We found a gem of a restaurant in a little strip mall on Lake Las Vegas. The Go Raw Cafe turned out to be an amazing find! We enjoyed it so much, we went back twice. Both visits were great experiences.
Somewhat hard to find... the cafe isn't visible from the road. It is in the back right corner of the strip mall, near the water.
Once inside, the cafe appears to be half retail store, half restaurant. They have a huge section of books, focused on raw foods. There is also a good selection of retail raw items. Several different types of different raw breads, cookies, chips, oils, etc.. and some raw vegan health and beauty items as well.
The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. We found out that there are actually two locations. One on the east side of the city, and one on the west side. The location we visited was the original. We never made it out to the other location, but we did visit the original store more than once, so we could try as many dishes as possible.
On our first visit, we had what was called an Acai Rio Bowl, which was essentially served the way Acai is served in Brazil. It was blended, served in a bowl, and topped with a house-made, raw, granola. It was delicious.
Also, we had a wrap, which was collard green rolled around raw veggies. Donna enjoyed this dish more than I did. I just don't like collard greens as a wrap. I much prefer the nutritionally void, romaine leafs.
My entree was the best thing we had there by far. The "Cheezeburger" and "fries". It was a raw beet burger, topped with avocado, sprouts, tomato, and nut "cheeze", served on house-made raw bread, with a side of avocado "fries". (avocad0 breaded in flax seed, served with house-made "ketchup". This dish was AMAZING!! We also made sure to try a couple of different smoothies each visit. Some we liked more than others. But, the Kookies and "Kream" smoothie was the best. Coconut, banana, and dates, blended with cacao nibs and coconut meat.
The next visit, we tried the carrot avocado soup, which was OK. Donna's mom didn't like it, but it was also her introduction to raw food, so...
We ordered the "cheezeburger" and "fries" again, because it was literally THAT good, and I also had the PB&J with banana. I absolutely LOVED it! The house-made jam was awesome. Berry jam and almond butter on house-made raw bread topped with banana. It was delicious. We would both DEFINITELY recommend this place to anyone looking for a great, healthy place to eat in Vegas!
Go Raw Café Westside Location | Go Raw Café Eastside Location |
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