Lemonade

Not my type of food… But their lemonades were good! It’s mostly salad and everything there is overpriced, including the drinks and ESPECIALLY the non-​salad bar foods…

The lemonade here is definitely good, the food is definitely good and looked healthy but the price is pretty a lot for the portion.

The best place for quick, healthy food. I wish there was a Lemonade on every corner instead of a burger joint or coffee dispensary!

Lemonade is a cafeteria style eatery with a decent amount of healthy food choices, and the interior was nice and clean. But the food that I had was just «meh» in my opinion. I ordered some sort of breaded chicken, soba noodles & kimchi vegetables, edamame & snap peas, creamy mashed potato, and guava limeade. The chicken was cold and bland, and the other two dishes was lacking in flavor. All this came out to about $ 19, so I think the price is a bit steep. If I come back, the only things I’d probably order again are the creamy mashed potato, white truffle mac ‘n cheese that my friend happened to order, the guava limeade, and possibly try the other flavored limeades.

I strongly depend on this place for all sorts of reasons. Starting with the health trend. I’m a huge fan of eating food that is alive, meaning the opposite of fast food. This place has great food and their lemonade is a hit! My personal faves are Watermelon Radish w/​Ahi, Green beans with pineapple chicken, And the Hawaiian Ahi Poke. Sure to win with those 3 as chosen portions. As far as the lemonade goes, it’s always hit, no miss. Ginger carrot has taken the cake for me! But all of flavors are great. Best Customer service starting with Maegann! Well what can I say she’s my sister. :) But the entire staff is so up beat and always pleasant.

I like this location best. I was enticed but the macaroons and refreshing flavored drinks. Watermelon mint is my fave. I find the food to be refreshing and a nice change from new american café foods. I still love the classic truffle mac and cheese each visit. Also, the ahi tuna with watermelon raddish. You’ll never get tired of the food. I usually do 3 choices and a sweet something and leave happy. Easily get your veggie fix on here and yummy soups when it’s cold outside. Good conversations go down here. Sit outside on a pretty day and people watch.

«Honey, I am at Lemonade with the girls. Do you want me to bring anything home?»
«No thanks… Maybe a lemonade.» Answered my husband.
In my family, girls go nuts with this place. Men, on the other side, don’t find it appealing.
They have a great selection of vegan and vegetarian, gluten free items. Personally I think it’s great for those trying to eat healthy but don’t have the time to make them at home. However, usually 2 hours after eating at Lemonade, you would be starving again!
Street parking or use the free parking structure across the street.

I love this place it’s really good and flavorful, healthy. It’s not too expensive but it’s NOT cheap either. Love the lemonade drinks!
They have really good dessert as well cookies, cupcakes.

This is my favorite location, is bigger inside and has a great patio with many tables, a cute area to relax and enjoy a meal or a lemonade and people watch.
Service at this location was great, that’s why we ended up getting more things than we planned. They had a new flavor for their lemonades– coconut/​apple. We were wondering about it, we were offered a sample, and since we liked it, we ended up getting it. It’s very good, sweet, but not that sweet. We also got our favorite– the guava one, nice and tart.
Their desserts are small and pricey. We wanted a dessert so we ended up taking home 4 mini cupcakes: peanut butter and chocolate (nice and smooth), chocolate (extremely smooth), carrot cake (bit dry, but good) and a new found favorite– the red velvet — moist and creamy. For $ 1,50 each, is more reasonable and it was a perfect sampler.
Nice location and service.

I could’ve loved it more.
Blood-​orange Lemonade $ 3
Ahi Tuna $ 6.50
Mac & Cheese $ 3.75
My friend ordered some other things also. The only thing that was slightly memorable was the ahi. The prices are a little steep. The concept and interior is cool.

