Infuzion Cafe

I returned from vacation to see the sign on the door! Whaaaaaaaaaa!!! I am sooooooo sad this place has closed!!! Henry if you are hearing this you were the sweetest and I just loved the feel of this café… please let me know where you land!!! Love. MaryJo

Small café close to 3^rd street. They have a nice assortment of sandwiches hot and cold and a great coffee selection. They also have a soup of the day. Service is great. I had the veggie panini with split pea soup. It was delicious.

Great tapioca drink! My friend took me here for a drink in this humble little café near third street promenade. From the outside it looks like an average western café, but the menu is so extensive. I only ordered a drink so I can’t comment about the food, but the flavor selection is unlike any other small cafes I’ve been in! I ordered the peach flavor, with a green tea base, with tapioca. You get to choose blended, shaken.etc. In other words, you can customize to your own liking.
For the drink, it was amazing. Just a tad sweet like I asked for. Also, the staff is very generous with how much tapioca they give you! The seats are very comfortable and you get a nice view of the street. There weren’t too many people and it was pleasant. I would come back again for the food when I am in third street promenade.

Really enjoyed the Grilled Cheese! One of the better I’ve had. Comes with a nice side salad.
Clean restaurant with friendly service.
However, it did take quite awhile to receive my food despite not seeing too busy. Be prepared to wait.
Counter-​service.

Quotes 1:00 pickup time for an order and it isn’t ready until almost 2:00. Simply not staffed enough to accommodate the number of people that visit, but instead of accurately quoting pickup times or turning away customers, they try to accommodate everybody, and they over-​promise and under-​deliver.
At least they paid for my parking meter.

When I was In middle school, almost ten years ago, Infuzion Café was my favorite place. I would come after school almost everyday to enjoy a refreshing honeydew boba. Infuzion became more of a home to me than anything, thanks to Henry, the owner who can make anyone feel welcomed.
I moved to the valley and seriously missed this place, but when I came to visit the old location off Wilshire, I was devastated to see it was gone! I have recently been employed in Santa Monica, and by sheer chance today I stumbled across my favorite place at this new location. I was so thrilled, and years later, Henry still remembers me, even my name! That just shows how genuine he is and how excellent his customer service continues to be!
Infuzion is home to many memories for me and I am so glad I have it back in my life :)
Now, as far as the food and drink go, it is amongst the best. This was my first time trying their food, because they only served drinks when I used to come, but I was delighted as I knew I would be.
Today I got a Thai Iced tea and a Ham Melt Panini which was perfectly toasty and cheesy.
I recommend this place to anyone who needs a great lunch and a quiet and comforting retreat from a busy day!

5 stars for a simple tasty breakfast. Great for a non-​extravagant meal.
— Service: efficient, good, and quick.
— Mexican hot chocolate: it wasn’t mind blowing-​ly good but it was just right. Not too sweet, not too spicy. Great paired with food.
— Tiger spice chai: loved this. It was a very smooth, very calming chai. Would come back for this. Perfect.
— Belgian waffle with strawberries: Crispy, right size, great taste. Wonderful for a quick enjoyable breakfast. The syrup was good too.
— Chicken pesto panini: simple and adequate. Good size. I added hot sauce to this because I prefer a slightly stronger taste.
— Parking: very convenient street parking available along the road outside.
The restaurant was clean and spacious. They also offer wifi for those who would like to get some work done there.

We were the only customers waiting on an order yet it still took them 25 minutes to make 2 sandwiches. Food was just okay but overpriced.

Great service, congrats!
I ordered waffles with bananas and it was tasty and well served. The freshly brewed was also great. I’ll be coming back for sure.

I had the vanilla milk tea boba and it was alright, not the best I’ve had. Prices are very reasonable and costumer service is very good.

Coffee is great! Had a pleasant, fruity bitterness without being overwhelming and freshly made. Also got the waffles with strawberry. I think I found my goto place for waffles now. It was golden brown, delicious squares of butteryness with a super fluffy, tender inside.
Service is super friendly. I came before there was any kind of rush. The staff was really friendly (without being artificially chipper). Since I ordered the waffles, that took a bit longer than normal to get out but we’ll worth the wait.
Their breakfast menu is very limited, especially if you compare it to any chain eatery like Panera or even Starbucks. But this is a place that emphasizes quality. I’ll have to work my way down their menu whenever I’m in the neighborhood. It’s also in very reasonable walking distance from 3^rd St promenade and the beach so definitely stop by here.

Everytime I come in to this place it’s always warm welcomes. I always get well taken care of. Amazing staff and the food is delicious. This is definitely my place to go for Boba as well.
Highly recommended.

Love the quite atmosphere– excellent for studying. If you need to find a quite study area, with outlets and free wifi this is the place for you. It’s pretty close to 3^rd street too :) Good food and drinks. Their chicken pesto panini is pretty good. I like to order their hot matcha latte and it comes with boba :3 their staffs are really nice too.
Overall I would recommend you to check this place out once if you are ever in Santa Monica.
*my favorite studying spot in SM. Philz coffee, starbucks and coffee bean are always crowded.

