description Café Gratitude Overview
Café Gratitude is a California vegetarian restaurant known for its unique menu inspired by positive affirmations. Each dish reflects an inspiring phrase, offering plant-based food options like bowls, tacos, and desserts crafted with whole ingredients. It’s popular among individuals seeking mindful eating experiences and those interested in wellness, ethical dining, or visually appealing food presentations.
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Do servers really ask you a question before you can order at Café Gratitude?
Yes, it's part of the restaurant's ritual: staff pose a question of the day such as 'What are you grateful for?' when you order. The practice goes back to the affirmation-based culture the original San Francisco location built after opening in 2004.
Is Café Gratitude fully vegan or does it still serve dairy and eggs?
The menu is entirely plant-based and organic, with no dairy or eggs anywhere on it. Dishes span bowls, tacos, and desserts made from whole ingredients like kale, quinoa, and cashew-based creams.
What is the 'I Am Grateful' bowl at Café Gratitude?
It's the signature dish: a hearty bowl of grains, kale, seaweed, and vegetables, and you order it by saying 'I Am Grateful' to the server. In its early San Francisco days the bowl was famously offered at pay-what-you-can community pricing.
Who founded Café Gratitude and is it connected to Gracias Madre?
It was founded in 2004 in San Francisco by Terces and Matthew Engelhart and their family, later expanding across Los Angeles. The same group runs Gracias Madre, the plant-based Mexican restaurant, and co-founder Ryland Engelhart also helped launch the Kiss the Ground soil-advocacy nonprofit.
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