Spring has arrived here in
NYC- and I find myself stopping to take pictures of flowers blooming and being
willing to walk a lot more frequently.
It’s also a lot easier to crave veggies and all-natural food when you
aren’t freezing and just wanting a nice big skillet of mac and cheese from S’mac.
So Sunday I went for a lovely
stroll from Nolita to the Financial District to cross another place off my
bucket list– Sun in Bloom.
The original Sun in Bloom is a sit down restaurant in Brooklyn, but the
new location on church street mainly services take out- although we opted to
sit at the counter. The shop was SO
cute- and totes instagrammable (that was intentionally disgusting sounding).
They aren’t serving their full
menu yet- but they said it should be ready soon. There were still plenty of options, as well
as a fridge with pre-made food for people on the go!
Based on the look and feel of
this place, along with a m enu featuring things like 3 bean chili, sweet potato
soup, and a chickpea miso soup- I had high hopes! Everything served at Sun in
Bloom is vegan and gluten free.
I ordered the macro bowl,
which comes with brown rice, the daily bean, steamed greens, wakame, the daily
veggies, and house made raw sauerkraut with sesame ginger dressing. That afternoon, the daily bean was black
beans and the daily veggie was parsnips and sweet potatoes.
I was underwhelmed by this
meal- especially for the somewhat steep $12 price tag. I was full by the end, but left wishing it
had been better than the bland brown rice and dry black beans I
experiences. I really wasn’t impressed
at all.
My friend ordered the sunrise
scramble- ginger-miso glazed aphrodisiac tofu fusion served with steamed
greens, the daily bean and brown rice.
That aphrodisiac tofu fusion
saved the day- and possibly secured Sun in Bloom another show one day. Again, not sure the $10 price tag was worth
it considering everything it was served with was less than stellar- but the
seasonings used in this tofu scramble were pretty spectacular. And the seaweed salad was tasty too!
I may check Sun in Bloom out
again one day when the entire menu is ready to go- but for now I’ll pass on the
over-priced, under-flavored food. For a
place whose menu features some of my favorite ingredients, this was a bummer.
What do you think? Is it worth
a trip to the sit-down location in Brooklyn?