Cute little place to have a super casual lunch with a significant other.
I had the pesto chicken panini: pretty good. Not enough food though. There’s the panini, a sprinkle of lettuce, and boom, you’re supposed to be full until dinner.
Wife got the arugula salad: it was ok. She couldn’t keep her hands off the panini though. I mean if you want the panini, why didn’t you opt-​in when we were ordering and I said «what kind of panini do you want?» The nerve of this woman.

Infuzion honestly has the BEST coffee in LA! Bold statement, I know… But it’s so good! They also use Silk brand almond milk which is carrageenan free (unlike most other brands). Henry (the owner) is super friendly and accommodating as are all how staff. Their bubble tea is fun and the food is delicious! Bonus: awesome Internet for those looking for a coffee shop to work out of. I absolutely love Infuzion! Try their iced vanilla almond milk lattes… Yum!

Infuzion is clean. Fairly efficient. The pesto chicken sandwich I had was okay. The coffee was decent.
It was a little pricier than I expected but being a Santa Monica newbie I do not know what the average prices in the area are.
I’d say 3.5 stars but I wouldn’t round that up to four.

I ordered a panini;which was just about average. The service was pretty slow considering I came in at 3pm… an okay place for lunch. I was happy they had vegetarian options

Got the Spanish latte (which tasted like a thicker/​creamier vanilla latte). It was good. The staff was friendly and the space spacious and clean. It also has free wi-​fi. They have a punch card too. Will definitely come here again when I’m in the area.
They also have baked goods, sandwiches, soups, and boba.

First time here and I was very pleased! I ordered a blended peach tea drink with boba, a turkey and Swiss croissant, and their soup of the day which was turkey chili.
I will admit I’ve had better boba drinks, however I probably should have gotten something milky/​sweet instead of fruity/​tart. I think the peach/​boba didn’t compliment one another as almond or taro and boba would have. The barista/​woman who took my order was very friendly and when I told her I wasn’t sure what kind of drink to get she gladly suggested a few items on the menu. Four stars on the drink, five for the service!
The food was delivered very quickly, maybe in 5 minutes or less. The turkey and Swiss croissant was delicious! The croissant was perfectly flaky and slightly toasted but not enough to where it would become hard. It tasted very fresh and satisfying for how simple it was. The cup of turkey chili was also great! It was nice and hot and all the ingredients tasted fresh and hearty. It went very well with the croissant.
I paid around $ 13 for everything, which is a little more than I like to spend on café-​type food but it was worth it!

Very clean and quiet. Lots of small café tables.
They serve espresso, coffee and also boba teas. There are sandwiches, cookies, pastries, fresh looking bananas, and nice workers. I got an iced milk tea without boba. It’s sealed at the top like how those boba houses do. Definitely recommend!

Lovely, clean, relaxing café with good sized tables, power outlets along the wall, free wifi, a comfy sofa area and outdoor seating. Music isn’t too loud, food and drink well-​priced and in a great location. Their menu says breakfast is served until 11:30am only, but actually it’s served all day (or until they run out of those ingredients).
I got a medium iced latte and a turkey croissant with egg, avocado, tomato and spinach. I’m an absolute coffee *snob* and will say this coffee is really not bad! It’s not at all bitter and has a hint of natural sweetness to it. I don’t eat cheese so asked for my Turkey+Swiss croissant without the swiss. Avocado & egg both cost $ 1 extra, which is very reasonable, and other additions like spinach, tomato, cucumbers, carrots etc. are free (although I wouldn’t recommend carrots with breakfast, but… whatever floats your boat).
The food was even tastier than expected! Juicy, flavoursome turkey with fluffy egg and complementary tomato, spinach and creamy avocado in golden toasted, buttery croissant… YUM.
Someone else mentioned that there’s a gravel parking lot round the back, but a sign outside the lot says «BEAST parking only, violators will be towed» — I asked inside and the staff said there is the danger of being towed since the lot isn’t theirs, so I wouldn’t recommend risking it.
There’s street parking just outside the café — 3hrs max at $ 2/​hr, but literally round the corner are a bunch of larger public parking lots that are free for 1.5hrs then $ 1 for the next hr (then it goes up from there) so you can get good parking a short distance away for $ 1 for 2.5hrs.
Finally, staff are super sweet and friendly. My friend and I had literally been there all day and at no point had I felt rushed to leave or that I’d overstayed my welcome or should purchase more food/​drink to stay. In fact, by 6:11pm I noticed the café was empty and staff were cleaning up the other side of the café — turns out they closed 10mins ago but didn’t even try to kick us out! I had to give them an extra tip for that one.
All in all, the perfect spot to do a bit of work at the weekend with lunch and a latte.