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The Organic Grill
Category: Vegetarian [Edit]
Neighborhood: East Village123 1st Avenue
(between 7th St & St Marks Pl)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-7177
- Nearest Transit:
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1st Ave-14th St (L)
Astor Place (6)
2nd Ave-Houston St (F, V)
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri. 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
50 reviews for The Organic Grill
Review Highlights
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Oh man they have some great stuff here.
The organic smoothie milkshakes are great. I've had strawberry & milk and banana & milk. Both really fresh and tasty.
Their hummus is just as good and addicting. The fresh hummus is topped with olives tomatoes and cucumber bits served with sprouted pita bread.
Minus one star just because its so expensive!
Not only are they good with vegetarian and vegan options, but they were attentive to my gluten-intolerance as well, helping direct me to proper items on the menu that I could eat.
The prices were fairly high I thought. I think for some of the pierogies and sandwich stuff it's a bit much. The decor is bright and cheerful (kind of almost cliche for a place like this) and the service equally so.
My lentil loaf was thick and very filling. It may have been a bit too dense, but the spices were right. there was a sauce-like gravy that came with it too that definitely complimented it well. I don't know if it would have been as good without it. The potatoes were light and fluffy, and of course plenty of iced tea on the menu.
We had one of the raw-vegan desserts, and although it was a bit more (nutty?) than I am a fan of, it was interesting. I'm not a raw-foodist so don't take me as an expert source on the matter. Not too bad by any means, but I like my macaroons fluffier and flour filled (which means I won't be eating any, but alas, I digress....)
Welcome back to the top, Organic Grill!
After a few months of issues, Organic Grill has re-invented themselves. While they still have a lot of the old favorites, there are now a great array of new favorites--Vegan Pierogies and Waffle Specials are two new additions that got me back three times in one week. FDP that shit, yo!
I'm eating the Tofu Ricotta Vegan Pierogies right now. They are really amazing, but I could use more or a side, considering they at $13.95. But the Waffle Special (I ordered a side for Tofu Scramble) with a side of Tempeh Bacon or Soy Sausage was a great price, and very filling. They best bet, is what I got the day before: The Organic Grill Veggie Burger is still the best house-made burger I've had. Its filled with flavor and comes with a nice side salad and coleslaw.
Looks like I'll be back to the OG again and again like I use to... even though a few of my favorite faces are gone. sad face.
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6/6/2009
The menu changed. Its now more expensive ($1-2) and smaller portions. The food is still good, but I… Read more »
Good place. Service much better than I thought it would be. Had a super nice, quick, and efficient young lady who is from California. (It wasn't hard to tell, she had a very sunny disposition!)
Pricey for what it offers, but an interesting mix of stuff. I'd come back because of the interesting dishes.
I really struggled with star rating here. I want to totally 5-star love this place and I do like it a lot. Sunday brunch is the way to go, and while I want to love the tofu omelette, it's dryness forces me to recommend that you stick with the scramble. the coffee also forces me to recommend that you get your coffee from your fave area coffee shop before brunch.
bu-ut, that said, why still four stars? fresh, healthy, most things tasty, very accommodating to special requests, and cute atmosphere. really nice waitstaff as well. the food is prepared simply and well, and i like it when my vegetables taste like vegetables (rather than oil drenched and fried replicas of vegetables). also, they do some mean sauteed greens and they are extremely wheat-free friendly. can't wait to get back there soon again for brunch.
Use to love Organic Grills Veggie burger until they raised the prices and took the side of homefries away.. Really, to raise the prices and take the side that comes with the burger away. A $10 meal turns into $15. I understand times are tight but this is crazy. Years of going there I feel cheated. They changed the menu by cutting items and raising prices. A pot of black tea that is over $5 they put so little black tea in it you can see through it. It has no flavor. Tastes like a used tea bag was used. It is $5. I commented to the server and she acknowledged it was crazy that it is so weak but it is how they are instructed to make it.
Much to my (pleasant) surprise, OG was open two hours earlier than their yelp and website says for Sunday Brunch.
Took mum today for Mother's Day and again to my surprise, didn't have to wait at all for a table. Even though it wasn't overflowing with people, only one waitress and one guy-behind-the-counter-making-drinks, made service a little less than superb, hence the only-four stars (glasses of water when you're seated should be an assumption).
