Little Gourmet in El Segundo is a little gem [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
El Segundo’s Little Gourmet. Photo “That was like fast food, but not as fast,” I mused to my wife as we drove away from Little Gourmet. “And it’s also different because it’s real food. I don’t really think of it as gourmet either – more like solid home cooking. They did get the ‘little’ part right, though.” The tiny café at the south end on Main Street is the smallest restaurant I know of in El Segundo – it seats eight inside, plus a few more outside when the weather is nice. Little Gourmet owner Juan used to cook at Anthony’s before it was sold to Rock ’N Brews, and he didn’t change the menu much when he opened his own place – if you miss Anthony’s pizzas, salads, sandwiches, and pastas, this is where you can go to get them. I had heard about Little Gourmet for years but never stopped in until recently when a reader suggested I review the place. I had thought it to be mainly a take-out place, and that’s true to a point – during both visits there was a steady stream of customers who get their food to go. We noticed that almost all of them were greeted by name – this place obviously has a loyal local following. Little Gourmet’s pizza bread. Photo On the first visit three of us…
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