Our intention was purely picking up some Cronuts. This month's flavor is Concord Grape and Lime Fromage Blanc filled with homemade grape jam and creamy lime zest sugar outside. This time we restrained ourselves from buying 8 each, we settled for 4.
We decided to have an early lunch so we ordered 2 sandwiches to share. The first one was called "Not a Simple Grilled Cheese", served with a salad for $13.00 and the second was House-made Porchetta Sandwich served warm, with a side salad as well. The grilled cheese came first so we didn't waste any time and just went for it. It was good but definitely not the best grilled cheese we've had. The salad was very good, not too tart and just right.
The Porchetta Sandwich looked promising with caramelized leeks and mustard. Unfortunately, it was all looks. The sandwich was tasteless. The porchetta was dry. I was starving so I ate a bit more but didn't finish my half. Sandi only had 2 bites. I went to ask for mustard to add flavor. However, the mustard alone could not salvage the sandwich. For $17.00, one would expect a reasonably good if not a fabulous sandwich. We asked for the manager. Jose, the supervisor talked to Sandi but all he could do was promise to relay the message to the manager. What good is that? He didn't even ask for our information.
Sandi did purchase an extra cronut for us to try while we were still at the restaurant. The grape/lime cronut was delicious. We were both surprised that it didn't taste "grapey" which was good because we both dislike grape jelly. The lime took care of the grape and therefore made a wonderful combination of flavors. I still think no one can make better cronuts than Dominique Ansel. Perhaps he should stick to making cronuts and pastries.
Dominique Ansel is located at the Grove at 189 The Grove Dr. in Los Angeles, California.
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