Disclaimer: I am not a vegetarian, vegan, or hipster. What the hell am I doing at Green? Eating really friggin' tasty food, that's what!
This Green location is very airy and pleasant. On nice days the garage door in front is opened up so the whole restaurant seems like a patio. The staff are friendly and orders come up in a timely manner. The parking lot is quite tiny so sometimes it's tough to find a space, but it's worth the wait!
Today for lunch I tried the ranchero salad. The salad features Green's famed "wings," which I learned today are made from mock beef, not mock chicken. The restaurant happened to be out of the "beef," and I was asked if "chicken" would be okay. Silly me thought that wings would be made of faux chicken anyway! I'm not sure what they taste like when made with "beef" but I really enjoyed the "chicken" version. The salad also has a vegan version of ranch dressing which sort of tasted pesto-y to me, but was cool and refreshing just like non-vegan ranch but without that heavy, artery-clogging feeling. Yum!
I've also had tried the secret BBQ chicken sandwich. This seems to be quite a popular item, but I thought the "chicken" in this dish was chewy and hard to bite through. The sandwich was also messy to eat because it had tons of sauce on it. The sauce is fantastic though. Just get lots of napkins. I particularly like the Green burger and addictive thyme fries. The apricot miso noodle bowl really surprised me. Lots of sweet and subtle flavors.
Green is an excellent place to come for a late afternoon lunch. I think even people who are hardcore carnivores can find something to enjoy here.