Village Gourmet

I live walking distance so I frequent the Village Gourmet a few times a month. Great sandwiches that are decently priced, however I always leave here with a few more goodies and a few less dollars in my wallet than i anticipate :). Love this place and cute atmosphere.
It would be cool if they had small wine tastings on Third Thursdays (idea!!). Love this place!

I find this place to be the most pretensious shop in the Valley. Tried going here 5 times and i always get an attitude.
I wanted to buy $ 20 of a nice cheese and the lady was like «we dont usually sell less than a pound but we will make an exception. «
Another time i was on a hunt for cheese curds. And if you havent had cheese curds they are the best! The lady straight up said, «we only have high end clients, they wouldnt like something like that».
So i give them 1 star for being a specialty shop but customer service? Yeah right.
Cheese Gallery or Cheese Mongers of Sherman Oaks will treat you better, have better cheeses, and greet you with a smile.

Ordered 2 sandwiches — Bread was a little on the stale side but otherwise it was yummy. Delicious curry chicken salad and bow tie pasta salad.

Great sandwiches good size nice price didn’t buy wine just had lunch
Staff if great and they had cheese with coconut in it! So yummy
Nice place to pick up or sit outside something easy breezy~ less annoying than aroma café
It is smaller and not so much a sit down place but again. Great for something fast and tasty!
They have this French lemonade that the sell its great
Barefoot contessa would be like «this place is chill»

I really enjoy this place. They have a lovely selections of wine, cheeses, deli meats, and pantry essentials. Very interesting sandwiches, which are all made to order. There is also a prepared food section. I highly recommend coming by this intimate and delicious shop in Studio City.

Excellent sandwiches and unique varieties of cheese and meats! Sweet staff and exceptionally loving owners. Fantastic selection of unique wines as well. A must stop for a trip to the Hollywood Bowl or gifts for the party host.

Love it! Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Friendly, smiling, and knowledgeable staff. Super good sandwiches. A triple cream brie to die for.

This is one of those shops that makes you wish you had more disposable income. They have all kinds of obscure cheeses and meats and drinks that you’ve never heard of and are way more expensive than anything at your local Gelson’s. But they’re worth it, if you can afford it.
And the sandwiches! They’re sooooo good. Different than the usual bland stuff, they’re interesting without being weird. Also expensive. The Cold Cuban is $ 11.00! For a sandwich! But yeah, it’s worth it. Every time I buy a sandwich there, I think «This is too expensive, I shouldn’t eat here.» But I keep coming back.
It doesn’t hurt that the staff is insanely friendly and upbeat. No wannabe actor/​writer/​whatever angst coming from them that’s so common in L.A.
If you’re not on a budget, check this place out. It’s better than Aroma across the street, as long as you don’t need coffee with your meal.

As a new to the neighborhood person, I’ve fallen in love with Village Gourmet. Rose is a lovely proprietor, and my mortadella sandwich was delicious! Felt like I was back in Little Italy… the bread was fantastic. Great for gifts, and I’m trying that ice cream next time!

Admittedly I’m a Vendome man when it comes to wines. Vendome can supply me with a nearly incomparable selection wines, liquids, and beers.
Village Gourmet by contrast has a small, curated selection of wines. I’m writing this post as the three products the proprietor picked out for me were splendid and spot on for what I wanted a hunk of cheese and some wines under $ 17.
I was recommended, purchased, and enjoyed:
* Colosi Nero D’Avola (Red, Italy)
* Tanio Pinot Grigio
* Cypress Grove Creamline Midnight Moon Goat Gouda
The shop is in the cute Tujunga Village retail street of Studio City. Offers sandwiches, gourmet salads, and other mostly savory treats (few sweets)

Attention east coast deli lovers. You have to stop by this place. I asked if the owner was from NYC. Some variations on the Italian deli favorites. Fresh salads and sandwiches. Cheeses and platters. Wine & frozen pasta and soup. I was in heaven!
I ordered a cold Cuban (turkey instead of ham) and delish! Popped a grape leaf in my mouth and finished with a square of cabo chocolate. The goat cheese stuffed peppers are AMAZING! I can’t wait to return and this is one happy camper!

