Real Food Daily isn’t the only eco restaurant with a stimulus special. For pescatarians, there’s Border Grill’s now serving a $10 quick lunch (PDF).
As a member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program, Border Grill only serves sustainable seafood — alongside all-organic rice and beans and lots of locally grown ingredients — and organic wines!
And lest vegetarians and vegans get turned off by the meat-inclusive menu, Border Grill marks dishes made with at least 80% plant-based ingredients with a little green symbol to encourage people to eat less meat. Explains the website:
Because 18% of greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock–more than from transportation–and Americans eat about twice as much of the daily protein recommended by the USDA, Border Grill is encouraging guests to get meat out of the center of the plate and build the meal around vegetables, grains, beans, salads, and fruit.
Find out more about Border Grill’s eco-initiatives. As you can see from the photos, I couldn’t resist the ceviche and fish tacos and didn’t get the $10 dealio — but I did resist the organic wine temptation….
Border Grill. 1445 4th St., Santa Monica. 310.451.1655
I LOVE Border Grill. It doesn’t hurt that I have several gift cards to use there right now… Susan Fenniger just opened up Street in my ‘hood (WeHo) this week, and I can’t wait to check that out too.
I actually went to Border Grill on Valentine’s Day this year. They had a 4 course meal special and there were vegetarian options for each course! I was quite excited.
Comment by Meredith — April 2, 2009 @ 4:19 pm