WHITE TRUFFLE MAC N’ CHEESE! So creamy and velvety. If you are a nutzo over cheese like me, try it!
Roasted beets and melon with frisee– frickn delicious. I loved it so much that I attempted to replicate it at home. Not.the.same. I’ll stick to getting it here.
Wild arugula and asian pears with blue cheese– light, sweet, CHEESY, with a hint of bitterness from the arugula.
Food here is pretty good but I personally think the lemonade is overly sweet. The blueberry mint and blood orange lemonade are good. Since it’s a cafeteria-​style set up for ordering food, the line can get pretty long. The staff is nice about letting you sample the food before ordering. Kinda pricey for the small portions. The braises, proteins, and sandwiches cost way more than the hot portions and marketplace entrees. Large variety of food options.

I usually come to lemonade for some lemonade (obviously) and their HUGE macarons! Let me tell you, their caramel macarons are ADDICTING!
I’ve had their food before and it’s pretty good! The reason why I only gave it four stars is because I’m not entirely sure how all their meals taste yet. However, They let you sample some portions as well.
Customer service is EXCELLENT! I love the employees here because they make small talk with all the customers and create such a cheerful ambiance to the place. It Definitely makes every visit at lemonade a great one.

THIS PLACE WONT ACCEPT $ 100 BILLS.
Wasted half of my lunch waiting in line just to be told that I cant pay for my lunch.
Had they posted a sign at the door or start of the line… fine, but don’t waste people’s time.
Will take my money elsewhere and tell my friends and family to skip this chain.

I LOVE Lemonade. They offer such a huge variety of food served cafeteria style. If you’re a health nut like myself, this place is a dream come true. If you have certain allergies, don’t worry they clearly list those as well for each dish and the staff is very knowledgeable about it. Most of my favorite items are the vegetables one such as roasted broccoli, their kale dish, and cherry tomatoes with avocado and pine nuts. For protein selection I usually have either their seared ahi tuna or roasted chicken. I have tried their truffle mac n cheese which is very popular here, but it’s not my cup of tea. Their korean short ribs is another great dish. Lastly, you also have to try one of their flavored lemonades. I usually get their cucumber mint one. It’s so refreshing!
Service has always been great. They’re patient while you’re making decisions and helpful when you have questions or want to try something. There’s plenty of seating inside and out. Lines do get long during lunch rush, but it goes by pretty quick.
Whether you’re a vegetarian of any sort, a vegan, or no preference at all, there’s something for you that will satisfy your tastebuds.

Came here for lunch with co-​workers on a Wednesday around 12pm. A line was to be expected but it moved quickly. Here are some pros & cons:
Downside:
–Parking on a weekday during lunch is no fun. There is a structure which is $ 1 every 20 minutes behind Lemonade if you cannot find street parking. If you do find street parking unfortunately you still have to pay
–IT STANKS. Really, it smells horrible inside. I’ve been to quite a few Lemonades in the LA & OC area and none of them have ever smelled this bad. Maybe it was just today, but when we entered we were standing by the trash can for a while since there was a line and I thought it was the garbage. But no, it was the entire place. It smells like broccoli and fresh trash.
— There are too many options and you end up spending $ 30 on salads (but delicious salads)
Pros:
–Great lunch spot. Although there is usually a line, it does move quickly
–Staff is always friendly and helpful. Try all the samples you’d like
–They change up their menu a lot but keep their signature items
–The truffle mac & cheese is AMAZING
–Great outdoor seating for a nice day (like today) and plenty of seating inside. This is one of the larger Lemonades I’ve been too.

