K-town fabulous: Dessert cafe Haus opens, complete with magic buttons
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New in Koreatown is Haus, the all-dessert cafe on 6th Street, conveniently located across the street from Kyochon fried chicken. On a recent Monday night, the place was fully packed. Inside are tables flanked by big, stylish sofas, where dessert fans are diving into chocolate soufflé, passion fruit-mango cake and a serviceable apricot crème brulée tart, to the tunes of Chingy and Lupe Fiasco. Also for sale are various tea and coffee accessories.
There’s plenty of patio seating outside, and one of the tables features its own fire pit. Plus there’s patio-side valet parking.
The new ‘dessert boutique’ is (highly) reminiscent of ‘coffee boutique’ LA Mill in Silver Lake, right down to the Clover coffee machine, the embossed leather menu holders and the faux-ostrich upholstered chairs.
But unique to Haus is the service buzzer (those ubiquitous-in-Koreatown buzzers attached to every table) -- which has three buttons: ‘Call,’ ‘Water’ and ‘Bill.’ You won’t get much service unless you use it (flagging down a waiter is much less effective). When you’re ready to order, hit ‘Call’ and a waiter comes directly to the table. Want water? Push the button and the next thing you know you have a glass of water in hand. Ready for the bill? Hit ‘Bill’ and you’re on your way. If only I had more magic buttons in my life.
Haus Dessert Boutique, 3826 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, (213) 388-5311.
-- Betty Hallock
(Photos of Haus by Betty Hallock)
