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| - Fair Trade, smack in the middle of State Street, is one of my favorite coffee shops. There are an equal number of people working alone as there are happily chatting pairs, but somehow it never seems too noisy. I usually go for coffee, tea, or a pastry, but I popped in last Saturday wanting something more substantial.
I've never had much luck with vegetarian and vegan options at restaurants. Wait, let me revise that statement: I've never had much luck with food that's advertised as being vegan and vegetarian. It seems uniquely American that we over-label food that way, doesn't it? In a lot of other cultures those terms, or other mentions of restrictions or prohibitions relating to diet, are either unstated or innately understood (Everyone knows that when you eat near a temple, nothing will be cooked with meat. Or that you never eat meat for breakfast. Or that nothing is ever cooked with pork because one's religion prohibits it.) OK, back to Fair Trade.
So after perusing the menu and recalling all the meat I'd eaten the previous day, I decided on the Vegan Sandwich which sells for a little under $6. Immediately after ordering it, I remembered the last "vegan" and "vegetarian" items I'd ordered from a restaurant and began to regret my decision, remembering piles of raw vegetables next to piles of grilled vegetables and dry slabs of tempeh. That was until the sandwich arrived at the end of the counter. It was good-sized and served on crisp looking French bread. I took my sandwich to a table overlooking the quaint courtyard out back (which, unfortunately, it was just a teeny bit too cold to sit in).
After letting the sandwich cool for a few moments, still expecting something that replaced flavor with "vegan," I bit into it. Amazing! The sandwich was perfectly grilled, the roasted red peppers were just pickled enough, the spinach was fresh, and the hummus spread on both sides of the bread was delightfully garlicky. The proportions of everything were just right. How many times have you ordered a veggie sandwich (or a sandwich with meat and veggies) and there was so much crammed into it that it all fell out onto your plate? With the Vegan Sandwich that wasn't a problem. I savored every bite of it and made a mental note that if I'm ever downtown and my stomach starts growling for something healthy and affordable, I should go to Fair Trade.
What did I order? The Vegan Sandwich, ~ $6
How was it? Great!
How was the customer service? The two women working at the front counter that I spoke to were both very friendly. My sandwich was grilled and delivered promptly in spite of the coffee shop being packed.
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