My mom and I came here after lunch looking for wine and cheese, and while they have a greater variety of gourmet goods, the wine and cheese is actually just a small portion of the store. They carry cookies, jams, serving-​ware, frozen imported foods, and even had gift baskets for the holidays.
The owner seemed knowledgeable and sold me on a nice bottle of wine, but overall I didn’t find this place to be all THAT wonderful. I might stop by again if I’m in the area, but if you want anything specific, it’s not really worth driving down here and fighting for a parking spot.

We enjoyed our first visit. We were helped by a younger fellow who made us some very tasty sandwiches.

Yummy food and a great place to grab a lunch. If you smile and say hello to the people behind the counter you will get a smile back I guarantee it. Food is delicious, special packaged fresh goods… delicious variety of cheeses.
Cell phone conversations should be private and people should walk outside any place of business to talk on the phone.

After reading other reviews, I’m not surprised to say I’m not the only one with a negative experience. I don’t like or want to give out bad reviews, but the woman working here today was TOTALLY rude to me. I left without purchasing the truffle product I went in to buy!
First of all, there were no other customers in the store, just me. I happened to be on the phone with my mother who is on the other side of the country. Now, maybe I WAS speaking loudly, I don’t know, I think maybe we all tend to talk a little louder than usual when we are on the phone. But the fact is if my mother was standing right next to me, I would probably be just as audible with whatever decibel I was projecting.
So, I’m browsing the truffle products that I’m wanting to buy when all of a sudden this woman from behind the counter scoffs at me to speak quieter because she «can hear my entire conversation». Yeah, no crap, I’m the only dang person in your store.
She didn’t say please, and it was the WAY in which she spoke to me that really rubbed me the wrong way. I didn’t leave right away because I was trying to think of something witty to retort, but I couldn’t come up with anything provoking on the spot, so while my improv skills abandoned me the lady continued to to give me dirty looks. So I just left.
Maybe she will learn a lesson and crack a smile and realize her customers should be spoken to with basic common courtesy, but judging on the other user reviews here, I doubt that sincerely. Or it could just be she has a neurological issue like Asperger’s or something, and I’m really the jerk in the end. Still, I don’t think a disability is an excuse for her being a blatant ass.

Not the friendliest. Owner/​manager… to me, I have never got a smile from her… Just a smug face with judgemental look and snobby, the cash register people are always sweet as pie. I am a local. I do like the products. Just wish this lady would smile n not look so Sourfaced. Anyway 4 stars for the product missing one star becuz of her face
;(sorry. Okay she was really nice today and happy I brought a friend and gave me chocolates mayb it was a bad day

Cute store, sweet service.
They carry delicious, delicious Lavender Honey flavored ice-​cream from Carmela.
Well… Not anymore, since I bought them all. But they used to.

