Reviews for My 2 Cents LA in Los Angeles, CA
Small interior, mixed with some great innovative dishes. The ?Soul spring rolls? are the most innovative soul food dish I?ve... had, surprised I haven?t seen it before. We ordered the check in with collard greens that comes with a barbecue sauce fordipping - wow. Macaroni - The macaroni and cheese is a brown rice penne pasta, which on its own I would think is very good, butto pay $13 for that size I think is a little ridiculous. I think our particular dish didn?t have many whole pieces of penne,they were all broken up- kind of like the end of a bowl where it?s all scraps and then put into macaroni? Which, if that was thepoint, then OK, but it seemed like a miss? still very good, but the size and the broken pieces of pasta left me hoping formore. Catfish - We ordered the fried catfish, with a side of sweet potato yams, both great. The way they bread the fish, grainythin and crispy. Yum. Strawberry Cake - We got the strawberry cake to go, it was way too sweet for me but the others liked it. Read more
Loooooove My 2 Cents! Every single employee is warm and welcoming, the food is fire (the oxtail tacos are *chefs kiss*), and the... vibe is cool and comfortable. If I?ve had a bad week, I know a brunch at My 2 Cents is the remedy :) All credit to Chef Alisafor creating this immaculate spot. Indoor and outdoor seating, no alcohol (but BYO champagne and they?ll hook you up w/ OJ formimosas), small parking lot with decent street parking available. Read more
We had high expectations for this place based on reviews and we love supporting small restaurant but unfortunately our... experience was disappointing and less than desirable. We went for brunch. We had a questions regarding the brunch menuunfortunately, the girl taking the order doesn't actually pay attention or answer questions being posed by the customer despiterepeating the question 3 different ways. I still wasn't sure what my orde included...hence what I received was disappointingsince I thought I was getting the plate order. My husband ordered the fried chicken based on her recommendation, unfortunatelythat was also wrong since we got the grilled or BBQ chicken instead and not the Fried chicken. Chicken was very dry andabsolutely not worth it. We believed that all the food was prepared way in advanced and just reheated so nothing was cooked toorder or freshly made. The eggs were dry and yolk completely hardened from sitting for hours before they were served. Seepicture. The day we were there, they were playing some kind of strange Korean music and it was so hot inside the restaurant, itwas uncomfortable. The exactly a great dinning atmosphere or dinning experience. Read more
No wait! Polite guys behind the counter. Food came out in a timely fashion. Oxtail tacos & jerk shrimp tacos were both... delicious!!! The Tom Ford is so tasty! I?m a big water drinker so appreciate being served a carafe! I?m visiting from Michiganso I always search out chocolate owners restaurants and I was more than ecstatic about my experience! Especially being owned mya sista! Read more
Chicken soul rolls and black rice were amazing. Customer service, excellent. Myles and Lavonce served us and were very... professional. A bit under seasoned with some of the dishes for my taste. Atmosphere was community orientated. Read more
This is the kind of place I feel comfortable eating alone because it really feels like home at My 2 Cents. The food is... delicious, the portions are sizable, and the menu has many vegan/veg friendly items. Read more
I have a New Year day tradition that includes shrimp and grits, gumbo, greens and black eyed peas. I really didn?t feel like... cooking this year as I am dining solo due to the fact everyone I normally get together with has Covid, so I called My 2 Cents. The restaurant was actually closed when I called but they took my order anyway and they even waited 25 minutes until I was ableto get there. Not only did I love every bite, I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened the bag at home to find a carton ofsweet cornbread that they threw in as a gift. While they weren?t able to make the shrimp and grits because the kitchen hadalready been shut down, based on the gumbo alone, I will be going back during regular hours to try their shrimp and grits. Ihighly recommend anytime you want something delicious to eat and don?t feel like cooking, this is one place you should try. Read more
I found My Two Cents while searching for a brunch spot in LA and I am so glad I visited, especially since I supported a black... owned restaurant! I was eyeing the catfish but they were all sold out. Unfortunately for me (since I am a pescatarian) thereweren't many options on the brunch menu but I decided on ordering the waffle with sweet potato hash. My bf ordered the chickenw/ grits with a side of eggs. The eggs were perfectly seasoned and both of our plates were plated beautifully. ORDER the sweetpotato hash, it was GREAT! The honey biscuits that came with our order were good too. There are a couple of seats inside andoutside. Service is quick and staff is friendly. Would definitely come back here when visiting LA again! Read more