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| - Herb Box- DC Ranch is my new fav eatery for organic, locally grown, tasty lunches!
Yesterday we took to the kids and started off with their mango (or papaya- I get the two confused) lemonade. REALLY sweet, but a cool exotic flavor. BTW, it is great to find a place that welcomes kids without being a true "kids restaurant". Couples, singles, families, you name it- you've got the gamut of customers here.
We had the BBQ Chicken Flat-bread Pizza and Free Range chicken-arugula wrap with candied walnuts and cranberries. Today (yeah it was so good we had to come back a day later) had the Market Street Tacos- with fillet, fresh avocados, and some sort of what I call "magic sauce" while the kids split the turkey on a cibata (sp?) sandwich.
Hooooooly cow!! Imagine an explosion of flavors (all wonderful) sparking in your mouth at once. it is like a symphony of flavors- each one distinct yet complementary to the other. Honest to goodness magic to your taste buds.
Of course a restaurant review could never get 5 stars unless it has great service- which it did. But it also had a little something extra. Great atmosphere, AMAZING food, and a highly textured (and blended femininity and masculinity) decor. And the overall vibe was very cool. Not too snotty (even though some of the customers are), relaxed, and open feeling push the Herb Box over the top to receive a 5 star rating.
I don't know what they serve (or if they are even open for breakfast or dinner), but for lunch, this is a perfect choice. Now that I've belatedly discovered the location in DC Ranch (their Shea location had catered for us before), you will see me here more often. Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as my family and I do! Best wishes.
Warmly,
Kirin :)
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