Soba Noodles

Yesterday I decided to visit Brooklyn Heights for some written inspiration.

My first stop was the Connecticut Muffin cafe. They have free Wi-Fi, which we all love right? Yes. Well the connection was just horrible. It took way too long for pages to load. I got it working long enough to drink my latte and email my friends about the new site I launched for my sisters business the other day.

For lunch I stumbled upon a place called Vegetarian Ginger, “Vegan Healthy Food” on Montague Street. Don’t be afraid, vegan just means no animal products. No worries its still tasty, trust me.

Honestly I don’t know why people are afraid of vegan food? Yeah, I understand they don’t know what’s in it, but do you really know the ingredients inside Chicken McNuggets from MC-D’s? Think about that.

So, there was a sign outside that read “$5.95 lunch special”. Hmm, I can handle that.

The dish: I tried the stir-fried Soba Noodles w/ veggies and tofu. This comes with a choice of soup; I choose Miso.

What came:

What you're going to get for $5.95 is small-portioned plate, similar to the size of a small Chinese food box (the amount of food inside the box of coarse). The amount is just a little less, but just enough to energize you and fill you up. A healthy portion.

What I thought about the food, price and service.

If you are looking for a dish with chunks of veggies, this isn’t the one. It’s made with shredded cabbage, slivers of tofu, bean sprouts and chopped up snow peas. Made in a light brown sauce. I’m not a big fan of snow peas so I didn’t mind that they were chopped to small pieces. Turns out I like them better that way.

The trick to this meal was I didn’t buy the “healthy drinks” the waitress was pushing. $2.25 to $4.25 a pop for the juices on the menu. Plus juices tend to be high in even natural sugars, etc.

Its best to let your food digest, and have juice or fruit later as a snack. This way your calorie intake is smaller. And you save money on the bill. Total bill $7.48.

Overall the service is nice and everyone said thank you as I left the restaurant.

Extra nutritional info: Soba noodles are brownish buckwheat noodles from Japan. They have a nutty flavor, rich in protein and fiber. They are good cold and warm. I like to have about a ½ cup 45 minutes before I work out. They give me energy.