I had the tofu-omlette, which was MASSIVE, and came with three fillings of my choice. Plus toast, plus 'taters. Mom had three gorgeous (and delicious) pancakes, that came with some tempeh bacon and a delicious little apple compote. YUM. A huge selection of organic teas, and I'm a big fan of places that offer a french press at brunch.
I cannot WAIT to go back!
No cloying hatemail did I receive - but an apology from the responsive proprietress. After browsing past reviews, it seems that service is a perennial handicap for the Organic Grill. . . hope they're taking means to improve this front-
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6/15/2009
Compelled to reveal the nasty postscript of a nice family dining experience:
My parents were in town… Read more »
This review is slow in coming because I just joined Yelp and find myself embroiled in an expansive vegan restaurant search. My boyfriend and I want to try out some new places after trying out just about every notable vegan eatery in the city, and this place definitely sticks out. But not for the good.
This was two years ago, so hopefully they've let this guy go by now...
Anyway, it was a really hot day and we stopped in for early dinner. It's a small dining room, as others have noted, which isn't a big deal to me. There was my boyfriend and I, a table of middle-aged women and another couple seated, one waiter and one cook. We thought it'd be nice, cozy and relaxing at first. But the circulation of air was terrible and we were schvitzin'. We asked for water which we received, warm, maybe 15 minutes later. Waited even longer to get a menu. Waited even longer for the waiter to take our order. Then almost walked out because we were waiting so long for our actual food to get to us.
It finally did arrive and the waiter was sweating so bad that I seriously thought he had to be sweating into our food. I can't recall what I had, but I remember it being edible to some degree. My boyfriend got a veggie burger, pretty standard fare, that was browned on the outside but a complete mush on the inside. He tried to take more than one bite but it just fell apart all over his plate, along with the bun, and ended up a huge, inedible mess.
Trying to get our waiter's attention wasn't happening, and we really didn't feel like waiting another 45 minutes for a new meal. So we asked for our check and 15+ minutes later we finally got it, except it was for the table of 4 women. The waiter refused to believe us at first. We had to point at the itemized piece of paper and go through the whole thing with him before he agreed that, yeah, maybe 2 people didn't order 4 entrees.
We paid and left, not leaving a tip. I know, I know. I am very strict on tipping. I leave a base 20% every time I go out. But the service and food were just so terrible that we just couldn't justify it.
We were halfway down the block when the overbearing, sweating waiter runs out of the restaurant screaming his bloody head off at us. I really thought he was going to throw a punch at my boyfriend. He was ranting on and on about not leaving a tip. We tried to get a word in edgewise to explain but he wouldn't let us. His argument was that if we were so hard up on cash that we couldn't leave a tip, he'd give us the money and tried shoving money in our face. I know, the argument doesn't make any sense to me either. We turned our backs and walked away, him still screaming and kicking things. That guy, that service, that food just wasn't worth another second of our time. We probably should have taken the money, though.
I ordered a tofu scramble with tempeh bacon and toast. It was one of the most boring meals I had ever eaten, and I was completely unsatisfied afterwards. The tofu and tempeh were lacking in flavor, and they gave me one measly half-slice of cardboard-- I mean toast.
Their "TLT" sandwich is also nothing more than an enormous slab of hyper-seasoned tempeh between some thin, pathetic pieces of bread. The lettuce and tomatoes were MIA, save for a couple of slivers.
I will be back... if they were the ones who paid me.
If possible, this would be a 3 1/2 star rating-----I feel compelled to review this place because, through my own attempt to discern whether or not Organic Grill was a safe bet by reading other Yelper's reviews, I found myself feeling ultimately like I would either a) totally love it, or b) get food poisoning. Bravely, we ventured in and were very, quite, really, pleasantly surprised.
The staff was nice. The interior was a wee bit brightly lit for my liking, and a the table/chair aspect was kinda akward, but not a deal breaker. I got something from the specials menu---stuffed squash--- which, yes, was pricey($13), but what the hell. My companion got a seitan bbq sandwich from the regular menu, which was a normal price ($8 or so). Let me just say that we both ate everything. I blinked and his sanwich was gone. They make the food rather simply. No butter on the veggies, no grease, not alot of salt. Some may describe the food as "bland" for this reason, but truly, it isn't. Squash is really damn delicious, without alot of greasy seasoned hooplah. And, neither of us felt gross or overstuffed after eating there, even after cleaning the plates. Will definitely try this place again.
