t think so» is not going to fly.
The peanut cookies are right next to other cookies so I wasn’t going to take that chance. I inquired about a cupcake that had little balls in the frosting. I again asked if there are peanuts and again his response was «I don’t think so.» I had to force this employee to go in back and actually ask, which hopefully he really did. His laziness couldn’t have been more pronounced.
Your employees should had product knowledge of what you are serving and should be friendly and accommodating when a customer asks for assistance. Being dismissed over a serious matter such as an allergy in my opinion is off putting and not a place I can go back to.

In my quest for healthy eating, I found myself here based on all the Unilocal recommendations.
They have a wide selection of fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and everything else you need to fix yourself a lunch. Though this place is called Lemonade, I found myself eating their kale salad, brussel sprouts, and heirloom tomato and chicken salad. The dishes were very reasonably priced and I grabbed a seasonal Blueberry Mint lemonade to go. I would recommend this place to anyone who is thirst or just wants some fresh healthy food without the hassle of a fancy restaurant.

Love this place, mainly for their various choices in lemonades, but their food are actually pretty good too. Healthy choices and quite filling for their prices. Most Lemonades I have been to have no actual park spaces, so you’ll have to find one along the street and walk a bit.
Be wary that different items are different prices, the most expensive are the hot plates but it’s all worth a try!
They are know for their lemonades and their huge macarons, so if you’re a first timer, please try them out.
The food is healthy and light, and the lemonades are great!

I love the early fall menu and the 5 star service at the Studio City location. I usually go the Larchmont location and was impressed with this location. Not only were we greeted with smiles, they even asked if we had food allergies such as soy, which I was never asked at other locations. Although I don’t have any allergies, it’s good to know that they care. They were also fully staffed ready to help and clear any tables.
My fiancé and I shared the 6 portions with a side of Mac and Cheese (4 stars). The portions seemed more generous at this location that we had leftovers too. This is what we ordered:
Pineapple Chicken, Green Beans, Coconut, Jalapeño, Jerk Dressing (5 stars) — It’s my favorite and order it every time.
Orecchiette Pasta, Tomato, Perline Mozzerlla (4 stars) — It’s a yummy pesto pasta salad.
Avocado, Cherry Tomato, Pines Nuts, Lime (4 stars) — I loved the lime flavor with big chunks of avo.
Edamame, Snap Pea, Carrots, Breakfast Radish, Sesame (4 stars) — I loved the crunch from blanched and raw veggies.
Beet «Borscht», Candied Walnut, Paprika, Baby Frisee (5 stars) — The beets paired great with sweet walnuts, both in flavor and texture.
Watermelon Radish, Seared Tuna, Snap Pea, Ginger (5 stars) — As another Lemonade favorite, I was glad to see it back on the menu.
With our meal, we ordered the Coconut Apple Lemonade (4 stars). The flavors are subtle so I couldn’t really taste the apple and tasted the coconut flavor at the end of each sip. It was refreshing especially on a 90 degree day. There’s plenty of seats with a back section that was quieter. If I’m in the area, I will gladly go to this Lemonade.

Hands down Lemonade has the best salad selection in Studio City — curried cauliflower with raisins, Israeli couscous, salmon squash and fresh basil, kimchi soba noodles — these are just a few unique options to choose from. On any given day there are at least fifteen salad bar concoctions that you can mix in different sized salad plates. This is a major attraction for a big time salad lover like me.
I’m also a huge lemonade fan so having different changing flavors like strawberry rhubarb, watermelon mint or blood orange is a major draw.
While I would never think to order it, today the hubby was craving red meat so I got him a brisket sandwich and had a bite. Oh my goodness, that meat was so tender and flavorful! It’s also very rich and heavy though so I would suggest getting it on a plate with some sides rather than between bread next time. But sandwich aficionados would probably disagree in which case go ahead and indulge in the carbs if that’s your thing.
My only disappointment is the Mac and cheese. They needn’t make it so fancy or toy with making it into something more sophisticated than it should be. There are some flavors (and colors in the form of little red flecks in it) that heighten the dish from traditional elbow noodles and cheese goodness to something attempting to be epicurean that falls flat and has a strange onion-​y and paprika-​y musty odor. And I’m not talking about the truffle Mac and cheese which is very truffle-​y and probably awesome if you like truffles (I do not). But the regular Mac and cheese should be more simple in my humble opinion. One star lost on weird Mac and cheese.
Finally worth noting and a point of redemption for the loss of star above, the desserts are delicious. Massive macarons and beautiful cupcakes. Nothing the matter with those whatsoever!

