J. Selby's: A Plant-Based Eatery

I had never been to J. Selby's before. It's a vegan restaurant located in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I decided to try it out before a play we were seeing. 

What I wasn't expecting was that you order your food first and then

go sit down at a table. I sort of thought this was going to be a kind of fancy sit down restaurant. However, I didn't let this bug me. We looked at the menu and ordered a plate of vegan nachos, and I ordered a chickpea salad sandwich with fries and my husband ordered one of their raw plates. 

I thought the nachos were pretty good. They came with vegan sour cream and guacamole. The hubby didn't enjoy the fake cheese, but I actually thought it was pretty good considering other fake cheeses I had tried. It was just the right amount of salty and in my opinion, didn't taste too different from a nacho cheese. It came topped with olives and salsa as well. 

The chickpea salad sandwich was pretty good. It reminded me of a tuna salad sandwich. One thing I don't like about restaurant versions of any sort of salad sandwich though is that they always make it sweet instead of tangy. I prefer tangy to sweet in most cases. But, the sandwich was edible and pretty tasty. The fries that came with it were not impressive. Just your average freezer fries with little to no flavor and not the greatest texture. I wouldn't order the fries again. 

The raw bowl was just that, a bowl of raw vegetables with a carrot

ginger dip type thing in the middle of it. When it came out and we realized what it was, we kind of wanted to return it for something more substantial. I mean, we can throw some veggies into a bowl at home and call it dinner for a lot cheaper. So, I personally wouldn't recommend the raw bowl. It worked for my husband because he needed something gluten free, but there were other options for him. 

All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good experience. What I love about this place is that it's all vegan. I didn't have to worry about cross contamination or wonder what I could eat. The menu was full of tasty items that were all plant-based. They had house made corn dogs even! I was sitting next to a guy who was eating their cauliflower wings, which are breaded cauliflower with your choice of sauce and my mouth was watering watching him eat those. I'll have to try them next time!

Well, signing off. I hope you enjoyed my post, and I'll see ya next time!