Restaurant Review: Gracias Madre in West Hollywood
(posted by Emily) Recently, Rick and I had a chance to check out one of the newest vegan spots in LA. Gracias Madre is a fully vegan restaurant, serving Mexican-inspired cuisine. We ate at the GM location in San Francisco during the summer of 2012 and were thrilled to hear that location would be opening in West Hollywood. I stalked followed GM WeHo on social media and we finally had a chance to visit during their first week open. We went to the restaurant on a Wednesday night, around 8pm. Silly me to think it wouldn't be as busy at that time--it was packed! Rick and I ended up snagging two seats at the bar and ordered a margarita to split. We planned out our meal, deciding on two starters and an entree to share. First up were the Papas al Horno. The menu describes them as roasted potatoes with olive oil and garlic, topped with chipotle cashew nacho cheese. We had had a similar dish in San Fran, with sweet potatoes that was outstanding, and so my hopes w...