Amaaazingg veggie burger. Fresh iced tea. I felt very cleansed after eating here (I'm totally not vegan). I had the 'something rancheros' on another occasion and it was good. They had some vegan desserts that looked good, too.
Cute and quaint...and tasty too! I couldn't remember why I hadn't tried eaten at the Organic Grill during my visit so when a friend mentioned it, I decided to check it out. When I checked out their website, I was stoked to see that they had a soup/sandwich lunch special for $5.50. amazing!
I got there and the special was not $5.50 but $6.25, which is still a good deal in my book. I got the special with the TLT (Baked, marinated tempeh, with lettuce, tomato, and sprouts, topped with house made tofu mayo) with the yellow split pea soup. I thought both were rather tasty. I was especially pleased with the tofu mayo- even though I do like vegenaise. The soup really hit the spot on such a cold day. It was hot and yummy. The plate was served with slaw...which I thought was just a waste of space because it didn't have any taste. It also came with a couple of pickles. They were fine.
All in all i had a great experience. The service was good and I liked the atmosphere. It felt warm (although it was kinda chilly inside) and cozy.
I must say that the entrees all sounded really good and I would not hesitate to try any of them. I wish I had time to go back and try everything.
Also they had a great selection of cakes and pies. I would have liked to have tried them had I not wanted to save some money.
I was curious about the pumpkin cheesecake made with tofutti because I like to make tofutti cheesecake at home.
great place for lunch!
I think this is the absolute worst vegetarian restaurant in NYC. DO NOT GO THERE!
It looks dirty. It is dirty. It's cramped. It sucks. I will never walk into this restaurant and eat ever again. I've eaten there a few times, and never liked it.
The food is always sub par. This place is not only over priced, but over rated. It can barely call itself a vegetarian restaurant. I wouldn't go back there if you paid me to.
I can say that nearly every dish that I've eaten there is bland, tasteless, cooked like a limp piece of rotten cabbage, and I hate it!
Does this review let you know how strong I feel about this place? There are nothing but better restaurants in the neighborhood for you to enjoy. Vegetarian or otherwise.
The owner of this place must be an idiot. It really pisses me off to have this restaurant represent vegetarian food, because some unsuspecting meat lover will go try it one day, and realize that they hate vegetarians.
Why is it that all vegan restaurants feel cramped, like a gypsy who sells weed is decorating the place? Is this restaurant trying to be the shitty version of Caravan of Dreams or what?
Don't ever eat there. I beg of you. It's garbage.
I was scared to eat here after I read a few of the latest reviews but when I saw they had waffles I wanted in and I figured I needed to give it a go.
Ate here on a Friday afternoon at about 1pm. There was only one other table occupied. Looking around, it seemed as those they were aiming for a country look. I guess they did a pretty good job.
The server was funny. He wasn't trying to be but he was. He was like one of those "whatever mannnn" guys who probably had worked there maybe a month or so and because of his somewhat laxed but pleasant attitude he had me laughing to myself.
I had the vegan waffles with tofu whip. OK, tofu whip - yeah not so much. I miss real whip cream, I will pass on tofu whip. I drenched my waffles with syrup because they were dry. Kindly enough the server informed me that the waffles probably would be dry hence the tofu whip. I stuck with the syrup though. Oh, I also ordered a side of fruit which was a good call. Had some kiwi (yum), apple slices, and strawberries. GOOD TIMES!
By 1:30pm this place was starting to bump. There were about 5 tables occupied including myself.
I would like to come back and try some other vegan dishes, definitely. Hopefully I won't experience what any of the other yelpers did.
Im also pretty sure the owner here has a fake yelp account, which um business owners are not suppose to have, and writes to everyone who gives the place a bad review. Oh Rupert S. looks like we aren't the ones who need to get a life. Sorry your restaurant sucks. If there was an option to give no stars, i would have
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6/27/2008
I stopped in to the organic grill with a friend for a bite before we headed into work. I have… Read more »
Whatever you do, do NOT order the vegan "frappuccino." I think all they do is throw soy or rice milk and some ice, perhaps some chalk, in a blender...all this for five bucks. I couldn't even drink it. Am I wrong in thinking that frappuccinos are supposed to have COFFEE in them?
I have to lower my rating just based on this alone. When I left it untouched, the server should have at least asked if they could remake it. Didn't happen.
