True Food Kitchen Experience

He Said   The start of the New Year always sends people in a frenzy for healthy eating, at least for a little while. But in this case True Food Kitchen has become part of the regular rotation and it doesn’t hurt that I can feel good while dining out. Yet another successful concept from Fox, this time he teamed up with Dr. Andrew Weil to plan and build the menu. It doesn’t focus on calories or fat grams per say as you won’t see any of that information on the menu. Instead the doctor focuses on healthy eating and food combination that keeps you strong and healthy. Now the first part I totally agree but the latter is a matter of opinion. Some people are perfectly happy with the size of the portions and to be honest it’s probably what we should be eating. But if you are starving and looking to splurge this is definitely not the place you want to go. Instead when I feel a little guilty about what I have been eating or just need a natural pick me up I think this fits the bill completely. While they do have some bigger it’s such as a turkey burger (that is very tasty) it just will never be my choice for a gut busting adventure. So what do you get from a place like this? For starters it’s a great open concept restaurant with ample outdoor seating and windows, no matter which location you go to it will have the same look and feel. The signature Fox service with a smile from the eerily similar looking servers. Fox does this very well without it being in your face obvious. Let’s just say they all fit a mold of sorts. With that said they do provide outstanding friendly and courteous service. It’s by far the one thing I love about every Fox restaurant, it’s been perfected. So what about the food you ask? Everything we had was delicious, even the Kale salad which can at times be not so tasty to me. As stated before the portions can be on the small side especially in the appetizer area but my stomach thanks me afterwards when I am not rolling out of there. We started with the edamame dumplings with truffle oil. There were about 4 or 5 on the plate and while delicious it merely put a ding in my rumbling stomach that was looking for something a bit more satiating. It didn’t help that we all shared on serving so I fought the fork fight and won and extra dumpling. I moved on to the quinoa burger with a side of sweet potato hash. This proved to be an interesting choice, while both servers we talked to recommended it, they also warned me it wasn’t really suitable to pick up. “Just dig right into it with your knife and fork”, I was told. That I did and it was delicious. The quinoa was actually the “bun” of the burger with the meat being avocado, tzatziki, cucumbers, feta, hummus, tomato and butter leaf lettuce. It did in fact fall apart but mixing it together was perfect and it was visually appealing. A Mediterranean type mixing of flavors which is of course a favorite cuisine of mine was made even better knowing it was doctor approved. While I didn’t try any of them it should be noted that they also carry the line of pressed juices Fox recently released. In addition to the juices, the “elixirs” are tasty and also promoted as a way to fix some of your ailments. I tried the Medicine Man and it was quite refreshing if not a bit tart, with cranberry and pomegranate. If you just like the taste of their “elixirs” and want to make it an adult beverage there is the option to add a little alcohol. Everything in moderation, right?

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