What a great hidden gem! Located in the lower level of the Zen Center is the Raw Food Café, which serves up organic & locally grown ingredients into their deeeeelicious raw vegan menu. I know when i hear the words organic & vegan used in the same sentence, i think of healthy food that’s rather bland. However, the Living Zen Organics is anything but bland & boring. Their food is savory, scrumptious, and actually good for you! I’ve been here twice(went about 2.5 years ago and just last month) and i’m just in awe of how they make vegetables & grains so tastyyyy! Love the food here! I’ve tried their hummus, chipotle/garlic pumpkin seeds, kale salad(i don’t know what they add to it but it’s AMAZING!), quinoa dish, phở bowl(which came in a bowl the size a pot, awesomness!!!), soups, flax seed avocado sandwich, raw Mayan brownie sundae, and their soy milkshake with toasted shavings of coconut is UNBEEEELIEVABLE!!! That being said, you’ve gotta try this place! Their menu changes weekly, they’re only open like two days a week and Saturdays they do all raw foods, which i went to last month & it was amazing!!! Raw Food Café’s location is equally charming! You ring the door bell at the side wooden door, then someone comes up to open the door, you then go downstairs, enter through another small wooden door, and voila you’re in!!! FYI: Seating is limited, they have about 6 seating tables and 4 other tables up on the raised platform for the more adventurous patrons who want to sit on pillows and eat :)
