It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that there’s no shortage of healthy eateries in the Los Angeles area, but finding a spot to sit down and actually enjoy what’s being served at such establishments is a whole different challenge. Is it possible to eat right and clean at the same time – can healthy and truly delicious co-exist on the same plate? Indeed, the following healthy spots in Woodland Hills check both of those boxes…and do so with a fashionable, flavorful flair.
Leo’s Superfood Vegan Café, located at 8262 Louise Avenue in Northridge, is, as its namesake suggests, a vegan café that serves gluten-free dishes, also catering to those patrons on a Paleo or Keto diet with low-carb options and soon-to-be-launched sugar-free products. Often called the L.A. restaurant that will “make you appreciate the vegan lifestyle,” Leo’s crafts delicious and satisfying – not to mention reasonably-priced – menu items, served in a “yummy and cozy” atmosphere that has everyone who visits eager to return.
The Thyme Pizzeria, located at 20453 Sherman Way in Winnetka, proves that the concepts of “pizzeria” and “healthy” can coexist. The operators pride themselves on serving customers deliciously genuine dishes including pizza, Italian vegan options, salads, pastas, sandwiches, vegetarian items and gluten-free foods, with a complete gluten-free pizza menu that is unlike anything else in L.A. With more than a dozen options to choose from on this extensive menu, The Thyme Pizzeria ensures there’s something for everyone – health nut or not – who shares an afternoon or evening at the charming eatery.
Garden Wok All-Vegetarian Chinese Cuisine, located at 6117 Reseda Boulevard in Tarzana, offers fine dining in a cozy atmosphere bursting with warm colors, fresh flowers, soft music, candles and inspiring artwork. Situated in the heart of Tarzana, Garden Wok has been serving authentic all-vegetarian Chinese cuisine since 2000, its welcoming furnishings and décor with soothing overtones perfectly complementing the inviting dining room space. The restaurant has become known for its signature specialty sauces such as the Sweet Soy Sauce, Sweet and Sour Sauce, Lemon Sauce and Orange Sauce, with Chef Hsiueh Chiueh bringing a wealth of culinary experience to every dish she creates.
Fala Bar, located at 6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Westfield Topanga (but with multiple locations throughout the valley), offers a menu that is 100% plant-based and vegan, the eatery’s beans and grains sprouted for better nutrient absorption and digestion. Everything here is gluten-free save for the pitas, buns and tortillas, which can be substituted for a cabbage leaf. All of Fala Bar’s produce is vegan, soy-free, nut-free, dairy-free, local and organic non-GMO. Its founders are proud to be behind the burgeoning vegan movement spreading throughout the world.
The Vegan Joint, located at 20855 Ventura Boulevard #3 in Woodland Hills (but with four locations throughout the Los Angeles and surrounding area), focuses on Thai vegan-based foods and serves breakfast burritos, pancakes and hash browns all day. When dinner time rolls around, this unique eatery offers vegan dishes with rice, noodles and curries, served with Thai flavoring spices and appetizers that include Spring Rolls, Dumplings, Chicken Nachos and Chicken Nuggets.
Juicy Ladies, located at 22423 Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, began in 2009 as a small grab-and-go juice bar when owners Magal Nagar and Kinzie Oppenheim became passionate about healthy food and spreading the healthy word throughout their communities. With high expectations for their ingredients and no quick options for grabbing an organic juice, smoothie, meal or snack, they decided to venture out and create their own juice bar, an effort which ultimately culminated in a full organic juice bar and café. After 10 years of learning, growing and serving the Woodland Hills community with fresh, organic foods, Juicy Ladies expanded its locations to include Pacific Palisades, the business’ focus still on spreading knowledge of, and offering access to, nutritious foods.
If you have vowed to eat better in the early months of the new year but perhaps fell off the wagon, so to speak, after consuming delicious but wonderfully unhealthy Super Bowl fare, it’s easy to get back on track by visiting any of the dining healthy spots in Woodland Hills we showcased above.
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