OK, so my husband is a “Foodie”. He loves finding new places, reading about them and sharing them. His newest find is this little place in SoCo in Costa Mesa. Honestly, I was very pleasantly surprised!

As you are probably aware, I prefer filling my body with living foods… but it’s pretty hard to find a good variety of those types of restaurants, and satisfy the many appetites in a family. So I’ve totally enjoyed finding places that offer compromise. I can order what I want, and whom ever I’m with can order what they want. This is the perfect place for that. Yes, they have meat, and cheese… but they also offer THIS!

Can I just say I’m in HEAVEN!!! This is seriously the best Build Your Own Salad I’ve seen offered! Yes, of course they offer many more things than salads, but salads interest me more than anything else. I chose in category 1 a combination of mixed baby greens, kale and baby arugula. Then added in category 2, avocado, humus, artichoke hearts and toasted coconut. I skipped category 3, though they offer a vegan patty, grilled portabello mushrooms and marinated tofu. Then in category 4 I chose Nonna’s Basil Pesto.

Pictures of the actual salad didn’t happen… sorry… but let me just tell you it was WONDERFUL and HUGE! If my husband and I wanted to order soup, we could have seriously split the salad. But today my husband opted to order one of the other salad options that had grilled eggplant, carrots, sun-dried tomatoes and corn. It was delicious and huge as well.

I know this is a restaurant with a few locations. Here’s the website link for your convenience  http://www.greenleafchopshop.com/

About Loretta…

I am the wife of a Foodie who is a gifted photographer, Grandmother of 6 wonderful grandsons, Mother of a doctor and a personal trainer and a Certified SimplyHealed Practitioner® with a passion for living life to the fullest. My gratitude is full! If you would like to see some of my favorite recipes, CLICK HERE!