Inside Outerlands (4001 Judah), a welcome new addition to an increasingly more charming collection of businesses on the last few blocks where Judah ends at Ocean Beach, the use of mixed wood helps continue the feeling of water, sand and salty air.
Soups, salads and sides are the name of the game (for the moment at least), with a focus on organic ingredients from Northern California; the salad greens come from Heirloom Organics in Hollister, for example. There's also a rotating beer selection as well as organic, biodynamic and sustainable wine from France, Germany and Ukiah.
Name: Go Raw Chocolate Super Cookies
Brand: Freeland Foods
Origin: Mountain View
Found at: Rainbow Grocery (1745 Folsom)
Cost: $5.59
Ingredients: Organic coconut (unsulphured), sprouted organic sesame seeds, organic date, raw organic agave nectar, raw organic cacao
Calories per serving: 149
Why I bought it: Despite being burned a few times, the search for good raw and vegan Snacktion continues. Besides, super cookies rule the world!
Tasting notes: These are pretty addictive, mastering the elusive arts of texture and crunch. Free of nuts, wheat and gluten, they also thankfully taste more like chocolate than dates. That's a balance that can typically be reversed with vegan sweets; sometimes they rely too heavily on the dates.
Would I buy it again? Yes, and will also try some of the other sweet and savory flavors.
What other blogs/sites thought of it: Another tasty product from a local, family-owned company appears to fly below the Internet radar until now.
