Home Restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

If you're in the Los Feliz area of LA Home is a must visit. First and foremost, the service at Home was really 5+. Our server, Farinda, was amazing. She greeted us with a warm and engaging smile, and throughout our experience, she provided just the right amount of attention. Our daughter had been bragging about Home and especially the Cucumber Jalapeno Bloody Mary. Farinda adjusted the level of heat to Teresa's taste.

Egg fried rice - fresh,  lemony,and satisfying. Sliced almonds add a nice crunch.  Turkey sausage seasoned perfectly to create a unique flavor that mimics pork without losing the turkey.

Steak and eggs- seasoned and cooked to a perfect medium that bordered on medium rare. Fries were cut to the right thickness, so we're crispy enough for my taste but not overdone, so the potatoey flavor met Teresa's desire for her favorite version of fries.

Chilaquilles - balance great, crispy chips, perfect chorizo, right amount of sauce, huge portion but almost finished because it was so good

California eggwich- I wanted a uniquely california dish, and this hit the mark. The sourdough was crisp and tasty, avocado added a soothing creamyness and paired with the California tomatoes perfectly. The description indicated that dish included ailoii, and it was there and enhanced the flavor profile without dominating the sandwich. The fruit side was also perfectly balanced with the right amounts of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cantaloupe, and honeydew.

Carrot Cake -  I'm a huge fan of carrot cake, and this ranks among the best I've had. Moist, but not too moist, smoothly sweet and adorned with raisins and walnuts. I don't usually like walnuts, but these were not bitter and retained their crunchiness while allowing the walnut flavor to enhance the profile without domination. Cream cheese frosting was smooth and buttery. The perfect finish to an almost...

So after our negative experience here a few years ago, we decided to give them a try once more.

Though our service was definitely better than last time, there was a big miss. We ordered 2 entrees and 1 appetizer. Easy enough order right?

When our food came out, we only received our entrees with no appetizer in sight. Given our experience here last time, where we ordered 3 items and were only served 2, this time, I decided to make sure by asking the server if our appetizer was coming. He indeed said it was, but it took a good 10 minutes after our entrees were served that we finally received our appetizer.

When it comes to flavor, I won't speak about the appetizer or my wife's food, because I did not order those, but I will speak about my Fried Chicken "burger." The fried chicken was decent and the brioche bun were great. My problem was I did not expect the "Asian" flavorings they paired with the sandwich. It had a Vietnamese "bahn mi" feel to it (especially because of the cilantro), which was not what I'm looking for when I order a "chicken sandwich" from an American restaurant.

All in all, even though our experience was a lot better than last time, I was very much put off by the 4% surcharge that we were surprised with when it came time to pay the bill. NO, 4% IS NOT MUCH, but it's about the principle of the matter.

THESE SURCHARGES ARE ABSOLUTE B.S. and BUSINESSES NEED TO START RAISING THEIR PRICES ON THE MENUS INSTEAD OF HITTING UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS AT THE END OF THE MEAL.

OH wow, I almost forgot. Dining in a makeshift treehouse sounds fun and all, but Wow the leaves from the trees and tiny flies swarming around us and our meal was very unpleasant. I had a dirty tree leaf land in my $15 cocktail goddamn it. THE FLIES WERE TERRIBLY ANNOYING.

This will be our Last time dining here for all the...

First time at this location. Large family birthday gathering of 8 adults and 1 child. Valet was very impatient with a two minute wait to lace my boots and gather wallet. Wandered around for nearly 5min trying to find family who was at the bar, which was empty. Repeated attempts to get the attention of the numerous staff (at least 9 were visible busily running about). We eventually determined that there is an additional bar upstairs. Wandered around some more trying to find it. While 5 of us ordered drinks from the bar and waited for the others, even after they arrived it was awhile until we were seated. The place was at about 70% capacity, yet we were seated in the very front at the only table in direct sunlight. When asked if there was an umbrella, we were told it was broken. For 80min we ate in direct sunlight, sweating on our meals. Two of our entrees were partially wrong and drinks were handed to the wrong customers. Ice in the drinks melted immediately making them a watery mess. After not seeing our waiter for 20-30min and in need of additional napkins, we asked the busboy who muttered something under his breath and walked away, never to return. When it came time to bring out the birthday cake, we asked again if there was any other place we could sit. We were moved to a room that was empty during the entirety of our visit. We waited another 10min and a cake was brought out, the wrong cake. Like, completely different size/shape/frosting colour. Somehow it took another 10min to locate the cake we brought. After all that, the valet took nearly 15min to retrieve our car (he was alone). Unbelievable. Nicely...