I do have to admit Lemonade does make some serious spectacular lemonade, especially their guava lemonade.
Everything I ordered, sampled or tasted here I loved, however for the desserts they weren’t my favorite but I’m not much of dessert fan anyways. The décor and ambiance of the place is cute, friendly, welcoming and up beat. I noticed when entering all the food presented looked a little overwhelming at first, there are many choices to choose from. I recommend taking a walk about the place to kind of get an idea at what your looking at, see what’s tempting and eliminate what’s not. Also talk with the servers, they’ll help you make decisions, give suggestions and walk you through the ordering process. All of them were super friendly to me and the group I came with.
There’s not a whole lot of parking, do your best to find something on the street if needs be. No free Wifi for the internet junkies, no delivery but great for take out. They have a nice outdoor seating area with heating lamps which makes chilly evenings more comfortable if you prefer to sit outside. The place is kept clean and inviting, it’s a great fun place to visit.

They have good lemonade here, as the name suggests, but for a chain that has 20 or so salad-​type items to choose from, they limit the vegan options to only three. Yet, they have at least 4 others that *could* be vegan but they add honey or mayo and it’s totally unnecessary.
They also don’t change them out so you’re stuck with the same three options every time. Of the three, my vote goes to the Edamame & Snap Peas with the Kale Salad coming in 2^nd.
They offer a wide selection of lemonades including classic, Arnold Palmers, fruit/​mint combos, blood orange and one sugar free option that rotates flavors.
This location has indoor and outdoor seating with an additional indoor seating area behind the restaurant. The prices are fair for the portions they serve.
There’s metered street parking but sometimes you’ll have to circle the block a few times to find your spot. And if you wind up a fan, they do have locations all over town.

Starving like a ravenous dog I walked in to this place with drool from ear to ear. When you’re starving like Marvin, everything looks good. I’m a pretty picky eater so I was super excited to see so many dishes that I could eat. (I don’t eat pork, red meat, and most fish) I was thrilled with the huge selection and I wanted to order everything on the menu! Their hot market veggie list looked delicious and I barely like vegetables!
I ended up ordering the buttermilk baked chicken with the green tomato and Vermont white cheddar sandwich on a pretzel bun, along with the butternut squash corn soufflé and two other side dishes. I forget the names of the side dishes, however I really like them. I really like how they let you sample the dishes before you order them. I wanted everything but I could physically eat only so much.
The ambiance of this place was super cute. Although this place is small, it was covered with bright colors everywhere. Even the food was a rainbow of colorful delight. Lemonade was full of character and I immediately felt happy. Lots of Yellow fit it’s name perfectly. All the food was not only colorful but unique, with many dishes I hadn’t seen available anywhere else before. A plus side was it all was pretty healthy. Only bummer is they were out of the truffle mac and cheese. It was sold out so I’m assuming it is that good!
Unfortunately the only thing that really disappointed was the desserts. The strawberry lemonade cupcake or the cookies and cream cookie was not good. They both tasted pretty weird and I love sweets. I took a star off for that because I don’t know if I would risk trying another dessert. However the customer service was over the top good. All the employees were amazing here. Rare that I run into amazing service from every one!
Lastly, my friend Melanie said the Lemonade was delicious even though I didn’t taste it! Good thing they can live up to their name!

This is for the Studio City location.
Nice place for a chain. Everything seemed very fresh, and was flavorful. The dish that had tuna was a little over salted.
Ate outside which I really like when that is available. everything is very clean and bright.
There was an employee, Anthony I believe was his name. His that was outside sitting near me. I had finished right about the time when I did and he offered to dispose of my plates, and whatnot. I thought that was a nice touch that was very appreciated.