Nature’s Express is a new restaurant that recently opened in Yuma that focuses on fast healthy food. They advertise that the food is 100% plant-based and when we asked the cashier she said everything is vegan. On top of that all their packaging and cutlery is biodegradable, they recycle their cooking oil and use it as biofuel, they source much of their food locally, and buy as much organic as they can. According to their website the restaurant was started by a local oncologist and his wife who were interested in offering the community a healthy alternative from the usual fast food.
While in Yuma this weekend we sampled their menu and loved everything we tried. If you like chili cheese burgers I’d recommend their’s. It had plenty of chili and really captured the essence of the real thing. My wife tried the Reuben which said said was great as well. We also shared a large order of sweet potato fries which were quite tasty. I would have called them chips even though they weren’t that crispy. For desert we had carrot cake, this cake is great, it’s so delicious and moist! I highly recommend it.
So for anyone in Yuma you must go check this place out and for all those from the rest of Arizona you must stop here for lunch on your way in and out of San Diego.
Nature’s Express
2905 4th Avenue Yuma, AZ 85364
T: 928.317.8300 F: 928.317.8304
Dining room open: 10am—9pm Daily
Drive-thru open: Mon—Fri: 7am—10pm Sat & Sun: 10am—10pm
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March 3rd, 2008 at 7:35 am
I had a chance to stop by there too this weekend while visiting Yuma for a wedding. I thought the food was really good but I also thought they could have done a better job with the amount of waste that was involved. I had a veggie burger and fries which each item was wrapped in papper and then placed in a styrofoam container. My tea was given to me in a plastic cup too even though my order wasn’t to go.
March 3rd, 2008 at 8:08 am
As far as I could tell the all the containers were biodegradable even the clear plastic looking cups. They said something like eco cup on them. Compared to other fast food they are light years ahead.
March 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 am
I thought their food was awesome, I wish they had one in Phoenix (how often can you say that about a small town restaurant??)! Even though there was a good amount of packaging it is biodegradable, here is the info:
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/109/greenware
I was really impressed with their dedication to sustainability as well as to healthy and delicious food. Go Nature’s Express!