Simply put, chef Lene Houck creates amazing open face sandwiches using fresh, seasonal ingredients in modern, inventive pairings. Lene and her husband Mark hope that their neighbors and friends will enjoy both the food she’s lovingly created and the welcoming atmosphere surrounding it.
Wednesday-Friday 11:00am – 3:00pm
Weekends 10am- 3pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Brussel sprouts for days!
Thanks to Jimenez family farms, they have been absolutely beautiful this season. #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #thehfm
Roasted Kabu with first week Navel oranges. Coming out of the oven fast and furious now... woohoo!
More to come. Thanks to The Garden Of...... and Arnett Farms for the world class produce (as always) #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #thehfm
Smoked turkey legs with pomegranate glaze and fresh herbs, going out for our modern Thanksgiving dinner!
Sweet, smoky goodness 🙂 we love this time of #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #thanksgiving #feast
File this one under “You never know until you try”😀
Almond cake, meet homemade peach jam. Peach jam, this our almond cake. Oh, my ...that’s delicious!
Thanks to Tenerelli Orchards for the inspiration (and Lene for the wonderful almond cake!) Stop by today- the patio is open and the coffee’s hot. See you soon😀
#openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #thehfm #mysummerjam
Hooray! Hot sauce day is finally here! After fermenting for 16 weeks (some of them for over a year!) we are finally ready to take these beautiful peppers and make them shine. So exciting... can’t wait to share them with everyone. With thanks to J F Organics for the peppers and master preserver Hae Jung Cho for her expertise in our first of many hot sauce days! Today we’re working on Red Serrano, Green Jalapeño and Habanero with more varieties to follow! My mouth is already on fire 😅 BEST DAY EVER!#openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #hotsauce #spicy #seela
Happy Halloween everyone! #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
Just in time for fall, new Open Face grilled cheese and soup! Danish Havarti and English White Cheddar with charred broccolini, chili aioli on toasted Nathan's sourdough. We added some spicy pickled Calabrian peppers just because 🙂
Today's soup is an heirloom tomato soup made from one ingredient only- Munak Ranch Celebrity tomatoes. These tomatoes were so good we didn't even add salt!
Tomato season is almost over though, so don't miss this classic taste of late summer.
Come enjoy this beautiful fall day at Open Face Food shop! #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
We’ve been hard at work creating a safe new place for all our amazing guests and wanted to give you a quick tour. With generous table spacing, new menu items and friendly service, we look forward to seeing you soon!
Turn on the volume for voiceover. #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #happyhalloween #gotcha #skelvis
9 days left! We hope everyone that can vote takes the opportunity to make their voice heard. Stay safe, be well and VOTE!
#planyourvote #democracy #ivoted #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
Wow, he’s really getting good at this. Esteban cut the entire side of gravlax like that. Perfect!
Order online or dine in on the patio. Looking forward to seeing you! #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
New this weekend at Open Face Food Shop!
This weeks jam with farmers market fruit, whipped cream cheese on a freshly baked delicious bagel! Today’s homemade jam is Catalina plum from Tenerelli Farms.
Nothing better than brunch, right? 🙂
Check out all our new weekend brunch items at order.openfacefoodshop.com #openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches #bagels #brunch
Today’s Jam Pies- right out of the oven!
Catalina plum and carrot... heaven!
Thanks to Tenerelli farms for growing such AMAZING fruit. Stop by this weekend for yours while supplies last!
#openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
#vhfm #peaches.la_
Individual almond cakes just out of the oven and our brand new gluten-free peanut butter cookies, too! The kitchen smells AMAZING, my diet’s in trouble but I don’t care. Worth it!😀
Stop by for some beautiful Joshua Tree coffee and a little somethin’ special on this cloudy fall day!#openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
We will be closed today, Thursday October 8th.
So sorry for the inconvenience, we expect to be open again tomorrow.
See you then!
Open Face Food Shop
POP QUIZ!
Q: What's better than Pickled Fried Rainbow Trout?
a. Pickled Fried Rainbow Trout with an organic sunny egg.
b. Pickled Fried Rainbow Trout with extra pickles.
c. Two Pickled Fried Rainbow Trout!
d. Nothing could be better 🙂
New, beginning October 7th.
See you soon!
Open Face Food Shop
Homemade. Hand Made. Honest.
#openfacefoodshop #putapickleonit #farmersmarket #westadams #healthyeating #midcity #danish #bestsandwiches
Weekend Brunch is a GO!
So many new delicious new things to try but you have to start somewhere, right?
Come see our new outdoor table seating, contact free if you choose. We even have a private table for up to 6 family members (call us to reserve at 855.676.3223... 855.OPN.FACE) or have a seat at the counter and watch the world go by 🙂
Open Weekends from 10AM - 3PM with expanded hours and seating coming soon. We can't wait to see you!
Open Face Food Shop
Homemade. Hand Made. Honest
#openfacefoodshop #brunch #westadams #farmersmarket #midcity
It’s so great to be back! We’ve missed seeing you all.
Here is a sneak peek at our new weekend menu, a wild mushroom brioche with warm goat cheese and organic sunny egg. King oyster, Cremini, shiitake, wood ear mushrooms this week.Perfect for the savory brunch diner in all of us 🙂
Outdoor safe seating is now available, we even have a private table for up to six. Call us at 85.676.3223 to reserve the table for your family.
Thank you all for your amazing support during our summer canning run, and we are looking forward to seeing you all really, really soon! #openfacefoodshop #outdoordining #laalfresco #farmersmarket #lilyslifestyle #welcomeback
It's Saturday, September 26th... so we must be OPEN!
We have missed you all, and we're REALLY looking forward to seeing you again in person! As we reopen for daily menu service, we want to remind everyone that we will be adhering to all LA City, California and CDC best practices guidelines for dining; you are all incredibly important to us we will not be taking any chances with your health or our own.
Wear a mask, give everyone some space and be kind to each other. Easy!
As we move forward, expect expanded seating options, expanded hours and home delivery with our own team (!!). One step at a time, though.
We'll be open Saturday and Sunday this week with regular hours next week and expanded DINNER an BREAKFAST hours in the near future. We have so many new things for you!
Thank you again for your unwavering support; it means the world to us...
Almost as much as you do 🙂
Come visit soon!
Lene, Mark and the entire Open Face team
As our summer canning run draws to a close we thought we would share this with you. It made us smile.
This is how many “Peters Honey“ figs we put in jars for the new menu (and for all of you). That doesn’t include Mission or Osborn figs 🙂
We also did over 400 pounds of peaches of five different varieties from 3 different farms, 300 pounds of plums of four different varieties, 5 hot sauces, 2 tomato sauces and ENDLESS pickles…
We want to thank everyone again for their support. We Will continue to do our best to support our local farmers and friends, and we are really looking forward to being open again starting Saturday, September 26th!
Don’t worry, though. We will still have the beautiful farmers market boxes for you on weekends and we hope to see you all really soon!
Warmest regards,
Lene, Mark,and the entire Open Face team
PS- you even got a sneak peek at the new outdoor seating! 🙂 #OpenFaceFoodShop #mysummerjam #healthyeating #farmersmarket #westadams #putapickleonit #openingsoon #laalfresco
Today’s farmers market box really made us smile! We are incredibly grateful to all the farmers that work so hard to make this beauty available every week. Have fun cooking and thanks for your support!
