Italian
Vegetable
“Chop Chop”
86 South Bay Accent
VANESSA STUMP
VEGGING OUT
LEMONADE
Another Los Angeles-based healthy chain in a cafeteria setting, Lemonade has a vegetable-driven menu and was named for the trendy beverageof
the-moment, which here comes in flavors like blood orange, blueberry mint, coconut-apple-kefir and watermelon rosemary. Guests walk down the
line and pick out small plates containing salads, sides, entrees, sandwiches and desserts but the colorful, enticing looks of these made-from-scratch
dishes often translate to a tray full of food and thus a higher tally. Nobody is complaining too loudly, however, given choices like delicious truffled
mac and cheese, braised red miso short ribs and chicken with green chili. Also popular are avocado salmon Louie, olive oil-poached ahi tuna, and
guacamole with pine nuts. As common across Southern California these days as some fast-food outlets, Lemonade is growing its Bay Area presence
of late as well. Frequent South Bay guests like to top off their meal with huge, addictive cookies, macarons in various flavors or other not-for-dieters
choices like Nutella cheesecake and choco-mint pie. Palo Alto, 650/524-5028; Burlingame, 650/524-5003. lemondadela.com
