{"id":14373,"date":"2019-10-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=14373"},"modified":"2019-10-22T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:03:20","slug":"native-foods-restaurant-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/29\/native-foods-restaurant-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Foods Restaurant Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Luc\u00eda Rivera, VRG Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was not a single part of my meal at Native\nFoods (Point Loma) in San Diego, CA that was not extremely enjoyable! From my\nflavorful Peri Peri \u201cChicken\u201d Sandwich, to my lightly spiced side of sweet potato\nfries, or the vegan blueberry muffin to top of the meal, I was all smiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of a nationwide chain, Native Foods is a\nvegan restaurant that offers a variety of dishes in different forms, inspired\nby different cultures. When I first walked into one of their San Diego\nlocations, I was comforted by the positive messages painted on their walls.\nAfter taking my time to browse the menu, I ordered one of their year-round\nsandwiches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dish arrived quickly and was presented nicely,\nwith the colors of sweet potato fries and green lettuce complementing each\nother nicely. The food had the right amount of flavor and spice, along with a\npleasant texture combination provided by the soft bun and the sauce covered soy\nchicken. Native Foods often includes crispy potato chips in their sandwiches,\nsoups, or tacos to add a unique textural element, although my meal from this\nvisit did not include this feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After I happily devoured my food, I got a chance\nto speak with the manager of the restaurant. He described to us the high\nstandards he keeps his kitchen in, stating he makes sure to only serve a dish\nhe would feed to his own family. An insider tip was for us to try the Korean\nBBQ Sliders, which were his current favorite thing on the menu. Getting closer\nto the human side of the restaurant significantly added to my dinner experience\nat Native Foods that night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although everyone might not get this unexpected\ninsight into Native Foods on their visit, they can easily sign up for the\nrestaurant\u2019s newsletter to receive information about sales and specials. For\nexample, to spice things up, they have a monthly special order available to\ncustomers at every one of their locations. Another fun feature they have is a\nmonthly Native Pals Day. On this day, Native Foods gives a portion of their\nproceeds to their \u201cNative Pals,\u201d which is currently the Farm Sanctuary, which\nin turn help prevent animal cruelty at multiple sanctuaries nation-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another feature I found engaging was Native Food\u2019s\nfree smartphone app. It begins meals off on an amazing note when it\nautomatically grants any new customers five dollars off their purchase for\ndownloading the app onto their phones! Furthermore, the app awards points for\nevery purchase, motivating customers to come back until reaching another five\ndollar prize. At the end of my meal I had earned five dollars in points and was\nable to purchase a blueberry muffin for free, ending my meal with a fresh and\nsweet addition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, I know I will be returning to Native\nFoods, hopefully in the near future, partially because of their great food, but\nalso for what they stand for. It always feels good to help oneself, the planet,\nand animals through food, especially when food is as delicious as the offerings\nof Native Foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Native Foods, see: https:\/\/www.nativefoods.com\/our-menu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see information on other veg restaurants in the\nUSA and Canada, see: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Luc\u00eda Rivera, VRG Intern There was not a single part of my meal at Native Foods (Point Loma) in San Diego, CA that was not extremely enjoyable! From my flavorful Peri Peri \u201cChicken\u201d Sandwich, to my lightly spiced side of sweet potato fries, or the vegan blueberry muffin to top of the meal, I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14375,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14373\/revisions\/14375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}