It's an unexpected gem!

Plan Check Kitchen

It is amazing where you can find little gems in Los Angeles! My friend and I were trying to find a place to have a drink and catch up... why is it so difficult to find a place when you need to? Weeks before I stumbled upon an area off Sawtelle Blvd in West LA, I noticed a Mexican Chain that I recognized from New York City. However, before we made it there we found Plan Check Kitchen. Simple chill place to grab a drink and have a snack or two!

Plan Check's Tropic Thunder Cocktail

Plan Check offers outside seating, which I enjoy with the constant LA sunshine, and inside seating as well. After we were seated on the patio, by just glancing at the menu I saw many yummy snacks and burgers! My friend and I came on the idea we would only have a drink, however, I could not resist and ended up ordering food and drinks! For our drinks we ordered the Tropic Thunder with jalapeno infused vodka, anything jalapeno is a must try! It was mixed with mango and lime juice. All of the drinks on the menu were intriguing, and I cannot wait to try the others! I'm glad we ordered the Tropic Thunder cocktail as it was a great compliment to the food we ordered.

Veggie Chips w/ Guac Dip

We first ordered the Veggie Chips (exotic choices) with Avocado Dip. The chips came out in a brown baggie with a ramequin of avocado dip. The exotic veggies were Plantains and Yucca Root that were sliced like potato chips. The avocado dip was creamy and delicious and made for a lite flavorful dip for the plantains and yucca. Yum!!

Sweet Waffle Fries w/ Peach Ketchup

We also decided to order the Sweet Potato Waffles Fries with Peach Ketchup... yes peach ketchup! This was amazing! You can never go wrong with sweet waffle fries and adding a sweet peachy tomato condiment made them even better! I really enjoyed the flavor combinations of the sweet fries & ketchup with the spicy jalapeno cocktail! Once we finished up our cocktails we decided we had to try dessert and ordered the Cruller Donuts.

Cruller Donuts w/ Banana

Oh my sweet banana cream dough goodness!!!! These donuts are made to order, so it took some time to come out but it was worth the wait. The donuts were sprinkled lightly with sugar and cinnamon. The donuts rested on a banana cream custard like mash and cream. The banana custard was light and fluffy. This dessert was a nice finish to a great outing with a friend. I will definitely plan to come back to Plan Check to try another cocktail and a burger, as all the burgers looked amazing as well! If you are on Sawtelle Blvd near West LA you must stop in for a bite of the delicious food and of course a drink!