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Green Owl Cafe

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Last year, I had my first encounter with this vegetarian/vegan restaurant for my friend’s birthday. Let me just tell you that the food was amazing. I recently had to opportunity to take my sister to the Green Owl Cafe and as usual I went way overboard ordering food. In my mind I was like this stuff is healthy so I can order whatever I want haha.

I had to order to the nachos. Yes, you heard me, NACHOS. Completely vegan and oh so delicious. If you didn’t know it was vegan, you would just say the cheese was a little runny but it tastes so good. The vegan sour cream and chorizo just makes you think you’re not eating vegan. I highly recommend this as an appetizer to share.

We couldn’t decide on the pastas so we got Mac and Cheese and Pesto Alfredo. I ordered the Mac and Cheese for my friend’s birthday last October so I wanted my sister to try it, but I also wanted to try the Pesto Alfredo because it sounded so good and I hadn’t had it. I’m so glad we got both because the Pesto Alfredo came with four pieces of yummy garlic bread.

The last thing we ordered was the Cajun Blackened Tofu sandwich. The blackened spices on the tofu was a perfect balance with the chipotle rémoulade. My tastebuds were satisfied with all the flavors. The tomato added the right balance to the citrusy tofu. We decided to pair it with roasted potatoes.

We ended up having to take leftovers home and it was great reheated. I would definitely recommend this restaurants to anyone who has dietary restrictions and really wants to eat food that tastes great.

http://www.greenowlcafe.com

The National Cafe

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I debated whether I should write a revue on this restaurant because I was not impressed. The National Cafe is located in Milwaukee. I met up with a few friends for brunch there. My friend, Sarah, is vegan, so we are always trying to find restaurants that offer vegan options. I showed up exhausted from the night before and was starving for food. I was surprised I was able to make the drive in the morning for brunch at noon. We were fashionably late due to getting my best friend’s, Nicole, little one ready while Sarah had already placed her order so that she could snatch a table when one became available.

The menu looked amazing. I knew I wanted breakfast but had a hard time deciding then settled on the Ulitimate Breakfast Sandwich. I placed my order and had to get the chocolate chip cookie. I ate it while waiting for a seat and was sad that it was almost rock like. It was freshly baked that day and one of the main reasons I got it, yet it was surprisingly a pretty stiff cookie. I don’t mind cookies that aren’t chewy and soft but it lacked sweetness in the dough, which didn’t make up for how tough it was eat. Regardless, I ate three quarters of it; I was hungry.

It took a while for us to get our food. When we did, I took a bite out of my sandwich and it was flavorless. I chose bacon as my meat choice and even that was lacking. It was also filled with caramelized onions, fried eggs, avocado, and olive tapenade. Even with all that no real flavor. The sourdough was too stiff from being toasted that I felt I was eating something charred just without the taste and the sauce was nonexistence. It’s sriracha mayo and usually noticeable. The name sure fooled me. The only thing I enjoyed was the fresh fruit it was served with. My orange juice wasn’t that good either. I don’t think any of us were thrilled with our meals. The restaurant was super cute inside but I don’t think I will be going back.

http://www.nationaleats.com