Lemonade Restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

It was a warm summer day and we had just gone through the drab MOCA experience (side note: not worth the $15/person price tag with how depressing the current offering is (as of June 23, 2017)) and wanted something refreshing to eat and drink.

First impressions

The first thing that struck me when I walked in was how everything sold at this place was pre-made and looked like various combinations of mush, noodles, and other "vegan-esque" offerings. All of the "food" looked pre-digested but some very large macarons caught my eye and we wanted to try the titular lemonade.

Lemonade

The lemonade was standard fare, reasonably tasty, somewhat overpriced, and not particularly noteworthy.

Macaron-strosities

The macarons were a different story. There were three flavors: caramel, pistachio, and strawberry. I'm a huge macaron nut so I wanted to try all three flavors. These things were $4 or $5 each and at least 4 inches in diameter. The protective papers we were given made no difference as each macaron-strosity disintegrated immediately, erupting cream all over our hands.

The strawberry macaron was a tad too sweet but otherwise alright. The pistachio and caramel macarons on the other hand made the stickiness on our hands even more unwelcome when we realized how over-salted their creams were. It seemed like someone heard that salted caramel is a delicious trend so each worker separately added two tablespoons of granulated salt into the cream mix. The head worker must have wanted to save costs so he made the executive decision to reuse this salt crime with the pistachio macarons. Last but not least, the salt cream tasted very old and refrigerated as if the staff had compiled it three days prior then left it uncovered in the fridge to absorb all of the off-putting "salad" offerings this "restaurant" had.

Verdict

I would definitely not recommend getting the food here if the macaroons are any indication. I will say that the lemonade was sufficient...

This Lemonade location has always been my wife and I’s favorite place to stop by when in DTLA. It is located in the MOCA on the outdoor terrace across the street from the Broad Museum. If you are on foot, you will see the signs for Lemonade located on the lower level down the stairs. If you are taking the Dash, take the B route Dash and get off across the street (Broad Museum side). Cross the street to the MOCA Museum and you are there. Literally a 2 min walk. Today, the family and I tried their Ahi Poke bowl and their cucumber and lavender Lemonades. We also splurged and tried their Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter cookies. We haven’t been here in awhile and we were disappointed Lemonade has stopped selling their macarons. They used to be the cheapest and largest macrons under 4 dollars. It was literally the size of 3-4 tiny macarons combined into one. Service is always friendly here at this visit didn’t disappoint. One thing to note is Lemonade and the MOCA is stroller accessible, but you must use their wheelchair elevators in two different areas, which require MOCA staff, then a standard elevator. It’s accessible, however if you have a stroller or something you can collapse easily, do that instead to save you from having to use on their lifts/elevators. Dash Stop B is a few steps from the MOCA which will take you back to where you came all the way to Union Station and Chinatown. ...

The lemonades are very tastey and aesthetically pleasing. They don't leave any bad aftertaste or bitterness. It has a perfect balance of sweet and tanginess. Their mac and cheese is very savoury and delicious too I would recommend it. The poke isn't the best but also not bad. The citrus poached salmon fillet has a good flavor but it comes cold which i did not like i think it would have more flavor warm but that's just personal taste because it does have a good taste but i prefer it would've been warm. I can't remember which drink is which exactly but i believe from my picture the left one is a guava one the middle one was called blue iirc and the right one was the red drink which was hibiscus based which was my favorite. Over all the lemonade was great and the food was average (mac and...