Pret a Manger. Photo by Karin E. Baker for The LA Beat.
Pret a Manger (French for ‘ready-to-eat’) is a food chain that’s a huge success in England. Prepared with just natural ingredients and selling items only on the day they were made, their convenient grab-and-go items (sandwiches, salads, wraps, soups, chia bowls) are healthy but tasty items you don’t really find in U.S. convenience stores – but wish you could.
Pret just opened its second Los Angeles location in Studio City — and launched its new summer menu. The summer items feature fresh, seasonal ingredients. Think dishes like the Pesto Chicken, Strawberry & Burrata Salad (Gotham Greens Pesto chicken, creamy burrata, mesclun, cucumber, strawberries and basil with Pret’s simple vinaigrette), Falafel & Hummus Wrap (turmeric falafel, hummus, cucumber, pickled cabbage & carrots, spicy chipotle sauce, pickled jalapeno and romaine on 7-grain wrap) and Chicken, Elote Corn & Avocado salad (antibiotic-free grilled chicken, spicy chipotle sauce, avocado, elote corn mix, feta, grape tomatoes, pickled red onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and chili salt over romaine with herb yogurt dressing).
Other new flavors offered include the Guava Coconut Chia Pot, the Dragon Fruit Coconut Chia Bowl, and Chili Crunch Veggie Cottage Cheese Pot. Seasonal drinks like Dragon Fruit Mango Lemonades and Iced Teas are delicious and not overly sweet.
If you’re in search of convenient food that’s actually good for you, you’ll find Pret a Manger locally at 12184 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City and 10906 Le Conte Ave. in Westwood. More info
