Borrowed Earth Cafe

Jessica T.
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Who knew raw food could taste so good?

We visited Borrowed Earth on a Monday night, the end of our 3rd day of eating raw. We were surprised to see that an hour before close the small restaurant was bumping and full of people! Right away we noticed that the kitchen is open--anyone can watching the "cooking" if they please. The staff was friendly and attentive.

We ordered stuffed mushrooms (a special not on the menu) for an appetizer and they were delicious. We figure the stuffing was a mixture of pine nuts, garlic, and other spices.

For main dishes we shared both the burrito loco and spinach frittata. Now here was where things got amazing. My taste buds swear the burrito had beans in it, but the menu says it had sunflower seeds only. My taste buds swear the spinach frittata was loaded with a rich cheese, but the menu says it is vegan with "nut cheese." These people are magicians!

Each entree came with more than one type of side salad. One looked like simple shredded carrots, but some how was packed with flavors. Another had fake rice (jicama?) as a base and tasted like something you'd get at an Indian restaurant. Another looked like cole slaw. I hate cole slaw, but I loved this. Amazing.

The only downside to the restaurant was price. It isn't terribly expensive, but we're frugal people who rarely spend over $10-15 each on a meal. With tax and tip we ended up spending about $60 total. Also, both my man and I decided that we wouldn't have enjoyed the meal quite as much if we hadn't already been eating raw for three days. Th

Jessica's keywords: raw, vegan, restaurant, food, vegetarian, Downers Grove, Illinois, Chicagoland