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5/1/2008
This is the kind of place where I have to look at the menu for at least ten minutes before narrowing… Read more »
My roommate and I decided to try out this place one night, since we never really go out for vegan/vegetarian food. I got the stir fry with a peanut sauce. Well, I should actually say PEANUT BUTTER sauce. The entire meal was SOAKED in a thick, strong, peanut sauce that I honestly think was peanut butter. It was absolutely disgusting. I couldn't eat more than two bites.
I don't recommend this place. The restaurant's decor and staff aren't anything to write home about, either.
If you're a fan of onions and garlic then this place is your heaven. If you like your food to derive its taste from other sources then you're better off elsewhere. I used to eat at Organic Grill all the time. They used to carry Rainforest Crunch and serve it in their French Press.
I love the decor because it reminds me of Disney World in a way. There's a total fantasy thing going on even in the small space that it exists. A history of bad servers and not enough attention to detail have made me a less frequent customer of theirs.
The people who work there are not nice really. They may pretend to be but they're usually just tired and not there because they want to be but because they have to be. It is clear from the moment you enter.
At one point we used to name the different waiters here. One of them we called heroin chic. Luckily he does not work here. But we went in at dinner time wanting only coffee and we were asked to leave. While we understand that dinner time rush is important and they count on that aspect to bring in revenue, it is also a bit annoying when you have to get up and leave when you've planned on being there for a long while.
The last 2 times the service has been good. Though I can't have any of the food really - the only item that caters to my vegan + Jain diet is the fried zucchini. It's oily and gross and expensive.
So I probably won't ever be going to this place again unless I catch myself on a Sunday morning in search for some vegan pancakes or what not. M'eh. We'll see. It's nice to go in during afternoons for a French Press now and again too.
Wow some people seem to really hate or love this place. I am really a DELIVERY girl...and I LOVED it!
First time out we got a huge spread......
guac appetizer
veggie burger
bbq seitan burger
side of sweet pot
side of jalep cornbread
2 small salads
desserts: choc cake, and pumpkin cheesecake
...LOVED my veggie burger...the "fries " were really home frie pototo nubins
the bbq seitan was a bit mushy--wouldn't get again
We LOVED the guac and cornbread. The sweet potatoes were basic but good. And the $4 small salads were huge! Mustard dressing yum.
I loved the pumpkin cheesecake. Choc/rasp cake was reviewed to be a bit off, but the choc part was ok....
overall I WILL order again...and the staff was very friendly and intelligent.
So I hope this review balances out the haters because I really did enjoy my delivered meal!!
I love the organic grill. Good simple pure food. Too many vegetarian restaurants, in attempts to make their food more palatable to the main stream, load on the salt and processed soy. The organic grill in my opinion is one of the few restaurants left that allows vegetables to just be vegetables. Real food! Nutritious food! And won't hurt your wallet either. I used to work in the neighborhood and I would eat there almost everyday, Alas... I have moved away. I miss you OG. I'll be back soon enough.
It's fantastic! The home-made veggie burger is the best veggie burger I've ever had. It's not sweet, like most of them, and has a great crust to it, and the inside is really soft and smooth, with lettuce, and red onion. It comes with a side of yummy baked herb potatoes that fills the plate. A lot of food for $8. Some of the other stuff on the menu can be pricey, but it's organic! Also, if you go here, EAT THE DESERTS! Every time I go here, I have to get one. The best is the banana cake. Ask for a side of tofu-whip!
one of two lovely east village eateries this trip!
i finally got together with the lovely jessica for a quick din friday night before she had to get back to her post graduate paper (as much as i tried to lead her astray).
we considered macondo on houston, but i was pretty annoyed by the netted interior and lame overpriced tapas menu. i wanted real food, that was yummy and not too decadent, but casual.
we were easily convinced by the plackard outside of this joint advertising a rather lovely chalk image of mutli-color veggie burger. i, meat eater, had been abstaining from red meat sans beef noodle soup at the dumpling place on essex but was jonesing for a burger. wallah!
so jessica, jonesing for nachos and i decided to share the two and soooooooooooooo happy we did!!!! the veggie burger was the best i've ever had! and the nacho's were YUMMY!
plus made cute sweet rocker guy host/server happy as his sign kept the place hopping friday night. all is good.
This place is really really good. I found the ambience refreshing after a NY overload... the staff are like an oasis of niceness.
I had ginger tofu with brown rice and greens (it was huge), and also their tiramisu, which is made with maple syrup.
Definitely going back next time I'm in town.
