If looking for the best Vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, Cilantro Live just might fill the bill for you. Now before you turn up your nose at the idea of vegetarian food, you have to try it first. Have you ever toyed with the idea of becoming a vegetarian? Many people after a bad experience or two with other foods, have teetered on the edge about taking the plunge. If this is something you are considering, a suggestion is to ease yourself down this path before deciding to do a radical change. Consider your metabolism and the foods you have been eating, the foods that your body will definitely crave as you make your transition. More importantly seek out a place where you can find fresh vegetable dishes daily. Find a place that does not compromise the quality of the freshness and selection of food items served.
One of the best experiences ever was an introduction to the best Vegetarian restaurant in San Diego by the name of Cilantro Live. Cilantro Live is advertised as the first organic, vegan and 100% raw restaurant in San Diego (www.cilantrolive). This is a very neat restaurant and the Web site has a wealth of information on it for individuals who are truly interested in the vegetarian life style. There are links to seminars, and other events that specifically address living well, and eating well.
Known as the best vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, the menu at Cilantro Live is absolutely awesome. Even though you may be a meat eater, you will find something on the menu that not only will fill you up, but will also be a true culinary experience. This cute little restaurant has four different locations throughout San Diego County. The particular spot visited was the Carlsbad location at 300 Carlsbad Village Drive. Small but quite crowded on this day, the place smelled very inviting. Perusing the menu was truly an experience.
So if you are not familiar with a vegetarian restaurant you are probably asking, what could possibly be on the menu? Here is a rundown from the best Vegetarian Restaurant in San Diego, Cilantro Live. To give a brief run down, followed by details, and taken from the menu at Cilantro Live, the menu consists of Soups, Salads, Appetizers, Wraps, Entrees, Specials, Juices, Smoothies, Drinks, and Desserts. Sounds fairly familiar right. Lets start with the soups. My absolute favorite on the planet is the Spicy Tomato Bisque.
They also offer an Autumn Wild Rice, which is a tomato base served with kale and mushrooms, which is also excellent. Examples of salads, of which there is an awesome selection include Cilantro Live House, Baby Spinach, Japanese Sea Vegetable and more. Lets talk appetizers. Once you try the appetizers you will see why Cilantro Live is the best Vegetarian Restaurant in San Diego. Their Nori Rolls are incredible and consist of Daikon sprouts, cucumbers, avocado, wild rice, red peppers, and carrot-pine nut pate wrapped in nori seaweed roll.
The Cilantro Live Spring Rolls and Tostada are also favorites. The Wraps offered are Pizzzzzaza, which is Sun-dried tomato pate with house almond cheese, tri-colored onions and kalamata olives. You can also get a wrap combo, which is great for newbies to share. Entrees consist of dishes such as Angel Hair Pasta Marinara, Angel Hair Pasta Alfredo and the Royale Cheeseburger. The cheeseburger consist of a house burger made of sun dried tomatoes, flax seeds, red peppers, and garlic and mushrooms. This is served over an almond pulp-flax-seed-buckwheat bun and topped with a layer of cashew cheese, homemade ketchup, mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onion and avocado.
Specials at Cilantro Live include Lasagna and Mole Enchiladas to name a few. All of the juices served are organic, and the smoothies are made with their house almond milk with raw agave used as a sweetener. And of course there are desserts consisting of ice cream, strawberry short cake, pies, parfaits, and carob candies. And all are excellent. Expect nothing but the best from the best Vegetarian Restaurant in San Diego, Cilantro Live. For more information call 760-585-0136 or visit the Web site for more details.
