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| - It was probably not good that I had tried the superior Veggie Village the evening before (review: http://bit.ly/2uJzEZT), but this place was only a block away from my hotel. Just so you know, convenience is important when temperatures are hovering around the century mark for this climatically fragile Californian. I was pretty amazed at how desolate downtown Phoenix became after 5PM, but I wanted something relatively light for dinner before exploring the First Friday activities up on Roosevelt Row. It was pretty empty, and the server scurried over to me to make sure I didn't get away. She said to me, "I hope you know this a vegan restaurant."
Considering the name, I told her that yes, I was aware and looking forward to trying their food. They certainly offered plenty of dishes on their menu like Spaghetti, Green Curry and Pad Thai. I started with the $12 Shrimp Salad with vegan shrimp tossed with onion, tomato, avocado, cucumber, and lemongrass, all of it mixed in a spicy lime juice dressing (photo: http://bit.ly/2uJwuFt). It was a good, fresh salad, just nothing extraordinary when it came to flavor. I decided to complement it with the $5 Steam Mix Vegetables, which was your typical variety of steamed vegetables - zucchini, carrot, broccoli, green beans, and a lot of cabbage (photo: http://bit.ly/2uMXbHF). It was what I needed.
FOOD - 3 stars...the ingredients are fine but the execution leaves something to be desired even for this flexitarian
AMBIANCE - 3 stars...clean, just nothing special
SERVICE - 3.5 stars...they seem to try
TOTAL - 3 stars...flavors can be elusive in a vegan place
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