Glassell Park
Get directions | 3324 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Hours | Sunday 8am-3pm, Monday 7am-3pm, Tuesday 7am-3pm, Wednesday 7am-3pm, Thursday 7am-3pm, Friday 7am-3pm, Saturday 8am-3pm
You’re likely familiar with a Mexican breakfast, an English breakfast, and that sriracha-doused pile of fried whatever you just made at home. But a Romanian breakfast? You might not have experienced that yet. So meet Lemon Poppy Kitchen, a small cafe in a Glassell Park strip mall that serves Romanian breakfast staples like housemade pastries, meat-filled sandwiches, and planchitas – flatbreads stuffed with everything from feta and dill to bacon and cheddar. See you there.
(323) 739-0012
lemonpoppyla@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/lemonpoppykitchen/?hl=en
Breakfast 8am – 2pm
Cali Scramble
scrambled eggs with crimini mushrooms, spinach, onions, swiss cheese, garlic thyme butter, served with toast and our awesome house jam – 12
substitute biscuit for toast +3
Mamaliga (gf)
cheesy polenta, fried and smashed, topped with bacon, feta, sour cream, green onion, red peppers, sauerkraut, fried egg – 13
GP’s Spring Grains (gf)
house chicken breakfast sausage, red peppers,
roasted shallots, spinach, brown rice, tahini lemon
sauce, fried egg – 15
Cauliflower Hash (gf)
roasted cauliflower, shallots and potatoes, jalapeños, red peppers, cilantro pepita pesto, two fried eggs – 16
El Burrito
scrambled eggs, potatoes, onions, red peppers, avocado,
Monterey jack cheese, pickled red onion and jalapeno, house salsa verde, in a flour tortilla served with sour cream on the side – 11
add bacon or sausage +2
Saucy Lil Breakfast Sammy
scrambled eggs, kale, Tillamook cheddar, house pickle
relish, house 1k island, on toasted ciabatta – 12
LA Standard
two eggs, fried or scrambled, focaccia toast, seared tomato
and kale, marinated feta, protein choice: bacon, chicken
breakfast sausage or kielbasa 15
substitute biscuit for toast +3
Churro French Toast
thick sliced ciabatta, cinnamon sugar, chocolate syrup, whipped mascarpone, berries – 13
Lunch & Dinner 11am – 9pm
Soups
Carrot Turmeric (VGN, GF)
carrot, onion, celery, fresh turmeric, charred corn cilantro garnish
served with focaccia toast – 7
Grilled Cheese & Soup
carrot soup as above, with grilled cheese on sunflower poppyseed toast (ricotta, cheddar, caramelized onions, honey) – 13
Salads
Seedy Caesar
little gem lettuce, house crunch mix (pumpkin, poppy,
sunflower, and tuxedo sesame seeds, toasted breadcrumbs),
tahini ceasar dressing *contains dairy and fish – 12
add chicken breast or avocado +3
add seared salmon or lamb tenderloin +5
Fancy Mushrooms (vgn, gf)
roasted mushrooms (king oyster, crimini, beech) baby spinach and frisée lettuce, parsley, shallots, pine nuts,
champagne vinaigrette – 12
Snacks
Marinated Feta Dip (gf)
with olive oil, urfa chili, lemon zest, roasted tomato,
served with focaccia or veggies (gf) – 8
Bulz (gf)
polenta dumpling filled with gouda cheese, red peppers and sauerkraut, served with
sour cream and pico verde – 5 single, 8 double
Crispy Fried Potatoes (vgn, gf)
dilly aioli (vgn), or garlic aioli
add seared kielbasa bits +2
Plachinta
stuffed flatbread made fresh to order (pick one filling) – 7
feta dill (sour cream)
smoked cabbage, purple potato (dilly aioli vgn)
Sandwiches
The “Alpha”
avocado, roasted red peppers, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, marinated feta, and veganaise on sunflower poppy seed toast – 13
Turkey & Avocado
house roasted turkey breast, provolone, avocado, sliced tomato, green leaf lettuce, vinaigrette, nigella aioli and mustard on ciabatta – 13
Mediterreanean Chicken Melt
lemon chicken, monterey jack and feta cheese, spinach, herbs, roasted red peppers, pico verde,
zacuscă, on house flatbread – 13
Mains
Beef Goulash (gf)
hearty beef stew with root veg (turnip, carrot, fennel),
lots of paprika, polenta dumpling – 17
add focaccia toast +3
Chicken Paprikash (gf)
chicken thighs braised in creamy tomato red pepper sauce, with polenta – 15
add focaccia toast +3
Lamb Charmoula
seared lamb kebab (ground lamb, green herbs, tahini) with couscous, black lentils,
dried apricots and cherries, pistachios, charmoula
(herby smoky North African pesto) – 18
Vegan Spring Grains
roasted cauliflower, crispy lemon chili tofu, red
peppers, brown rice, spinach, mushrooms (king oyster, beech), tahini lemon sauce – 16
add chicken breast or avo +3
add seared salmon or lamb kebab +5
Salmon Spaetzle
seared atlantic salmon filet with spring pea spaetzle,
beech mushrooms, red cabbage, herbs – 18
