Vegan Peruvian Ghost Kitchen Opens in West Los Angeles Today
West LA’s Qusqo Bistro has developed a new vegan ghost kitchen concept due to the wild popularity of its plant-based menu. The Peruvian spot has been a staple in the Sawtelle neighborhood for 13 years for both vegans and omnivores alike, serving both traditional, meat-based fare alongside its increasingly requested vegan dishes.
Owner Lucy Haro believes her food offers healing powers through nourishment, and this belief has been passed down along with her families’ recipes for hundreds of years. She explained, “I have always been enamored with the healing properties of our native food, and my vegan customers were just as intrigued.”
Haro’s ghost kitchen offshoot, Llama Love Vegan, will expand on Qusqo Bistro’s current plant-based offerings and provide customers a completely animal-free experience. Dishes include saltado de vegetales (a traditional Peruvian stir-fry served with fries), choclo con queso (corn in cheese sauce), arroz con leche (sweet rice pudding), and more.
Llama Love opens May 13 and will be open for dinner from 5-9pm Monday through Saturday and lunch from noon-3pm on Saturday. Orders can be placed at LlamaLoveVegan.com for delivery only.
Tanya Flink is an Orange County journalist willing to run for vegan food. She’s written for several plant-based publications, including VegNews, Organic Authority, EcoSalon, and LIVEKINDLY. She currently serves as the Content Manager for Switch4Good.
Lead singer of punk rock band AFI, Davey Havok is no stranger to veganism—having been vegan for over two decades. As part of the straight edge community in the 90s, he was heavily influenced by its members who also abstained from the use of animal products. In 2021, AFI released their new album, Bodies. We chatted with Havok to learn more about his music career and vegan lifestyle.
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