Vegan
American
Juice bar
Asian
Fusion
A small all-vegan restaurant opened Feb. 2021. Menu is eclectic - offering fusion cuisine and a juice bar, as well as some fast food. Located in the Marina Del Rey area. Instagram: thevariablecafe. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-9:30pm.
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13350 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90066
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Added by vtraveller on 18 Feb 2021
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63 Reviews
First Review by kenvegan
Knoxland
Points +597
Good Quality Vegan Joint - Edit
Top of the line Sunset Burger with fries made to perfection. Every-time, never failed and consistent in preparing. Quaint ambience, customer service excellent and parking can be tight.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-11-27
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carlosldlp
Points +47
Great option! - Edit
Shrimps to die for! Pho really good and the carrot cake with nuts and rosemary… mmm
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goldendeer
Points +135
Everything was excellent - Edit
This place is a gem! Inconspicuous outside and cute inside. Everyone loved what they got. I love the mix of cuisines and range of healthy entrees to more indulgent ones. Would come back again and again!
Read morePros: Variety of cuisines, Both healthy and indulgent choices, Many drink choices and some desserts
Cons: Smaller interior but still comfortable
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CharlieCapp
Points +33
Great portions and delicious - Edit
Very nice portions. From the outside doesn’t look like much but very yummy. I had po-boy sandwich and pho
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·X·
Points +21590
Variable Cafe - Edit
Top notch vegan food. The cauliflower appetizer was so delicious and loaded with flavor. “My Son’s Pho” was just what the doctor ordered for me since I was at the end of feeling unwell. The broth was flavorful and delicious. My only wish would have been for thicker noodles instead of thin. Nice iced matcha. Super friendly staff!
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Whynotplantbased
Points +240
Asian influenced vegan food - Edit
Everything I have tried so far was bursting with flavor. I love finding Asian influenced vegan food. This place is tasty I will be back.
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(H)evan
Points +88
Simple vegan cafe with excellent food! - Edit
Strip mall location with free parking. Cannabis store two doors down if you're not hungry enough. Absolutely charming server (Joel), so welcoming and accommodating. Menu offers wide variety and something for everyone. All dishes ordered arrived as advertised and were delicious through and through. Very special burger, super healthy and tasty rice bowl with tofu skewers, med. spicy chili, and cute house drinks like strawberry lemonade. Would be happy to come back anytime! (And if we're not hungry enough, no problem...)
Read morePros: Quick n easy, Super friendly, Wide variety of all delicious foods
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V1234
Points +21
Best vegan burger. Lots of other good options too. - Edit
Nice staff. Small place. Check it out.
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DylanMeade97
Points +33
Delish & great staff - Edit
Had the “shrimp” and pho, amazing
Read morePros: Lots of options , Fast service , Big portions
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meghan2017
Points +177
I had the little Venice bowl - Edit
It was delicious and I would go back to try other things on the menu
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lilliundnik
Points +263
Friendly staff, amazing food - Edit
We were greeted by the most friendly staff. We only ordered takeaway, so we cannot rate the service but she seemed great.
Read moreWe had the Little Venice Bowl. It was a lot which was great because we were so hungry. The taste was insanely good. It was great to feast on some nourishing food within all of this LA Fastfood madness.
Pros: Great taste, Value for money, Friendly staff
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theveganreg
Points +394
Delicious!!!! - Edit
Love to see an all vegan place! The drunken cauliflower was probably the best cauliflower I’ve had ever. Couldn’t pass up the carrot cake although I didn’t get a pic. Would go again!
Read morePros: All vegan, Tasty dessert
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CCap59
Points +243
Best Vegan Carrot Cake - Edit
A wonderful place with amazing food and fantastic service! We had the drunken cauliflower, sunset strip burger and the house carrot cake. All amazingly flavorful and yummy! Can’t wait to go back again!
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AMBSongbird
Points +88
Heaven in my mouth - Edit
This is hands down, THE BEST vegan casual restaurant I have ever enjoyed. It is in Marina Del Rey off Glencoe on Washington.
Read moreI enjoyed the cauliflower appetizer as my lunch and my hubby had the Sunset Burger...both phenomenal. So flavorful, generous sized servings and the owner was very attentive.
But...the ultimate was the trip I took to heaven eating the homemade carrot cake...HOLY HELL! The flavors that come at you in sections took me by surprise...the carrot flavor... and then the raisin flavor...but the climax in my mouth was the bright and sunny flavor of lemon in the icing. My mouth has experienced true heaven. No joke...I asked the owner about this cake and she said she made at least 11 version of this until she landed on the one I had today...it truly is perfection.
