I have celiac and found this restaurant on the “Find me Gluten Free” app. I was on vacation and the restaurant had good reviews. Don’t trust their gluten free menu-i got a pizza that was listed on the menu as GF. I got VERY SICK after eating there. I am certain that it was not GF. My guess is the waitress didn’t specify GF when sending the ticket to the kitchen.
The food was delicious, but be careful.
We had a good, but not perfect, experience at Basin 141 in our first time visiting this cute part of Montrose. We were seated right away on a Saturday night a little after 6 though had to sit at high tops as all of the more comfortable booth seating was occupied.
The cocktail menu is impressive with its many creative options. I had the Weissen Sour which was a really well-mixed refreshing cocktail that was not on the dryer side (ie not sweet.) There are tons of delicious and unique cocktails to try on their menu and I definitely want to come back and try more.
We're vegetarians and were excited to see many options available on their dinner menu including 3 different vegetarian tacos. (Truffle Mushroom, Sofrito Taco, and Potato [the Sofrito is also vegan]). My wife and I actually both ordered the taco plate with the same 2 tacos - one Sofrito and one Potato. It was cool that you could mix and match your tacos so you could try more than one on the plate...as well as add more than just the 2 that came with the plate.
Both of these tacos were delicious...the Sofrito came in a handmade tortilla...it actually fell apart (the tortilla) as soon as I picked it up so I had to eat that one with a fork. It was good and had a nice spice to it....the potato taco was crispy shelled...it was yummy and among the more flavorful potato tacos I've had.
The tortilla chips it came with were house-made, so yay for that, but they were definitely over-fried...browner than they should have been on both our plates so not as fun to eat.
Also for vegetarians are a Pub Pretzel, Charred Cauliflower, Truffle Mac and Cheese, an artisan cheese plate, a bunch of sides and salads as well. So If you're vegetarian, or vegan, or gluten-free, you will not go hungry here.
We liked it here and would definitely come back for more drinks and to try the other things to eat. Would have been 5 stars if the chips weren't overcooked and my taco had not fallen apart upon first touching it. Something to strive for, Basin 141!
One of the best places to eat in Montrose, La Canada and La Crescenta. The only place in Los Angeles for quality kebob AND they have vegan, as well as gluten-free options. Owner and staff are fantastic. If there's ever an issue, talk to the owner (he's usually there) and he will make it right, but I've NEVER had a problem. Even through the pandemic, where other restaurants have upped prices and lowered the quality of food used in the struggle to stay afloat, Kebab Daddy has, thankfully, NEVER compromised on the high quality meat and ingredients used, even when times were tough. Thought I'd post a review since my boss is gonna go there now to order 3 lunches. YUM!!!