the hm sort of food.

well. okay. not to say this place was entirely bad, because we only tried a couple of different items. a place called Roots Gourmet in Long Beach. super tiny homey feel, organic schtuff. nice people. pretty good-looking stuff.

i got this sandwich called "The Vegan" which was a typical portobello sandwich. portobello, sweet onion jam (??), tofu, bit of lettuce, and a slice of tomato. but that's all it was! i got it on an "herb focaccia" bread which was hard and oily like a crouton. i sure didn't taste the herbs. the onion jam, which first off, okay, why can't you put real carmelized onions on your sandwich? it really doesn't take very long to make.. the jam tasted onionish but was very thinly spread. the tofu was a slice of firm tofu fried in some oil, no flavoring at all. the whole thing had such little flavor, it just tasted like a mouthful of oil. that's not what i'm looking for in a vegan meal.
less oil. more flavor.

my friend got their "Caprese" not vegan, but looked delicious. typical caprese sandwich with mozzerella, tomato, lettuce, and pesto. he said his was also bland. on a caprese?? where's the basil! caprese is one of the simplest delicious sandwiches to make, how in the world do you make a bland caprese?! geelawee. maybe they forgot the basalmic? or garlic? can't make a caprese without either of those. it's just not right. 

the sandwiches looked appealing. nice presentation, but the taste did not match the aesthetic.
my thumbs are down.