#uwfood

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Saigon Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant on  4142 Brooklyn Ave NE. It’s a bit farther than Greenhouse if you live near West Campus but the food is good and the price is fair. They serve pho, a variety of rice plates as well as sandwiches. Like many of the other restaurants, there’s a lack of vegetables and fruits, however you can request and add more bean sprouts to your pho to get more of the vegetable section of the Healthy Eating Plate.

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I’ve only really had the pho and spring rolls at this restaurant, but they taste great and the rice plates aren’t bad either. If you’re looking for authentic pho or vietnamese food, you may be disappointed, but If you are just looking for some noodles and soup, I would recommend going here. 

[epan0207]

Cultivate is another restaurant that many UW students go to eat in their first year. Unlike Local Point, Cultivate has a much more expensive selection of foods. They serve food such as Caesar salad, salmon, bbq pork and steak at a price range of $10-$18. In terms of proximity, Cultivate is also very close to West Campus dorms. The options for vegetables here is a lot more than either Greenhouse or Local point, so this is not bad place to eat to maintain a healthy diet. 

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My experiences with Cultivate has not been the best, mostly because the two times that I’ve gone there, the quality of food was not up to my expectations and the food is pretty expensive so that makes the experience even worse. I would only recommend this restaurant if you have a lot of money left in your dining account and need to use it before the end of the year, otherwise, you’ll probably have a bad time.

[epan0207]

Greenhouse is a Korean restaurant that’s located on  4106 Brooklyn Ave NE. It is very close to the west campus dorms and provides lots of tasty Korean dishes. There’s over 30 different options to choose from and the price is reasonable, ranging from $6 to $16. There’s also a good amount of food so you won’t be hungry for a while.  However, like Local Point, there’s not many options available to get fruits and vegetables. There is one dish called Poke don which contain a variety of vegetables and raw fish, but you’ll still want some fruits so again, head over to district market or Safeway to get some fruits.

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I’ve been to this restaurant over 40 times and I would highly recommend trying their Bibimbap in Hot Stone Pot or BBQ Beef Bulgoki. If you enjoy Korean food or just want a new place to go eat, this is the place to go.

[epan0207]

Local Point lacks a large part of the vegetable and fruit portion mentioned in the Healthy Eating Plate and mostly serves food that covers whole grains and protein. To account for this lack of fruits and vegetables, you can head over to the District Market or the local Safeway to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables. 

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In my personal experience, local point is on the lower spectrum of good food and I go there usually to save time and/or money. At the beginning of the school year, the food tasted pretty good, but after a while, I start to get sick of eating the same food and choose to go to other places to eat. It all comes down to how much time you have, and how much you want to spend.  What do you look for when trying to find somewhere to eat?