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| - I'm a confirmed carnivore. I admire my sharp, pointy canine teeth designed for ripping flesh off of a bone. I have an deep, abiding love for pastrami, ham and steak. Heck, I even like bologna and hot dogs-- the worst of the worst.
But if there ever was a reason to "go vegetarian," it's in Central Phoenix at Green, who tout their cuisine as "New American Vegetarian." This means it isn't all ooky cubes of bland tofu thrown into some stir fry or thin Mung Bean Soup. It is, however, 100% vegan with gluten free options.
Although Chef Damon Brasch, the mastermind behind Green, promotes his menu as "comfort" food, that may be a bit of a stretch. There's absolutely no substitute for, say, Shepherd's Pie, bacon or a roast beef dinner. Sorry. However, Green does have an attractive array of dining options that are very, very tasty, flavorful and filling.
The Spicy Peanut Chicken Salad presents spicy peanut mock chickenover fresh greens, carrots tossed in miso vinaigrette and tortilla strips. ($6 sm/$9 lg). Very appealing.
The Kung Pao Mock Chicken Bowl offers spicy ginger and garlic tamari sauce with crushed peanuts. Eight different bowls are on the menu with lots of veggies (of course) plus your choice of chicken, beef (mock), house or fresh tofu. Choose from either pan fried noodles or organic brown rice.
Take your pick from nine different po- boys, sandwiches and burgers. The "No Harm Parm" po-boy features a breaded mock-chicken cutlet with tasty Mum's tomato sauce and a dazzling mozzarella cheese. But the bread ... you have to try their bread. Phenomenal. All these are between $8.50-$9 and come with your choice of thyme fries, fresh fruit, or an incredible dolphin-safe Tahini Coleslaw which will knock your free-range socks off.
Green's cooler has a vast and delightful range of ice teas, sodas, mineral waters and flavored Kombucha that's a pleasure for any diner's palate.
You'll never see Colonel Sanders, Ronald McDonald or Long John Silver in here--but during our visit we saw Hollywood's handsome Kal Penn of stoner flick Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. (He must've had the munchies, dude.) He didn't find the legendary 100% beef hamburgers there, but he was in the right place for one fine veggie burger.
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