I walked over here the other day and was so, so pleasantly surprised by the inside of the Organic Grill. It's warm inside - not in a Hallmark way, but in a way that is quite the opposite of every underdecorated/overpriced faux-fusion bullshit restaurant I've ever been to. But it's not toooo crunchy-granola hackey-sackey. It's comfy inside but not slouchy. I really liked their tables and chairs too. Not really sure why, I think they were nice but even nicer compared to the nouveau-eames ripoffs that I've seen everywhere else.
I came here knowing that there was some unpretentious vegan goodness instore - I was not disappointed. Nothing revolutionary food-wise, but the relaxed yet attentive service was perfect. I sat and read a book while mowing through the vegan caesar (the dressing was standard but the toasted seaweed on top was awesome). I then polished off their vegan nacho supreme and felt pretty good about everything in my life afterwards. A big ass plate of nachos will do that. My brownie (yeah, I had a brownie after all that) was ok, nothing special but it was still a brownie. Nothing wrong with brownies, ever.
Again, no reinvention of the wheel here with the food but friendly & low-key people in a comfy place is pretty welcome in a big ass city like New York.
I haven't reviewed this one yet? Damn I'm slacking. I totally dig this place. It's cute, small, and has great food - huge portions too. Also it's the type of place that always has interesting people hanging out, being organic and east villagey and all....ya know.
the specials here are awesome. the guac and hummus are both killer...even my non vegetarian pal zach ate here and says its some of the best guac ever. i've had great salads here, and the grilled vegetable sandwich is delish. there was some special that was vegetable stew that came with quinoa and greens, that i adored....
its a good place to get a meal that will fill you up but wont leave you stuffed. i can eat here and then go straight to yoga class and be fine.
not the best veg. food i've had, some dishes could use some more flavor, but it's a keeper.
i'm surprised by how many people are writing that they aren't into the tofu scramble. i think it's amazing. this was usually the only place we used to get breakfast when i lived in new york. i even like their breakfast options more than counter. i think brunch/breakfast at counter is ten times worse than it is at organic grill.
just make sure you sub out the tempeh and get soy sausage instead. the tempeh tastes like vomit. but everything else is great! and there is a huge selection of tea, their chai is WAY BOSS.
stop hating. go here. you'll probably like it if you enjoy tofu scramble and positivity.
I went here for brunch with a friend. I arrived around 10:30 (they open at 10 or so) and they still didn't have the specials written up. Why do they write them anyway? They could post them on a board, or type them or something. But that's beside the point. I was early and they did let me sit and have coffee before my friend showed up. But the waitress wasn't very attentive, eventhough there was only one other person there. She was chatting on her cell phone, which annoyed me a tinsy bit.
They do have wonderful brunch options though! I got the enchiladas, which were pretty good. They came with tofu scramble, which was excellent, and some soysage. My friend gave me her tempeh bacon, which wasn't very yummy. But otherwise, she seemed pleased with her french toast. They have individual tea steepers, so that was fun. The service was pretty fast as well. All in all, not a bad experience. I think I prefer Kate's though.
This really is a 4.5-5.
Vegan friendly!
My boy friend lives right around the block from this place, and for months we'd just passed it by. I blame the generic name and facade. When I was getting over being sick with flu on Valentine's day and didn't want to stray too far, we decided to finally go in. We had the most awesome server (he's there on Saturday nights and Sunday for brunch too, it turns out)!
I ordered the special pot pie at his rec, and it was delicious. My boyfriend, meat-eater, had a seitan dish off the regular menu, and loved it. We shared the miso soup, which is the absolute best miso either of us have ever had, including that of WIld Ginger! The lemon-tahini dressing that I order with my salad is really light and lovely.
We joined the "frequent diner program" that very night and have gone back each weekend since, for dinner Saturdays and/or brunch Sundays.
This past weekend at brunch, I ordered the belgian waffle since I'd had a hankering. I'd rather eat my own waffles any day. I was a bit disappointed with these... They were very dry and reminded me of the reject frozen belgians I bought at "Whole Fools" recently. Also, one time, there was a strange herb in our guac that didn't belong, and it tasted like dill. It was very odd and turned me off, even though the first time we'd gone we ordered the hummus/guac appetizer and it was HUGE and amazing. The Soy sausage is amazing, the tempeh bacon is pretty bland and even our favorite server recommended the sausage over the bacon. The pies are good, the apple crumb especially. And we love the organic Schneider beer!
