To say that I’m excited for all of the restaurants that come with a new city, is a huge understatement. We’ve already got a pretty long list going and I’m sure we’ll be adding to it faster than we cross them off.
Apartment searching was a great reason to head out and try a few restaurants in potential neighborhoods. Food after all, is a huge factor in picking out a spot to live…for us. 🙂
I’d been intrigued by M Cafe after seeing it many times on Lynn’s blog and I was really excited to try it out. For our inaugural trip (there will be many, many more) I tried the M Chopped salad which was wonderful. It had hearts of romaine & mixed greens, avocado, cucumber, chickpeas, herb-baked tofu, scallions, umeboshi pickled radishes, carrots, beets, tamari-roasted almonds, crumbled tempeh “bacon” & tofu-peppercorn ranch dressing.
All kinds of flavors and textures going on for a perfectly filling salad.
The great thing about macrobiotic food is that fish is a-ok (unlike vegan/vegetarian food) which makes the Taster very happy. He went with the Grilled Tuna Burger that was delicious. Not just any old tuna burger – a tuna burger glazed with teriyaki sauce & garnished with sliced avocado, pickled red onions, daikon sprouts, spicy yuzu mayo, fresh shiso leaf and served on a house-baked whole wheat bun.
Oh yes. You also get to pick your side dish with sandwiches and while I urged him to choose the Kale with Peanut Sauce, he went with the soba salad. Good, but I have a feeling the kale will be better. 🙂
Next time we visit M Cafe (which will be very soon – I just picked up a groupon for it) I’ll be getting the deli salad plate so that I can try that kale. 😉
Estela @ Weekly Bite
Looks like a great restaurant 🙂
Jamie
YUM – I would’ve gone with the kale too. 😉
lynn @ the actor's diet
yes! get the kale!!!!
i’m going back tonight 🙂
Esi
I LOVE M Cafe! I devour the kale salad in seconds and the Big Macro is amazing too.
Emily
I can’t wait to try the Big Macro as well. It sounds so good.
Megan (Braise The Roof)
That tuna burger sounds amazing! Was it ground or whole?
Emily
It was kind of in flakes I think…it wasn’t whole but it wasn’t fully ground either…good answer, huh? 🙂
Lindsay @ Pinch of Yum
Did you ever make it to Wise Acre here in Minneapolis? I can’t remember if that was one of the ones that you had on your blog… Anyways, a friend keeps telling me I need to check it out and it reminds me of something you might have enjoyed. This place – M Cafe – looks fantastic!
Emily
No, but it sounds really familiar….let me know if you visit and like it Wise Acre!
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
congrats on getting there and going out and having new restaurants to try!
Yum Yucky
I would be in heaven if I could get those kinda food choices at a restaurant around here! #jealous
Lori@FakeFoodFree
Sounds like they have a great menu! That salad has so many great things on it and tuna burgers are one of my favorites. That one sounds so good!
Lauren @ Fun, Fit and Fabulous!
I wish we had fun places like this in Dallas!! If we do, I haven’t found them yet!
Diana
LOVE the kale at M Cafe! So much so that I often make it for myself at home! Highly recommend the tempeh madras wrap too – my favorite thing to order there.
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