Cafe Cinema

I ordered the chicken plate for lunch. I was not disappointed. I always appreciate the little mom & pop spots. They hold a different texture to their food verses chain cpanoes. I would recommend Café Cinema for a quick bite to eat. Enjoy!

I work in the area on the weekends and was finding that this little café was a nice place to stop in and get a sandwich for lunch… however, it started to get a little spendy. $ 8 for a bottle of diet coke and a small sandwich… I couldn’t really afford it anymore.
In addition, it is difficult to communicate with the owners who work there. I tried to call in an order once and they told me I had to come in and order. They had been somewhat accommodating when I wanted a veggie sandwich (something different than the gross one on their menu), but tried to charge me more the second time I tried to order it.
Unfortunately, aside from the high prices and difficulty in communicating, I won’t be going back because the hygiene seems to be lacking. The owner went back and forth between taking money and cooking… only once washing her hands. Also, service can be so slow and I don’t have time to wait forever for a sandwich, especially when no one other customers are around. Sadly I’ve been frequently Subway more and have not been back to this café…
I really love supporting small business… but…

Solid little lunch café. I had meat lasagne and a generous, fresh side salad for 5.50.

I was in the area running some errands and saw this little café, so I decided to go inside. It is a small location, it seems to be very convenient to the nursing school next door. I had the chicken breast sandwich and let me tell you it was delicious! Everything was freshly made, you can see the older lady making the food, so you know it is fresh. Prices are decent, and they have a variety of things you can order; sandwiches salads, smoothies, chips, cookies, drinks etc. If I’m in the area again I’ll stop by for another chicken breast sandwich or try something else.

Came in to use the ATM and get some change. The place was deserted and the owner watched me like a hawk when I went in, couldn’t understand a word I was saying (I’m British but still I speak extremely clearly) and had to get his wife who muttered amongst themselves about what I was asking for. I bought just a bottled iced tea to avoid more confused. After being handed a key after a couple minutes asking where the bathroom was I just said «forget it» and left when I attempted to ask the gentlemen where the door this mysterious key opened was. Buying a drink and asking for your change in quarters shouldn’t have to be that tricky.

My coworkers and I order here on a weekly basis and lovingly call this place ‘Grama’s’. Its a small Asian family run place, grama seems to make most if not all the entrees. Gramps works the back kitchen and the grandson works the cashier. Grama is always smiling and cheerful as she prepares the food. No one beats their prices on our block, for breakfast AND lunch. The portions are just right. I don’t know how she does it, but every time we order everything is always fresh and even FEELS lovingly made. Its a word-​of-​mouth or i-​walked-​by-​and-​tried-​it type of place. The only single downside is they don’t deliver.

I’ve been going here since 2006, and it’s always my first choice for grabbing a quick bite when I’m near the area.
This place deserves much praise then the mean reviews that were given below. The owners are super friendly and happy people, and will give you extra if you ask them for no charge. Recently, I went and noticed the owners changed, but the new lady was just as nice and friendly, and the food still tasted satisfactory.
I usually call in so I can just quickly pick up the order, and eat on the go. My favorite is their chicken quesadilla number 16 on the menu which is delicious! They add salsa which gives it an extra zesty flavor and it’s not bad for $ 5.75. I like to dip my quesadilla in Siracha sauce (the yummy got sauce), and its perfectly mouth watering.
I also order their Chinese Chicken Salad #1 on the menu (I know I’m a fatty), which is fairly simple, with romaine lettuce, chicken, carrots, and wontons (or Fritos), but something about the sweet sesame dressing makes me want to come back for more. Just a heads up, if you’re planning to eat here, ask for silverware, as the plastic fork is hard to eat with.
This is a nice quiet place for those busy people on the go, and also a nice place to just stop by, grab and bite, and get a piece of mind. Think of it like moms house or something. I’m always coming here, and I hope other people will too so this place stays open!

Had a delicious tuna sandwich on perfectly toasted whole grain bread and a very tasty mini key lime pie for dessert. It was the perfect size with a yummy graham cracker crusty and was a great balance of tart and sweet. Cute spot for lunch or brunch!

I came here for the hope of a decent sandwich. The place seemed sad, deemed, and empty! Well the purpose was to find something to eat & shut my growling stomach! I noticed an Asian couple running the business! The wife was running constantly in & out of the kitchen, and the husband was taking the order. So I decided on a tuna sandwich. To make the story short I Paid 6 $ and what I got was a small blah sandwich on a white square toast on the plate! First of all the tables didn’t have salt and paper nor an area that people could go & grab, there weren’t any sauce or ketchup of any kind available as well and this is not that I wanted for my sandwich but I was thinking well if this is a café of some sort then they should think about it. Also no napkins are provided so I had to go and ask from the lady! As I was finishing my blah sandwich, noticed the lady got out to clean the table of the customers who left earlier. She cleaned the table with bare hands, apparently table cleaning cloths doesn’t exist for her. Then she goes back behind the counter to take orders from random group of customers who stepped into this wonderland! Lady: Would you like bread? Customer: Haaa, yes yes I want my sandwich on a piece of bread? Lady: Would you like everything on your sandwich? Customer: yes yes everything, Lady: Would you like mayo on your sandwich? Customer: ha mayo, yes yes…, I just had a good laugh and thinking to myself how on earth their business survives! It was very Cinematic but without any background music!

It is a small, non-​descript place. The food is simple, but it always tastes fresh. It really tastes like a home made meal in its simplicity and freshness. The vegetables in the omelette have a good crunch that you only get from fresh vegetable and not frozen ones. The breakfasts are also good deals. They are not enormous meals like at Denny’s. It’s just the right amount for me to be satisfied instead of stuffed. The prices are good for breakfast ($ 3-​$ 6). The sandwiches are nothing fancy. They are the kind of sandwich my mom would make. They are not gigantic ones that you have to eat with fork and knife or eat it like two open face sandwiches. They don’t have fancy ingredients in it. A tuna sandwich is just tuna salad, lettuce, and tomato. No sprouts, no avocado, no acai berries. But the lettuce is super crisp and tomatoes are fresh and the bread is nicely toasted. It is a simple place with good price. With all the trendy and experimental food crazes, sometimes simple and fresh food is just what I want.

I’ve been noticing this quaint little snack shop in the corner of La Cienega and Gregory Way for weeks now, but it always seems to be closed every time I walked by. Today I actually saw it open so I decided to see what they had on their menu. I was greeted by a Korean couple, whom I assumed were the owners. The place itself is tiny, with a few small tables and chairs, a small tv on the wall with the fuzziest picture you’ll ever see on a television set, a rack full of magazines, and that’s about it as far as amenities…
Nothing special on the menu either, a few sandwiches, salads, and specialty drinks. I was a bit hungry so I ordered the grilled chicken breast on wheat, which came out to a little over $ 6 with tax. I was expecting it to be some sort of combo for that price, but no it was just a sandwich. I was the only one in there, yet my order took more than 10 minutes… for a sandwich? c’mon?! It better be a damn good one!
Uh, no… it was totally not worth $ 6! My sandwich was small, bland and nothing out of the ordinary. I make better sandwiches at home! But hey I was hungry, so what the heck. Blah.
Never stopping by this place again.