One of my good friends from Sacramento came to visit me yesterday and we met up for lunch and a day of fun in SF.  We kidnapped another friend of mine and had a really fun girls day.

First Stop: Cafe Gratitude (again!!)

I AM ABUNDANT, Sampler Plate: Sprouted almond hummus, Asian kale-sea vegetable salad, hempseed pesto crustini, spicy cashew nacho cheese w/ flax chips, olive tapenade, buckwheat crackers, spring roll & mini house soup

I AM CHEERFUL, Live Sunburger: Sprouted pumpkin seed-walnut burger served open-faced on a sweet onion sunflower bun with Romaine lettuce, sliced tomato, onion, catsup, pickles, and a side salad.

I AM SASSY, Virgin Margarita (strawberries added): Blended fresh lemon juice, filtered water, agave, ice & sole (Himalayan Crystal Salt)

Since I’ve already raved about this place so much, I won’t do it again.  Everything was so delicious!

Next stop: Twin Peaks

The best view of the city is from Twin Peaks.  Just take a look:

It’s always windy and cold up there, so be sure to being a jacket if you plan to go.

Last stop: Wholesome Bakery

I first heard about this place on Facebook.  I’m not sure where exactly.  They just recently opened their retail location and I’ve been pretty eager to try it after reading all about their goodies on their website.  Everything at Wholesome Bakery is vegan, whole grain, high in fiber, low-glycemic, yeast-free, soy-free and cholesterol-free.  I really, really had my heart set on one of their baby pies.

So, we get there (it’s really hard to find because it’s inside a shop that is shared by several businesses).  Their stall or portion of the store is really small.  As it turns out, they rotate their goodies and don’t always have pies or cupcakes or whatever.  I was VERY disappointed that there were no pies at all.  Now it’s all I can think about and I almost bought an 8″ vegan pie at Whole Foods today just for myself.  I resisted the temptation, but I’m pretty sure I might be making a pie here in the near future.  Anyway, I settled on two different cookie sandwich things, just so I could do a review based on trying two things instead of just one.  If I’m being completely honest, none of their goodies really appealed to me.  Nothing really sounded or looked that great.

The top one is a peanut butter chocolate cookie sandwich; the bottom is a chocolate chip cookie sandwich.  Both were pretty crumbly (the peanut butter chocolate much more so) and they kinda made a little mess.  Taste-wise, I preferred the chocolate chip over the peanut butter chocolate, but was disappointed with the lack of chocolate chips to be found in the cookie.  The cream center of both was good, although I have no idea what it was made from.  It was almost like a frosting or something.

Overall, my experience was pretty disappointing.  First it was difficult to find.  Then they don’t have my pie (or really much of a selection at all).  And then the cookies didn’t really blow me away.  Since they just opened and are just starting out, I will give them another chance…. but it probably won’t be for a while.  It made me wish I would have gotten a dessert to go from Cafe Gratitude.

All in all, I had an awesome day with my girls and I can’t wait to do it again!