For 15 years, chef and owner Tanya Petrovna has been cooking up organic / vegan cuisine at Native Foods. Five locations in Southern California list slightly different menus to ensure freshness of ingredients.
(notice inside that this restaurant is powered by helicopter blades…)

Aside from The Veggie Grill, vegetarian / vegan restaurants aren’t top on my dining list. On this rare occasion I visit with Trujillo and the fam to grab some night time eats.

Trujillo’s self-dubbed “Mango Boner Salad”:

I love the presentation on this corn chowder. It tasted bland though. The nachos (not pictured) were also bland.

For dessert: awkward moments served by the queen of said moments, Snard, as she snares the friendly busser slash accountant for a chat.

These babies, however, stayed in the display/anti-swine flu case:

Native Foods
2937 Bristol St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 751-2151
Hours:
Monday-Sunday
11AM – 10PM