I definitely had a hard time deciding on what to eat. I took an out-of-towner here because I knew they had buckwheat pancakes. And they were good! Very good! Bursting with blueberries.
The service was super slow- it was Saturday brunch.
The water for my tea- very cold. Couldn't find the waitress to get me another kettle, and I was thirsty.
Ordered a side order of scrambled egg. I assumed it would be scrambled tofu. 'Twas not.
I'll probably give it another chance, but with caution.
Tasty tasty tofu omlette, delicious chai, and they were playing David Bowie!
Great healthy staple of my weekly dining line up. When I first moved to the city I ate here 3 or 4 times a week for dinner. I've never been here for brunch.
Consistent, light, casual, and creative choices with a lot of variety in the daily special's menu.
The staff is very helpful and friendly
Salmon, greens with Jasmine and white wine of course all Organic...need I say more?
This is a place I always hit after my search for Vinyl it's conveniently located in the East Village a couple of blocks from Dance Tracks. A great tiny spot to catch up with your girls, or hun-bun.
And don't forget to ask for the Tahini Sauce !
Winter Time: Winter gets her hot hot Cider at The Organic too!
I love this place and ate here twice this week. It is clean and the food is the correct portion for the summer afternoons. Yesterday I had a salad and cup of french lentil soup. It was healthy and the carrot ginger dressing was not to ginger sweet but more creamier. Today I had the tofu egg , it came with the a side of super tasty home-fries. These home-fries were so lite they had to be baked and the cut was small not like a big piece of potato. The eggs were like I never tasted and I felt like I was rewarded for giving up eggs (hardest thing I have done this year). Ok I am by no means a foodie,but I sure was happy to be a vegatarin/part time (I love pizza) vegan for the the last two days. You have to give this place a try.
There seem to be a lot of extreme reviews for The Organic grill - so a bit of info so you can see where this is coming from: Had brunch there this morning with my boyfriend - neither of us are vegetarian, let alone vegan but I do limit sugar/gluten/dairy.
I loved my buckwheat blueberry pancakes, the waiter's energy & the choice of non-dairy milks for their excellent coffee. I didn't see that they had low acidic coffee until partway thru my first cup - can't wait to try that.
My boyfriend had the buckwheat waffles - his first waffles in a years (his normal brunch is eggs, potatoes, bacon, toast & whatever I don't eat) - and he was nervous that he might starve when he saw that there were only 2 on his plate. He slowed down significantly after 1 and shocked himself when he was stuffed before finishing #2.
We both liked the soy sausage, not a replacement for us but a great alternative.
We'll be back. If I have my way, frequently.
The super of my building recommended this place to me when I told him I was vegetarian. I went for breakfast and ordered the vegan, wheat-free blueberry buckwheat pancakes with soy sausage. Blueberry pancakes are high on my list of favorite foods. It should be impossible to screw up something as simple and delicious as blueberry pancakes, but the Organic Grill did. Their pancakes were horrible. They were overcooked to the point that the blueberries were rendered flavorless. The soy sausage, on the other hand, was actually pretty good. My coffee was served cold. Yuck.
The Organic Grill is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. The atmosphere is cozy and the food is always spectacular and healthy. Their rotating specials are great, but it's hard to resist not having a "usual" because their food is addictive. Their desserts are amazing, and I believe they do not contained refined sugars. I highly recommend their wraps and the TLT.
The outside is so colorful and cute, the inside comfy and quaint (though there should really be a storm entrance or curtain to keep the cold air out when people come in). If only the food weren't so bland and service so negligent! I have never tasted such bland carrot ginger dressing in all my life and the tahini was watery and had no flavor to speak of. The miso soup was decent, though. Prices are reasonable, but I'd rather pay an extra $2 for a macro at Caravan of Dreams two blocks away and get a meal that is both healthy and delicious. I'd try Organic Grill again (maybe I didn't order the right thing?), but with hesitation.
can't speak for anything but the brunch. the omelettes are very good and the pancakes w/ sausage and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side is heaven. very affordable; wish we had this kind of brunch on the other side of the bridge.
I like the word organic. But I did not like this place. The decor is sort of inviting with the exception of paintings of women and a naked one which is not really appetizing. They played The Smiths. I like that band but not when you are eating, which is kind of depressing. My friends complanied the food was not that good. Beware to have some issues about payment with this people. They need to change some of their policies and always remember the customer comes first!