We drove from Camarillo to eat here and the 45 miles one way were worth it...even though gas is $6.00 a gallon!
Thank you God for this place! AMEN!
Pros: Food, Customer service, Clean
Cons: It is in LA, LA, LA sucks
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manasmind31
Points +47
Tasty and healthy. - Edit
I was very happy with the great food.
Read morePros: Soft chairs, Coffee was good, Bowls are good
Cons: 16.00 for a bowl but that’s not too much. , 6.00 for the latte.
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lilipeterson
Points +26
Delightful Experience - Edit
Exceptionally delicious food, served in generous portions, by very polite staff. My new favorite vegan spot
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-27
Pros: Beautifully prepared , Meals are plentiful , Remarkably delicious food
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Ufftah
Points +142
Cute, clean and delicious. - Edit
We returned from Puerto Vallarta which is minimal for vegan options. It was great to see this on Happy cow in Marina del Rey. We arrived to LAX about 7:00PM. This was an easy to access location on our way home. We relished the ability to eat a salad, order soup and treat ourselves to carrot cake…no worries!
Read morePros: All Vegan, Cute environment and enthusiastic staff, Delicious
Cons: Parking lot is small so parked on street
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Aniseed
Points +5253
Delicious and Wholesome! - Edit
We really enjoyed everything we tried from Variable.
Read moreThe Venice Bowl was good and we also really loved the Coconut Shrimp, Pho, Guac and Tortilla Chips.
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Celanasoul
Points +48
A Big Delicious Win for Mar Vista - Edit
Oh so tasty menu- Everything I had was good- Shrimp, Brussels, Fries, Cauliflower, YUM! The hamburger reminded me of a teriyaki burger i had as a kid at the local japantown street fair. the bahn mi and po boy was also yummy… but my favorite is the Seoul Bowl. How did they make a “pork” like that? Amazing! I would be a regular if I lived in So Cal.
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Wassermaniac
Points +28
With a few tweaks, it could be a go-to spot - Edit
The food is fine. But if you have to deal with the crowded parking situation, uncomfortable chairs, and bothering to leave the house at all these days, if you are like me, you want a little more that “fine”. The gent who took our order was nice enough, but when we asked for his recommendations, he just said the recs are starred on the menu - again, not bad service at all - just “fine”. Okay, the food: the fried cauliflower was delicious but WAY too sweet. My spicy faux-pork bowl was similarly yummy, but lacked any real memorable flavor profile. My wife’s salad was huge in size, not in flavor, and the kale pieces were so big there was no way to eat it without getting messy with it, plus all the other ingredients sunk to the bottom of the plate, lost in the thicket of kale. I think with a few adjustments, this place could be really solid. Now…it’s just fine.
Read morePros: Big portions
Cons: Parking is tricky, Dishes need some refining
dk1brentwood
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cse
Points +276
little known gem - Edit
they have the best vegan salads...we order the Caesar and the Green Goddess all the time! and their guacamole is next level. for such a quiet and unassuming place the food game is strong.
Read morePros: tasty and healthy, delivery
Cons: dining room is bland
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theevword
Points +698
Do not sleep on this little place- it is a pleasant surprise. - Edit
Seemed like they actually cared about what they were making. I ordered the chicken parm & the sauce on it was super smooth. It also doesn’t seem like they use [censored] vegan brands for replacements. The Seoul bowl was also very good. I absolutely recommend
Read morePros: All vegan , Fair priced , Made well
Cons: Not the best parking , But there is a lot of it isn’t full
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wingheart
Points +26
Excellent dishes - Edit
Everything I've ordered here is delicious (pho, burger, pasta, unicorn tears, cauliflower wings...) and the staff is super friendly! The decor is quite sparse but hopefully they'll make the place more cozy over time!
Read morePros: Delicious food, Friendly staff, Seated quickly
Cons: Sparse decor, Not open on Wednesdays
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1gladstone
Points +24
Delicious! - Edit
The soy chicken sandwich was fabulous. Very nice atmosphere and the woman server/owner was terrific!
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WillaBroderick
Points +212
Delicious - Edit
Had the Little Venice Bowl. Korean-influenced flavors were delicious, owner was very friendly.
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Pros: large portions, flavorful
Cons: lack of ambiance
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Italiana1125
Points +122
Happy Cow Strikes Again - Edit
Once again, Happy Cow points me towards an absolutely fantastic vegan restaurant that I had no idea existed. When I opened the app, I was less than a half mile away from this amazing spot. So happy I tried it out. Their PHO is seriously amazing. I’m going to be a repeat customer!
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losangela
Points +242
Great food - Edit
Food’s always great! The owners are very friendly and sweet
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