La Villa Basque in Vernon

La Villa Basque in Vernon just southeast of Downtown LA, is located at 2801 Leonis Blvd Vernon CA 323-583-1696. The exterior and interior is so retro, it's too cool and may in fact overtake the food experience but on this day, we had a great lunch. First, their signature onion soup was ordered by Sandy as was the grilled cheese. I guess the grilled cheese is Basque because it has Basque cheese in and so the menu goes. I had the Basque stew, which tasted a lot like most beef stews I've had but in fact it had meats and cheeses that were basque. The dessert was very nice, Gateau Basque, a cheese cake like but not really kind of yummy dish. They also have themed evenings and a great looking bar. I was very impressed with the food and would love to go back to try the Basque pizza.