in my hunt for some of the best vegetarian/vegan/flexitarian cuisine, i've found some hits (hugo's! real food daily!) and some misses (....we won't name them.) but lately, all i think about is M Cafe. before about a month ago, i had only stopped into the beverly hills location one time forever ago to get a coffee but that was it. so when my manager and i went to lunch last month, she needed some place close to the office but something DELICIOUS and healthy. so we went to the M Cafe on melrose....and my life had never been the same since. i fell in love with their vegan (or regular) sushi, their soups, THE SPICY PEANUT KALE OH MY GOD, their juice bar, their food in general....and i SOLELY blame margot for my addiction to their vegan chocolate chip cookies. like, i am needing a major intervention here.
so the other day i was off to an acting class and i wanted m cafe for dinner before. i couldn't decide WHAT EXACTLY i wanted, so i went in there and thought "why don't i just mix and match?" so i got a plate of the spicy peanut kale (a MUST.), a piece of lotus root inari, two pieces spicy tuna roll (when a girl needs real sushi, A GIRL NEEDS REAL SUSHI), a mini chocolate chip cookie (....did you expect me to just PASS on that?), and their green tea. now, m cafe isn't cheap (you know, that whole LOCAL ORGANIC RAW CUISINE thing) but let me show you how much food i got and we'll play the "HOW MUCH DID THIS COST?!" game.
LOTS OF FOOD, RIGHT?! seriously, i was full for about 12 hours after....so HOW MUCH DID THIS COST?!?!?!
*drum roll* ....$14.
yep. all of this lovely deliciousness cost $14. the reason why? everything was a la carte/side prices! BARGAINISTA TIP: can't decide what you want because everything looks so great? see if there is an a la carte menu or pick multiple sides to create a meal. you can always bring home the leftovers :)
recap:
M Cafe de Chaya
two locations:
7119 Melrose Ave, Hollywood
and 9433 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills
www.mcafedechaya.com // twitter: @iLoveMCafe
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