Tender Greens

Tender Greens ––––Two locations:

2400 Historic Decatur Road

Liberty Station—San Diego, CA 92106

Tel: (619) 226-6254

Tender Greens

Open daily: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

and

San Diego: University Town Center

4545 La Jolla Village Drive

(on the main plaza next to the clock tower)

San Diego CA 92122

Tel: 858 455-9395

Casual, family-friendly interiors, patrons order off chalk-boards listing daily changing menus, as well as by selecting from dishes displayed on behind glass on prep-counter. Orders and dessert and beverage selections are made, paid and picked up at the next station—or delivered from by wait-staff.

Seasonal menus, prepared with mostly organic ingredients and priced from low to moderate, feature locally sourced produce and ingredients in salads, roasted veggies and mushrooms; grass-fed beef, dairy and chicken (free of antibiotics and hormones). Dishes are flavored with organic herbs and condiments; cold pressed olive oils, mustards, vinegars, assorted nuts and ground spices. Also served are artisan breads and desserts, beverages including home-blended organic teas, wines from local boutique wineries and private label beers from local microbreweries.

Among dishes preferred by health-conscious diners are:

• Tender Greens’ signature soups: Roasted Roma tomato soup with basil oil; and Rustic Chicken with lemon thyme.

• Salads of various sizes and compositions range from leafy greens with tarragon and other tasty dressings, to seasonal veggies with grilled prawns, Chinese chicken and sesame dressing; Cobb salad with tuna, Niçoise, with grilled ‘flat iron’ steak and the restaurant’s signature “Happy Vegan Salad.”

• Hot dishes range from chicken, steak and fish to vegetarian and vegan combinations.