Holy Cow!
I really wanted to try this place yesterday… but they were just closing and I missed out… so I went back today… and I have to report… YUM!
This, quite possibly, was the best sandwich I’ve ever had.
First off, the store was absolutely adorable… but also was chock full of everything a foodie could want. From stuffed grape leaves to fresh mozzarella to a selection of handmade raviolis and pastas to homemade Italian cookies and «lasagna cupcakes!» (which damn! I have longed to try for years!), truffle butter, aged balsamics, various exotic tapenades… well, I just felt like a kid in a candy store. I love stuff like this… and was happily perusing all the goodies while the girl was making my sandwich.
Did I mention the girl knew about just about everything in the store?! And she happily talked about food… which, yes, I must admit, is something that greatly impresses me.
Anyway, as for the sandwich, I finally decided on the Bresaola. It was a hard decision because quite honestly, I wanted to try everything! but I would have this again and again and again… it was that good! The Bresaola was on great quality baguette. I typically like my bread really soft… yes, a flaw I know… but this bread had just the right amount of crunch on the outside and softness on the inside. Yum!
I was told the «Garlic Basil Gouda» cheese which had so intrigued me… wasn’t available. Bummer! I am a huge fan of Goudas and had never had that one… so sad. The girl told me that the company changed hands (that makes that specific cheese) and since they did the quality went downhill… and ended up just tasting «soapy» so they ended up dropping the cheese… so beware of that! I’m one of those people who gets their heart set on something… but she offered a great alternative… a mustard seed cow’s milk cheese… that I adored! I love mustard seed to begin with… and the cheese was soft and creamy and mustard spicy. It was delicious.
She also added some aged blackberry balsamic… which was amazing!!! First off, it’s an 18 year aged balsamic which is then brought to Napa and mixed with blackberries… fermented in a whisky barrel for a year and then bottled. The girl was raving about this balsamic and I should have taken her more seriously! It was amazingly tasty… sweet… but not too sweet… with the tang of a balsamic to counteract the sweetness. Amazing… and it did go amazingly well with my sandwich. Yum! Next time, I’ll have to buy a bottle… since it’s even better than the really good farmers market balsamics… so check that out if you’re into that.
And I didn’t even mention the actually meat. It was really thinly sliced… (which conjures up images of Kramer and his meat slicer — but I digress)… so much so that they were almost see-​through. but there were so many layers it was a substantial amount of cured beef. It was amazingly tasty! Not too salty… and I definitely think it’s somewhere between a prosciutto and a salami. Yum!
Anyway, the store is adorable… so you MUST check this place out if you’re in the area… and have a great sandwich…
+ another star for the girl custom making my sandwich and adapting it to go with the cheese I picked! The sandwich was really out of this world! :)
P. S. — I ended up buying a lasagna cupcake… which is currently residing in my freezer. I know what I will be having for lunch tomorrow! :)

The Village Gourmet is a great little cheese shop that’s as big on personality as it is on its wine and cheese selection. My favorites here are an aged cheddar and their truffle cheese; I’ve also had a pimento cheese spread that’s great on just about anything. In addition to wine and cheese, they also make amazing sandwiches. I’m a fan of Italian sandwiches, and the variety made by Marina was among the best I’ve ever had.
If you’re waiting in that massive line at Aroma Café on a Sunday morning, consider walking across the street and checking out Village Gourmet.

Sometimes, I think I may be a mouse. I’m obsessed with cheese and cheeseshops. Basically, cheese is the way to my heart and one of my favorite foods. Sadly, Village Gourmet is a disappointment for wine & cheese shops. Don’t misunderstand, Village Gourmet features a large selection of recipe books, some serving dishes, crackers, mustards, sauces, and even frozen goods such as ravioli and mac and cheese. However, it’s a wine and cheese shop and yet the wine selection is rather small and limited to traditional wines (Spain, France) and overpriced. The selection at the Ralph’s in Studio City is larger and more diverse! And the cheese? Also VERY limited and to be blunt: boring. Offering «the same old» like cheddars and goat cheese; this is not the place for a cheese connoisseur. I think the saving grace of the store is cute, witty signs that don’t simply state prices or products but include little phrases such as «Know Spanish Wines? It’s okay, we do» (see my photo).
The worst part was the service. The woman behind the counter appeared bored and made me feel VERY unwelcome as if she didn’t want me in the store even when I tried to start conversations with her, ask about products, and even demonstrated my knowledge of cheese and wines. She seemed too focused on being cold and pulling her hoodie on tighter.
If you are searching for cheese, wine, or a delicious sandwich, head to the Artisan Cheese Gallery on Ventura minutes away from this shop, instead. They not only have a larger selection, but much better service.