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| - Ok ok what's not like about this place? I'm highly impressed with Andrew Weil's work, and this place seems like an exemplary example of his philosophy. Fresh, organic, local when possible plant centered menu is right up my alley! When we were seated, my daughter immediately read the info/propaganda sheet about the restaurant and squealed with delight because it meshed so well with our philosophy on food..... However, I'm not impressed when young PEOPLE (often called children or worse "kids" in our culture) are disrespected. The hostess put two real menus in front of my 13 year old daughter and me, and then she slapped the "kids menu" on the table in front of my 10 year old son without even really looking at him or asking if we wanted a child's menu. He and I were both insulted immediately. Unfortunately that feeling didn't improve. We normally don't even consider the child's menu because my children have been treated as "people" their entire lives, so they eat real food with real flavor like the rest of us!
Never the less after he slid around the table so he could look at my menu, we did look at both menus because their child's menu actually WASN'T filled with pasta, hot dogs, and chicken strips like most kid menus. It looked like a smaller version of the other menu... almost. For example, apparently children only eat cheese pizza?! Really? Dairy and crust alone with no veggies are anti-inflammatory? That's not what my research shows. How does one expect to start people on a healthy path of eating if we don't start right away. Shall we stick with the old "four food groups" concept when we are young and then magically develop a taste for vegetables once we're old enough to understand how healthy they are? That makes no sense! It's just stupid.... On that particular day, however my son had a cold and didn't have his normal appetite, so smaller portions of regular food was appealing to us. When the waiter arrived I asked about their "kids"menu. Shaun was nice enough --in an aloof and subtly condescending way. Just for the record I look like the old punk rocker that I am, but don't judge a person by his appearance these days. You don't know my income level or food/health knowledge and experience. You might be surprised. Anyway back to the menu! So I asked Shaun, "what about your child menu, is it bland and tasteless like most?" I told him we had raised our children eating the same food we eat, the same food your establishment is pushing, and he assured me that wasn't the case here. These were just smaller portions.
Onward to the show!! --The food. I started with a root and remedy drink and my daughter ordered the kale aid. Both were very good except for the typical over abundance of ice. I wish they had asked if we wanted ice, so we could have made our own choice, but like the kid menu, assumptions were the rule of the day not choice. We all shared the Tuscan kale salad and it was the highlight of the meal. Although vegans beware it is covered in cheese. The salad was fresh and had lots of garlic. I highly recommend it. For my main dish, I ordered the shrimp chili which cost extra to be gluten free. Why? I don't know. It's well documented that the hazards of gluten to the human intestinal wall lining are a likely suspect in inflammation. Seems like a no brainier for rice noodles to be standard. That being said, the chili was excellent. It was well spiced and had lots of fresh veggies. My daughter ordered the spaghetti squash and it was also good. As for my son, it was not his day.... insult followed insult! He ordered a chicken breast, peas and rice. His dish arrived early, so he was out of sinc with our meal. Furthermore, his food was bland and luke warm at best. Just as I feared, the assumption seems to be that young people, aka "kids," can't take flavors so it better be plain. Yuck! We were in sensory heaven, and he got cold, bland chicken. He ate two bites of chicken and half the peas and rice which were also cold. He and I felt as if he was being treated as a second class person the entire time we were there. As for the dessert choices.... Blah! There are so many wonderfully good dairy free and even raw desserts that everybody likes and can eat. The only desserts here that we're gluten free and vegan were chia pudding and scoops of ice cream. Uhh coconut? and nut crusts? Why be so limited? We skipped dessert!
I may try the Scottsdale location because I want options that are of this quality, but we won't be back here. I wish we had just gone down the road to the Whole Foods which has a fantastic food selection! ...... Ahhhh but that's another review.
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