77235 Mon Jan 09 19:19:31 -0800 2006 7 2 Los Angeles Area 0 425587 My wife and I just returned from a week in L.A. At a friend's suggestion, we had lunch at Joan's on Third. I had what I have to say was the best Chinese chicken salad I've ever had (in my admittedly limited experience w/Chinese chicken salad). We were starving; it hit the spot. A great find for us. Unfortunately, the cookbook store across the street was closed for the holidays, but we'll try it again on the next trip. Thanks, Joan! Mon Jan 09 19:19:31 -0800 2006 0 Tony 1 425594 I had the awesome apricot ham and brie sandwich from there today too! My favorite sandwich! =) Well this and the salami one from Larchmont Wine and Spirits. Mon Jan 09 19:29:49 -0800 2006 425587 0 Alice 1 425761 Thought this place was closing? Did they change their minds? Tue Jan 10 16:36:58 -0800 2006 425587 0 David Kahn 2 425865 Maybe you're thinking of their outpost at the Hammer Museum. The original location on Third is alive and well and making plenty of money off of well-heeled yuppies and moviestars. Tue Jan 10 21:02:00 -0800 2006 425761 0 Chowpatty 3 426185 I drove past Joan's this morning and I thought I saw a sign that said they were "Growing" (as in expanding in size) but maybe that could be a place right next door. Anyway, Joan's was open. Thu Jan 12 00:35:05 -0800 2006 425865 0 Like-Go-Eat? 3 2187301 It's been replaced by Clementine Sun Jan 14 08:51:20 -0800 2007 425865 17463 PseudoNerd 1 2187291 Joan's is slated to triple it's size by early spring!!! I've heard that they are adding a full breakfast menu, beer & wine and some hot dinner dishes. I can't wait! I love Joan's on Third. Sun Jan 14 08:39:17 -0800 2007 425587 66821 y00ie 1 2187318 Just went there for some cheese the other day and stayed for a turkey meatloaf sandwich. Great restaurant, FANTASTIC cheese. We had a raw milk bleu cheese from France and a cheese not entirely unlike a super-brie, so intense in flavor. We ate it at room temperature with some fig jam and a bottle of merlot from tj's (yeah yeah, all you Sideways junkies, be quiet about the merlot!! It was good... besides the merlot was selected by a visiting French friend whose father is a winemaker! No nyah!) Interestingly we decided to do a side-by-side with charles shaw's merlot and I must say that shaw tasted like vinegar by comparison. It burned the back of your throat as it went down. Our French friend refused to touch it after smelling my glass. Incidentally, I always laugh when I see Chinese chicken salad on the menu... my Lovely Tasting Assistant (LTA) is Taiwanese, and as such has an aversion to raw vegetables (they're really not a part of the chinese diet) and therefore laughs every time she sees the name "Chinese chicken salad" on a menu. (It would be akin to finding an "American hamburger" in Taiwan which is made with stinky tofu.) However if Joans makes it, I don't doubt it's tasty! Mr Taster Sun Jan 14 09:16:49 -0800 2007 425587 17579 Mr Taster