Thursday, July 28, 2011

hungry?: M Cafe

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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