The Rabbit Hole Menu
Holy Cow! Or should I say, "Holy organic, GMO and preservative free, locally grown deliciousness"!? It was just like taking a trip down the rabbit hole, but it tasted better and I wanted to live there. Forever. I'm sure when you think of rabbits and food together you're thinking lettuce and carrots with maybe a side of bean sprouts, but this place did what Alice did in Wonderland and fell through a magical hole only to be left with wonderment.
Let's just paint the picture shall we? On my visit to California to see my sister she suggested that we go get something healthy at this place called The Rabbit Hole Cafe. After thinking what most people do when they think of rabbits and food (see above) I was more than just a little disappointed. The night before I had a crappy meal and I needed something that was going to be hearty and comforting, like meat and potatoes.
Let's just paint the picture shall we? On my visit to California to see my sister she suggested that we go get something healthy at this place called The Rabbit Hole Cafe. After thinking what most people do when they think of rabbits and food (see above) I was more than just a little disappointed. The night before I had a crappy meal and I needed something that was going to be hearty and comforting, like meat and potatoes.
The Rabbit Hole Store
Upon pulling up to this place I noticed the outdoor seating in the front of the place. There were just a few tables outside and although The Rabbit Hole Cafe is in a small shopping strip the outdoor seating made the strip feel a little more inviting. When we walked in we had trouble paying attention to seating ourselves because there was a ton of cute little things for sale in the front. They had a little bit of everything from baked goods to jewelry and trinkets. It was an adorable set up and to the right was a sitting area that had a hodge podge of seats and tables. The walls had pictures and murals of characters from the book 'Alice in Wonderland'. Overall, it had a very rustic and warm feeling which helped me get in the spirit of my rabbit food meal that I was about to eat.
When we sat down at this very large wooden table and I looked over the menu I knew that this place was going to be good or it was going to fail miserably. Often times when I see things on the menu like vegan cheese sauce, quinoa or sweet potato muffins I'm displeased with the muddled flavors and the overuse of spices. The menu had so many options to choose from. They offered soups and wraps, comfort foods and sandwiches, salads and quinoa bowls and much more. While the menu had so many things to choose from I took a chance on something I would NEVER have ordered anywhere, just to see how crazy this concoction would be. My sister stayed pretty simple and ordered something she had tried before.
When we sat down at this very large wooden table and I looked over the menu I knew that this place was going to be good or it was going to fail miserably. Often times when I see things on the menu like vegan cheese sauce, quinoa or sweet potato muffins I'm displeased with the muddled flavors and the overuse of spices. The menu had so many options to choose from. They offered soups and wraps, comfort foods and sandwiches, salads and quinoa bowls and much more. While the menu had so many things to choose from I took a chance on something I would NEVER have ordered anywhere, just to see how crazy this concoction would be. My sister stayed pretty simple and ordered something she had tried before.
The Rabbit Hole Murals
I ordered the Eggless Benediction Bowl which is described as the following ' Two organic fried chickpea patties topped with our exclusive organic Portobello bacon and fresh organic spinach on bed of brown rice quinoa, smothered in our homemade vegan cheese sauce with lemon.' While my sister ordered the Rabbit Hole Bowl which is described as 'A wonderfully yummy and nutritious bowl of quinoa brown rice layered with grilled sweet potatoes and caramelized onions, topped with crispy fried kale and a peanut, ginger lemon dressing'. She also decided to order the sweet potato muffins just to prove a point that starchy sweetness can be transformed into a fluffy muffin without tasting like a rock.
We had to go to the front to place our order which was the only drawback to this place. I was finally in a comfortable spot and taking in the ambiance of the decor and aroma from the kitchen and I was bummed when I had to stop being lazy and get up to place my order. Once the order was placed it only took about 10 minutes or so when our plates were delivered to us by two servers.
The smell of the sweet potatoes and mushrooms wafted by when they set the bowls down. My sister offered up a bite of hers first before I tried mine. Hers had a sweet and salty flavor that was so delicious that I thought I might want to trade dishes before I had even tasted mine. The quinoa brown rice mixture was cooked to perfection and the sweet potatoes had a crispy outer layer that gave them an almost buttery flavor. The crispy kale was salted just enough to tone down the sweetness of the sweet potatoes and the hint of ginger. It was pumping me up to try my own dish.
We had to go to the front to place our order which was the only drawback to this place. I was finally in a comfortable spot and taking in the ambiance of the decor and aroma from the kitchen and I was bummed when I had to stop being lazy and get up to place my order. Once the order was placed it only took about 10 minutes or so when our plates were delivered to us by two servers.
The smell of the sweet potatoes and mushrooms wafted by when they set the bowls down. My sister offered up a bite of hers first before I tried mine. Hers had a sweet and salty flavor that was so delicious that I thought I might want to trade dishes before I had even tasted mine. The quinoa brown rice mixture was cooked to perfection and the sweet potatoes had a crispy outer layer that gave them an almost buttery flavor. The crispy kale was salted just enough to tone down the sweetness of the sweet potatoes and the hint of ginger. It was pumping me up to try my own dish.
When I tasted my dish I did so without adding the lemon at first. I found that the chickpeas and vegan cheese sauce took care of that comfort food that I longed for. The spinach was fresh and helped hold my bites of quinoa and portobello mushrooms together. The mixture was incredible and I wouldn't have given it up to anyone. The saltiness of the portobello mushroom chips enhanced the flavor of the vegan cheese sauce while the chickpea patties gave me a flavors of a nutty potato. It was amazing how well everything was prepared and crafted in this one dish. Let's just say that I left no rabbit holes unturned when devouring this dish.
'Fluffy & Light' Sweet Potato Muffin
Ohh and as for the sweet potato muffin, it was fluffy and light and even tastier than I had imagined. I would say that my sister won that argument, but really I feel that we were both winners in this situation. I will however, take my hat off to The Rabbit Hole and their extremely polite staff for changing my mind about what rabbit food could taste like. I always knew that it could taste this good, but I haven't found anyone who could show me how it could be done.
This will definitely be a stop on my food travels that will go down in the books as "Best Served"!
This will definitely be a stop on my food travels that will go down in the books as "Best Served"!
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