I’ve never knew of Lemonade’s existent until my boss told me about the Larchmont location when he went there for lunch, and was stoked to find out that they had a Pasadena location because I came here for Drybar a few weeks ago.
Lemonade is a healthy (and expensive) cafeteria style set dining place. When you first enter, you grab a tray and make yourself down the lunch line. From there, you’ll have a few minutes to eye the various, yummy food selections, and then one of the servers will scoop it onto your plate. You can pick from 1 to 6 scoops of whatever you want. You’ll start first with the salad and soup sections, and then make your way to the hot foods, and finally, down to the drinks and desserts, and payment.
I chose the 2 scoop portions $ 5.50 from the salad area with:
1. Israeli couscous with wild mushrooms and parmesan — delicious! The couscous was cooked perfectly and the mushrooms and Parmesan added an awesome touch of flavor.
2. Avocado with Cherry Tomatoes and Pine nuts — light and refreshing — I felt so healthy eating this! The cherry tomatoes were plump and sweet, the avocados were big and chunky and the chopped up pine nuts added that yummy crunchiness.
I also got their infamous $ 3.75 White Truffle Mac n Cheese — omg, yum!!! So ooey, gooey with their cheese and the hint of truffles, truly made this dish worthy of devouring EVERY.SINGLE.BITE.
Omg, let’s not forget their lemonade and macarons! Definitely worth sampling all their lemonades before buying. I ended up zeroing in on their Blood Orange one. Sweet and tangy — this tasted so much better than the Blood Orange Lemonade at Blaze Pizza in Monrovia, lol!
As for their macaron… O.M.G!!! I had their $ 4.00 Caramel Fleur de Salt — hellz yea! It’s freaking huge!!! The outer shell is soft and moist, while the caramel filling was so smooth and creamy. This macaron looked more like a sandwich cookie! Yea, definitely worth the $ 4.00 today! If anything, I would also come back to just get the macarons too! Though, they only had Pistachio and Caramel Fleur de Salt today.
You then sit wherever you want — either inside or outside. You then cleanup after yourself or they will have servers making their cleanup rounds and they will dump it for you while asking you how the food was. Awesome service! :)
Parking: Street parking 2 hours behind Shopper’s Lane or 90 minutes free parking behind Veggie Grill.
Would I come back? Heck yea! Get a blow-​dry and then go eat next door sure! Or just come back to eat or for the macarons, lol! (Will also try their other desserts too!).

Lemonade is the best place to please everyone! And their portions are huge (in a Donald Trump voice).
So many choices, and it accommodates the dietary restrictions we all are trying to adhere to.
Sugar-​free cucumber mint tea with a Salmon and Yellow Squash entrée? Perfection!

This is a great place, just not for me.
I liked the variety but considering that I don’t like onions and almost everything had onions, it was unfortunately not the best experience for me. I was sad I couldn’t enjoy everything. Everything looked fantastic.
How it works is. It’s like a cafeteria. You pay by portions. There’s also a la carte like sandwiches and little things they prepare, as well as a great variety of soup options. If I ate meat, I’d be in heaven, but I’m a vegetarian. I’ve been looking for a place like this. Sigh. I was disappointed because it’s everything I want except the meat and onions.
I got a great simple, yet pricey, avocado with tuna or salmon. I couldn’t resist. I tasted great. The onions were well masked if there were any.
I got the coconut apple lemonade. Loved it. Sweet, but loved it.

This Lemonade location is one of the biggest and nicest I’ve been to with lots of inside and outside seating.
The food is good, but way too salty. I ordered some of the kale salad and wasn’t able to eat more than one bite due to the excess of sodium. I shared different sides but everything was too salty.
The lemonades are good, my favorite is the watermelon/​Rosemary

The low score was mainly for one of the staff members working «strictly» behind the soup section this afternoon around 12:30pm!
My gf and I passed the salad bar and ended up at the soup and realized ohh I think we might want something at the salad section. My gf kindly asked the «designated» soup lady if she can help her get something at the salad section because she realized she wanted something there.
The soup lady said «umm I ONLY do soup!» Woah. How Rudee!
I’m sorry that you had to walk two steps down and scream at the «salad lady» yo, they forgot their salad.
I am so very sorry that we made you loose your whole concentration on ladling soup!
I am even more Sorry that I was afraid to order salad myself, after what had happened to my gf!
ugh. Even though the food was good and filled me up, I can not tolerate bad service!