Promising!

So We drove down to San Diego for Ellie's birthday and I really wanted to find a restaurant that had true vegetarian cuisine. Brian is not a vegetarian. Actually He is far from it. But he said he was game so we found this tiny little place in a neighborhood called North park off the 805 freeway called Spread. From the outside it didn't look like much, but once you opened the door it looked like some one's home! It was small with a few tables placed around and a beautiful tapestry blanketed down the center of the ceiling. it was retro in flavor and had hanging chairs to swivel in as you sat (which Ellie loved). We found out that they had been honored with national recognition on the Today show and in magazines too. They specialize in the rarest fruits, vegetables, and edible flowers, and strive to constantly create new and exciting menu items and tastes for every diner to enjoy. It was such a neat and exciting experience. Brian and I both gave this restaurant 5 stars!!!! So their menu changes daily and we were told to order a few different things and we couldn't make up our minds so we almost ordered everything on the menu and we weren't disappointed. Brian even said he could become a vegetarian if he could eat like this! What a great compliment for this restaurant. Here is some of what the food looked like. You have got to go here and try it for yourself!

One of the dishes we had was a flowering arugula & beet salad
sylvetta arugula, maple croutons, arugula flowers, marinated chioggia (candy cane) beets, fuerte avocado, red carrots, blood orange thyme vinaigrette...-I know crazy huh!!!

Another one was a yummy array of veggies over mashed potatoes with edible flowers and pistachios. it was soooo good. So go ahead and try it. I dare you!!!

Spread

2879 University Avenue San Diego, California 92104

Tel. (619) 543-0406

spreadtherestaurant.com