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The Highlands

The Highlands

4706 14th Street Northwest, Washington, 20542, United States Of America

Meat • Coffee • Brunch • American


"This place is cute for the location, and I like that feeling. It doesn't feel pretentious, and that wouldn't match here anyhow! The service is real and personable. The decor is laid back, as is the ambiance. When you walk in, you're greeted and can see some of the daily baked offerings. This place is pretty veg friendly considering where it's located it's not super Metro friendly or in a high traffic area. They have fries, veggie sides, a hummus sandwich, a tofu sandwich, some salads and a vegan gyro. All these choices can be vegan, and they are pretty filing. However, if you are hoping to feel like you had a health meal after a sandwich here, think again. Lots of flavor and oil, but if you know what to expect, you won't be disappointed. If you are ordering fries, what do you expect? If you order sautéed veggies, what do you expect (i.e. not steamed . The fries are freshly made, but, they aren't as crispy as I'd like. The gyro was loaded with fake meat (seitan style , eggplant, golden brown onions, and vegan mayo, along with fresh spinach (better than lettuce! , cucumbers and tomatoes. I appreciated the fresh veggies in contrast with the rich seitan and mayo. The bread was fab, though it was white flour. Because it's not a veg*n restaurant, it can't get 4 out of 5, since it's starting at 4. So, for what it's doing, I like it, and I appreciate this business! The prices are moderate for a local business. Be happy you are supporting a local business!! They are good people!"

Plant Food + Wine Venice

Plant Food + Wine Venice

1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291, 90291-3312, Venice Beach, United States

Meat • Cafés • Organic • Mediterranean


"Sometimes things just do not work out. We had high expectations as my wife chose this trendy place for her B-Day dinner. When we got there we were given the choice of eating outside in their nice rear patio or inside. It was chilly and windy so when they told us they had no working heaters in the back (but they could provide blankets) we dined inside. I know propane is expensive right? The first thing that caught my attention was that there was only one printed menu for the table. Otherwise we had to scan the QR code. I feel that is a way to avoid a normal cost of doing business by printing menus. Pretty cheesy right off the bat. My suspicions were confirmed by the super fine and buried print hidden at the bottom of the printed menu (not in the QR code version) that a 3% charge is added to your bill for the cost of doing business in California. Come on, that's so dishonest. The owners made a choice of opening a restaurant on Abbott Kinney, one of the the priciest streets in LA. Don't take that out on your customers. Now the food. We ordered the Flora Cheese Plate, Kelp Noodles and Truffle pasta. The pasta was billed as a larger plate. The cheese came first, A few small soft putty colored extruded lumps of some sort of material with a side of veggies and crumbly crackers. Didn't look anything like the posted photos. Taste was somewhere in the food spectrum but certainly not reminiscent of real cheese. Sure, we know it was veggie cheese but we've had it at other places and there it was much closer to the real thing with pleasing color and pallet. One of the globs seemed to have a piece of shaved summer truffle on the top but whatever that was sure didn't taste like a truffle, So basically it remains unidentified. The Kelp noodles came next. My wife kinda liked them. To me the dish tasted like an overly salted cole slaw. Next up was the Truffle pasta. One of the more expensive items on the menu at $32. Served glopped up at the very bottom of the bowl there wasn't enough to feed our six year old. Taste wise, no truffle taste and the pasta was under done and almost hard. It was sent back in return for Maitake Mushroom. At least this plate was pretty full of food. Unfortunately it was cold with vegetables and mushrooms sitting in a congealing sauce.. When we asked our server if that is the way it was supposed to be they looked away and mumbled apologies. We appreciated that they didn't charge us for the pasta and mushrooms. After that we went out for a pizza to get some dinner. Abbott's pizza is recommended. Not this place."