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| - This place reminds me of Sweet Jesus: super instagram-worthy and trendy, unaffordable as an everyday meal, and, after you've gotten over yourself and all the hype, just mediocre.
My best friend and I came at 5:15 for an early dinner (the only reservations they had until 8:45 on a Thursday) and the restaurant was packed within the next half hour. Business was boomin' at Planta! Surely we made a good decision to splurge on dinner here right? Maybe not so. Throughout the course of our meal, we quickly began to question why so many people were eating here, and how every one could afford it. For dinner, we shared:
1. cauliflower tots ($9.75):
-I'm not a huge fan of cauliflower dishes as they usually turn out bitter and mushy. This was no different, and the dusting of the "truffle parmesan" made it super salty.
2. coconut ceviche ($13.75):
-they served this to us on a white plate, and at first it literally looked like nothing. This dish basically tasted like lime on top some slippery stuff with taco seasoning (reminiscent of the one they use on the tortilla chips at la carnita). I can't believe they charged so much for 3 slices of coconut meat.
3. the Frenchie pizza ($17):
-tasted / looked like someone smeared cream of mushroom soup onto pizza dough
-It turned out to be SUPER salty. I love pizza and was sad I couldn't get myself to finish a second slice.
4. truffle fries ($6.35):
-did not taste the truffle. Maybe they forgot to drizzle the oil onto ours? The "parmesan" was SO salty, but props on the generous and even sprinkling of parmesan onto each fry.
Perhaps it was the combination of dishes we ordered, but I felt Planta left me craving for some real food afterwards (with real cheese!!) I was super sad dinner wasn't as enjoyable as I would've hoped. I had high hopes for planta. For now, I'll be opting out and hitting up fresh, or my new favourite, kupfert and kim for some wholesome vegan/ vegetarian food.
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