Fate brought me to Garden Grill.
We had plans to be in Vegas for the weekend. Because we were gonna be in town, I entered to win tickets to the Life Is Beautiful music festival. Then I won two 3-day VIP passes thanks to Yelp LA West CM Brittany F.! Immediately did my research and discovered that Garden Grill was going to be serving up some vegan goodies at the festival.
Sh*t just got real!
At this point, I didn't even care about the bands anymore (except for Fitz and the Tantrums). All I could think about was BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Tacos and Beer Battered Avocado Tacos.
The line was surprisingly long. I didn't realize vegan food would be so popular at a music festival. But I guess that's a good thing. Each taco was offered at two for $8 but sadly they wouldn't let you mix and match that day. Later on I discovered that there's a Yelp check-in offer for $1 off your first order that I wish I knew about before hand. I also noticed that the taco prices listed on their website is $1 less than what they offered it for at the festival. Damn those festival prices!
Great BBQ flavor in the Jackfruit Tacos and I liked the crunchy mix of shredded cabbage in there. The creamy dill sauce on top was tasty too. http://bit.ly/1E7np5J
The portion was much smaller than I would have liked it to be for $8. Let's just say, on the drive back to LA, I stopped by a vegan market/cafe (Viva La Vegan in Rancho Cucamonga) and their jackfruit tacos were a much bigger and filling size at $3 a taco.
I was still hungry after eating Garden Grill's jackfruit tacos so I ended up ordering the Beer Battered Avocado Tacos in which the serving size was significantly bigger. Large chunks of avocado batter fried in a way that doesn't make the avocado taste cooked (which I prefer). More crunchy shredded cabbage and a delicious creamy cilantro pepita dressing and Sriracha. It's very messy to eat but yum yum yum yum YUM! http://bit.ly/1yKXca0
The meateater BF was curious about the menu too so he ordered a Chick'n Ceasar Salad Wrap with grilled chick'n, ceasar dressing, croutons and romaine lettuce wrapped in a yummy spinach tortilla. I thought it was tasty! The meateater BF said he liked it better than the meaty prime beef sandwich from T-bones Chophouse a few tents down from Garden Grill. Yay for hooking the meateater! http://bit.ly/10DEeac
Yeah it's kinda pricey but the sad truth is, I would pay that much for their deliciousness. They get 5-stars from me! I just wish I had room for the Raw Chocolate Cheezecake while we were there.