Beets Cafe- Austin Texas

This past weekend we went to Beets Living Foods Cafe on 5th. I loved the interior atmosphere and the food was awesome! Even my friend who was a bit skeptical liked it. Here's a run down of what we ordered.

Grace:
CHA-LU-PAS - Crunchy corn tostadas layered with “sunflower beans”, topped with shreaded lettuce, salsa, guacamole, and olives, finished with a cashew sour cream drizzle, served with tex-mex cabbage or sprouted lentil salad . Loved it!


Lisa:
JUST-A-GOOD BURGER - A perfect balance of texture and flavor, made with carrot, sprouted sunflower seeds, celery, onion, parsley, flax, olive oil, crystal salt, and spices, served open-face, on crisp romaine with high-vibe sprouts, tomato slices, and a very secret, secret sauce! Served with veggie chips. This was my favorite!

Me and Mea:
E.L.T. - A delicious sprouted almond sunflower flatbread, spread with a creamy cashew dijonaise, layered with crispy spiced eggplant “bacon”, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and high-vibe sprouts, served with crispy veggie chips. This was great too and I normally am not too crazy about eggplant.

Then we all got "cheesecake" which was amazing. Mea got pineapple, Lisa and I got chocolate and Grace got lemon. Lemon was by far the best in my opinion. I have to find a recipe for this!

Visit their website and next time your in town give them a visit!

http://beetscafe.com/index.html



Check out these reviews from YELP.COM


Derek B. Brooklyn, NY - Swinging by via Brooklyn, we were told this raw foods restaurant was the place to eat at. Those recommendations proved true. While not a raw foodie myself, nearly half of my diet is raw, and so I try to check out this cuisine whenever I can as I travel. And this is perhaps the best living foods restaurant I've found so far, rivaling Cafe Gratitude in San Fran. The ELT was ridiculously good. The guacamole was sweet and perfectly seasoned. Sylvia's Favorite smoothie was delectable, and the desert - snicker doodle ice cream over a brownie - was one of the best non-dairy, no refined sugar desserts I've ever tasted. All around solid, and I'll be back whenever I'm in town.
Tracy B. Austin, TX - Who would have thought a completely raw, organic, vegan, gluten free meal would taste rich? I kid you not, I had the carrot ginger coconut soup and though at first the coolness put me off, this was a delightfully rich and satisfying cup of soup. I am tempted to get it to go and try warming it up just to see. The Asian salad I got on the side was enormous- and it was the small salad! The miso dressing was ethereal and I loved the perfectly chopped mix of kale, lettuce, cabbage, cilantro, daikon, sea vegetables (with no yucky seaweed aftertaste) and yummy sprouts. This lunch packed a punch and made me feel very happy and light and free and definitely satisfied my ravenous appetite. In short the living food made me happy to be living!!The service was kind and attentive and the space is bright and inviting. I can't wait to go back.

Marsha M. Austin, TX - Excellent raw food cafe...proof that food doesn't have to be cooked to be delicious! I don't agree at all with a previous posting about the prices. I've eaten at several other raw food cafes and the portions are usually quite small...not so here. The Asian Noodle Salad is da bomb - the flavors explode in your mouth, and the smaller size for $7.25 was very generous and filling. The Curried Carrot Soup is divine, and the Mock Tuna Salad, which my friend ordered, came with a killer spirulina dressing that I swear gave me a rush!