My husband
Phil and I took a drive up to Nevada City today, where we had fun walking
around the historic district and doing a little shopping. We also stopped in
for lunch at Ike’s Quarter Café, which is participating in this year’s Sacramento Vegan Chef
Challenge.
I had never
been to Ike’s before, a restaurant serving New Orleans-style cuisine, and I was
thrilled to see so many vegan options on the regular menu. But I was there for
the Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge menu, so I reluctantly closed the regular
menu.
There were
four items listed on the special vegan menu: tofu frittata, gasserhouser (toast
with a hole cut in it, which is filled with an egg substitute and then fried),
spicy sprouted bean burger, and Caesar salad. I opted for the frittata, a
mixture of tofu, spinach, dill, and vegan feta, topped with caramelized onions.
Apparently, the frittatas at Ike’s are first sautéed in a pan and then baked. It
was served with fresh fruit – apple, pear, plum, and banana – and a choice of
bread. The bread choices were toast, biscuit (their biscuits are always vegan),
or cornbread (they have both vegan and non-vegan cornbread). I chose the biscuit,
which was perfect. Actually, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole meal!
I had been
planning to just have iced tea to drink, but then I noticed that they had vegan
shakes on their regular menu, in either chocolate or vanilla flavor. I ordered
the chocolate shake, which was made with oat milk and chocolate coconut ice
cream. It was wonderful! I foresee many return trips to Ike’s in my future!
Ike’s
Quarter Café is located at 401 Commercial Street in Nevada City, and their
phone number is 530-265-6138. Their website address is http://www.ikesquartercafe.com/, and
their Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/ikesquartercafe/.
The restaurant is open Thursday through Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. They
are closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
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