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| - A friend raved about this restaurant and wanted to go as she has recently adopted a vegan diet. This restaurant seems to serve some very healthy, fresh food. We were asked if we had any dietary restrictions (e.g., wheat). (No, for me.)
I was pleasantly surprised by the healthy protein burger - nothing like a burger, really, which was just fine as it tasted quite good. (I was a little worried as I like In 'n Out burgers ---but again --this was nothing like a burger ---no need for ketchup or mustard.) Healthy protein burger ingredients: chickpea, red beans, sweet potato, walnuts, chia seed, spaghetti squash, parsley, spinach, and kale and topped with slices of cucumbers and pesto. I skipped the bun.
For the side dish, I chose the sweet potato and avocado salad with Asian dressing. It was good, too. I was disappointed by a rather bland iced tea of the day - orange ginger. It did not have ginger nor orange flavor and reminded me of Korean barley water, although not quite as good.
My companion also had the healthy protein burger, but chose a side of sweet potato fries, which were quite tasty.
Our waitress was attentive in the beginning, but seemed preoccupied with paperwork at the end of our meal. She came back and asked how our meal tasted (great! --appreciated the taste of the meal and the check-in). After the meal, we ordered the iced tea. She did not return after dropping that off except to leave the check. We went up to the front to pay after waiting for quite a time with no one returning to the dining room (we were ready to leave just after 2 p.m.) At the register, I asked her what the ingredients were in the ginger orange tea, and she said she would find out. She asked another person beside her, did not say anything to me and then walked a couple feet away and started working on papers. I waited a few minutes (I was standing there at the counter doing nothing) and asked again. She said, oh, I thought she (the other person) was going to find out. She seemed a bit irritated (strange considering this restaurant is supposed to cater to folks that are particular about ingredients in their food), and went into the kitchen. She came out and told me: green tea, orange and ginger. (Maybe I was served the wrong tea, but it had zero ginger zip and no orange flavor...I don't recommend that tea...)
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