This sub hates Sqirl more than r/food hates carbonara
jimmydramaLA
How did this place survive? Other than mold, didn’t they have a toxic work environment?
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HimmyPotter
This looks incredible!
missjaniexo
Loving the Sqirl animosity in this subreddit. The toast and (possibly moldy) jams were excellent, and there was no line on a Tuesday morning. However, everything else was very meh, and we waited over 40 minutes for the rest of our food lol.
incominghottake
How long did you wait for this?
Fluid_Schedule
It’s good!
wk2coachella
Aw yeah get some fungus in yo life!
Yllwstone
LA at it again trying to be fancy
hollahalla
This toast is delicious but I stopped going ever since I read about the mold lmao.
YourRedditFriend
I thought about going there for breakfast over the weekend awhile back and then looked at the menu/prices. That’s when I corrected my path and went to Tacos Villa Corona.
nickelchrome
The mold thing obviously was bad optics but it is frustrating to see people get all up in arms around mold when it comes to a naturally preserved food.
Like y’all don’t know what goes on with cheese? etc?
Their jam is tasty as fuck specifically because it’s not some over sugared over processed mess like most commercial jam.
Dr_666_
you can barely see the mold nice!
sun_child0
Had sqirl pesto rice and wasn’t impressed. For an entree option the rice was aggressively sour. Picked up two of their jams, tastes better than store bought jam but not worth the price point
getpost
I went last week for the first time in a year. I wanted to try Courage Bagels, but they are closed Tue-Wed. There was no waiting, the food was good, but the vibe wasn’t as positive as it was pre-jamgate pre-covid. Had salmon rillette (okay), almond ricotta cake (excellent), iced matcha “Greensicle” (delicious), and Lion’s Mane Hojicha Hot Chocolate (unexpectedly bland).
sowhat59
For me, It’s not just the mold and that happened 3yr ago. It’s the mindset of the owner and other shitty things she did to the employees and other neighborhood restaurants. It just tells me what kind of person she is and I will not trust that this place keeps up with all the health codes juts because they got caught once. I live literally a block away and am amazed that it’s still open.
LiCHtsLiCH
Ricotta and fruit, oof, even with some black pepper hard pass. Get rid of the fruit, toss some pan fried shrimp (olive oil lite garlic) sprinke long thread parm and broil, solid brunch.
EDiT: depends on how wet the ricotta is, or how well the toast is… toasted, want crunchy toast, not soggy toast(Olive oil, and pan fried, after toasting, maybe even some thin sliced ripe olives under the cheese).
Moveless
Man, I came here for the SQIRL slander and I’m not let down.
Stuzzixooxoo
I lived in the area when sqirl opened and she was not wrong about the restaurants in the area at the time, they were garbage. Would have been nice if she hadn’t laid claim to recipes from other countries (crunchy rice salad- India, malva pudding cake- South Africa) as being hers.
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Iceyes33
Wouldn’t refrigerating the jam prevent mold from forming?
suitablegirl
The sorrel pesto rice bowl with preserved lemon and sheep feta SLAPS. It’s one of the best things about Los Angeles. I didn’t go for a few years after mold-gate, but they are my neighbor, and I was starving so one day I got one to go…and it was even better than before. No line is a bonus. The French toast is also quite good.
OrganizationRude6615
(Probably gonna get downvoted to oblivion for this) MONG
Muhlyssa_A
Funny I thought that place closed
Top_Willow_9667
That looks great. Thanks for sharing! I added to the list 🫶
curiositymadekittens
more like infamous
curiositymadekittens
sqirl = moldy jam, locking employees in a secret kitchen during health inspection, stealing recipes from your employees and passing them off on your own, and gentrifying a whole neighorhood
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I thought the most famous thing at Sqirl was mold
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This the place with the moldy shit?
This sub hates Sqirl more than r/food hates carbonara
How did this place survive? Other than mold, didn’t they have a toxic work environment?
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This looks incredible!
Loving the Sqirl animosity in this subreddit. The toast and (possibly moldy) jams were excellent, and there was no line on a Tuesday morning. However, everything else was very meh, and we waited over 40 minutes for the rest of our food lol.
How long did you wait for this?
It’s good!
Aw yeah get some fungus in yo life!
LA at it again trying to be fancy
This toast is delicious but I stopped going ever since I read about the mold lmao.
I thought about going there for breakfast over the weekend awhile back and then looked at the menu/prices. That’s when I corrected my path and went to Tacos Villa Corona.
The mold thing obviously was bad optics but it is frustrating to see people get all up in arms around mold when it comes to a naturally preserved food.
Like y’all don’t know what goes on with cheese? etc?
Their jam is tasty as fuck specifically because it’s not some over sugared over processed mess like most commercial jam.
you can barely see the mold nice!
Had sqirl pesto rice and wasn’t impressed. For an entree option the rice was aggressively sour. Picked up two of their jams, tastes better than store bought jam but not worth the price point
I went last week for the first time in a year. I wanted to try Courage Bagels, but they are closed Tue-Wed. There was no waiting, the food was good, but the vibe wasn’t as positive as it was pre-jamgate pre-covid. Had salmon rillette (okay), almond ricotta cake (excellent), iced matcha “Greensicle” (delicious), and Lion’s Mane Hojicha Hot Chocolate (unexpectedly bland).
For me, It’s not just the mold and that happened 3yr ago. It’s the mindset of the owner and other shitty things she did to the employees and other neighborhood restaurants. It just tells me what kind of person she is and I will not trust that this place keeps up with all the health codes juts because they got caught once. I live literally a block away and am amazed that it’s still open.
Ricotta and fruit, oof, even with some black pepper hard pass. Get rid of the fruit, toss some pan fried shrimp (olive oil lite garlic) sprinke long thread parm and broil, solid brunch.
EDiT: depends on how wet the ricotta is, or how well the toast is… toasted, want crunchy toast, not soggy toast(Olive oil, and pan fried, after toasting, maybe even some thin sliced ripe olives under the cheese).
Man, I came here for the SQIRL slander and I’m not let down.
I lived in the area when sqirl opened and she was not wrong about the restaurants in the area at the time, they were garbage. Would have been nice if she hadn’t laid claim to recipes from other countries (crunchy rice salad- India, malva pudding cake- South Africa) as being hers.
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Wouldn’t refrigerating the jam prevent mold from forming?
The sorrel pesto rice bowl with preserved lemon and sheep feta SLAPS. It’s one of the best things about Los Angeles. I didn’t go for a few years after mold-gate, but they are my neighbor, and I was starving so one day I got one to go…and it was even better than before. No line is a bonus. The French toast is also quite good.
(Probably gonna get downvoted to oblivion for this) MONG
Funny I thought that place closed
That looks great. Thanks for sharing! I added to the list 🫶
more like infamous
sqirl = moldy jam, locking employees in a secret kitchen during health inspection, stealing recipes from your employees and passing them off on your own, and gentrifying a whole neighorhood