Comments on: it’s official: blu l.a. cafe opens tomorrow

By: celia

celia — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:56:05 +0000

blurg

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:58:50 +0000

Oh, man. Great food, great atmosphere, and all friendly faces inside. The seared PB+J gets a 10 out of 10, for tastiness as well as concept, while the Blu LA Cafe burger gets a 10 out of 10 for its tastebud-exploding flavor. I can’t wait to go back—I have the hunger shakes now just thinking about it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:42:10 +0000

This place has potential, its only week two. I already noticed they knocked off about 5-6 bucks on each menu item which is great. My boyfriend and I can actually afford to come here now, lol. We will definately be making more trips here since we live across the street. I see what youre saying about the servers, but just give them some time to figure out their kinks, the food is definately worth the wait.

By: Irene

Irene — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:25:27 +0000

Gave it a try on Sunday afternoon. We were told the kitchen was closed, which is fine because we just wanted some coffee and pastries. They wouldn’t let us order from the counter, so instead we sat at a table where we were ignored for 40 minutes. Finally went back to the counter and they apologized and sent one of the THREE servers to us, but not immediately. We probably won’t be back for a real meal any time soon, which is unfortunate since the location is perfect. I hope the french dip place next door is less disappointing.

By: kellsy

kellsy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:27:38 +0000

$10 for a caprese salad that cosisted of 4 cherry tomatoes and 5 small mozzarella cheese balls. I was a little insulted to be honest. However, when I was there it wasn’t busy and the waitress was friendly and gracious. I bought a few (3) pasteries to bring home and had a pelligrino with my salad. With a 20% tip it cost me $27. Yowza!!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:27:33 +0000

Very diasppointed. They had hardly no veggie items (an LA eatery without a veggie burger option???) so I got the PB&J - my boyfriend got the Blu Cafe Burger and we split a water - The bill with tip was $27. and we were still hungry when we left. Portions were SO small, tables were way too small, and prices were way too high. Thank goodness for JJ’s cafe across the street. We’ll never go back to Blu unless we’re going to split a piece of cake - that’s the only thing there in our budget.

By: Scott Mercer

Scott Mercer — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:09:37 +0000

I agree with the CW…service was sketchy. Food was good, but waaay overpriced. I must give points in their favor for staying open late though. Perhaps I will drop in come evening time for a slice of cake and a coffee.

But if I want a sandwich, JJ’s is right across the street, about half the price, and 95% as tasty.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:47:53 +0000

I checked them out online to see what the prices were, and from the comments here I now know why they aren’t listed.

Downtown needs more places like Nickel where eating a decent meal doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.

By: jim winstead

jim winstead — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:20:59 +0000

i am totally sympathetic to the first-day service and quality hiccups, but they flat-out forgot about us, which is pretty far beyond a hiccup.

and first-day jitters certainly doesn’t explain the prices.

By: Andrew Ruiz

Andrew Ruiz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:42:26 +0000

I agree, it was there first day…give them a break. How were you on your first day at work?