LEAF VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
2101 16th St. | 303-442-1485

Enjoy a variety of seasonal menu items prepared with fresh, local produce and served in a casual ambience. Start off with Buffalo seitan with blue cheese and a carrot and celery salad, or smoked tofu crêpe with watercress, vodka-horseradish cream and an apple and pear salad. For a main course, consider vegan enchiladas with corn, summer squash and zucchini and red beans with roasted tomatillo and tomato sauces; or a raw trio consisting of fennel salad, cucumber and jicama relish, tomatillo salad and green gazpacho; or Jamaican jerk tempeh served with Forbidden black rice, coconut-plantain sauce, chard and fruit salsa. Save room for the Forbidden black-rice pudding or vegan carrot cake. The wine list features all organic, biodynamic or sustainable wines, and Martinis are made with Vodka 14, an organic local vodka. Or pick a beverage from the espresso or smoothie bar menus. Open seven days week from 11am to close, serving lunch, happy hour, and dinner beginning at 5pm. MC, VISA, AMEX, DISC. Checks accepted.

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