For what are you grateful? In this post, it’s Cafe Gratitude. To say that this place is a little unusual is an understatement, but we are grateful for just the unusual food they do.
Confused? So were we. Let us demystify.
The food is all raw and vegan. In all honesty, I don’t really care about that part. The best part is that all of their food is wheat and gluten-free. I know what you are thinking….raw, vegan, no wheat, no gluten (also no dairy) means no taste.
You would be dead wrong.
The food here is fantastic and very original. So is the style of ordering. Here’s what we had:
- I am Generous: Authentic guacamole and spicy tomato salsa with live flax chips
- I am Happy: Sprouted almond-sesame hummus with assorted live crackers
- We split the I am Cheerful: Sprouted pumpkin seed and walnut burger served on a sweet onion sunflower bread with lettuce, sliced tomato, onion, house made catsup, cucumber pickles and sprouts. We add macadamia cheddar cheese for an extra $2
- And shared a I am Amazing for dessert: Tart lemon pie with coconut meringue in a macadamia nut crust
- I drank a I am Sweet
- And Jan drank a I am Rich: Orange, carrot, beet and lemon “sunrise”
The wait staff is energetic. I suppose delivering food that sounds like a daily affirmation would make one happy. It certainly made us happy to eat. And relaxed. Very relaxed.
Good food, good for you. And an extra big kudos on making it easy to eat gluten-free. It was truly the first time I walked into a restaurant and could order ANYTHING THAT I WANTED from the menu without having to probe as to whether it really was gluten-free. For that, I am Grateful.
Cafe Gratitude
2400 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA
415-824-4652
I find the staff there so sincere and enthusiastic it’s almost creepy! I’m not fond of their food but I LOVE LOVE LOVE their desserts. Cheesecake! Lemon meringue pie! Yum.