CLOSED: Roots

CLOSED: Roots
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Veg-options

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Juice bar

Beer/Wine

Take-out

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Serves meat, vegan options available. All veg except for fish and shrimp. Includes main entrees, sandwiches, desserts, juices, and coffee. Next door is their sister home-clothing store. Reported shut down in late June 2013, phone no answer.

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124 N Walnut St (at 6th St), Bloomington, Indiana, USA, 47401
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4 Reviews

First Review by IUMom

amarello

Points +200

Vegan

29 Jul 2011

Excellent! - Edit

At a conference in Bloomington and thus forced to eat out every meal. I finally found a good restaurant here! Everything on the menu can be vegetarian or vegan and the only meat dish I saw was a daily special that was salmon. I had a vegan pesto sandwich with seitan which was excellent. Very fresh looking and tasting baby greens on the sandwich. Service was friendly, even though they were extremely busy.

Pros: vegan selection, delicious, friendly staff

RunVeg

Points +167

Vegan

01 Jan 2010

My favorite Bloomington restaurant - Edit

I love Bloomington, and I make the hour trip there almost every weekend to buy real groceries. I love all the food options, compared to either Terre Haute or Greencastle (Read: NONE at either location). Roots is my favorite! Their Thai cuisine is so delish, and their appetizer sampler is to die for (alas, it is fried, so make it a special occasion!). It has spring rolls, fried seitan, and fried tofu. I can't ever decide which is my favorite!

I asked to eat there for my last birthday when my parents said they'd take me out to eat. I got my omni parents to eat there, and they loved it! They both got smoothies after the meal, too.

Oh, don't miss out on the wheatgrass shooters. They're a little expensive ($5), but they are awesome! And there is outside seating, which I love.

Pros: sampler appetizer, wheatgrass shooters, smoothies

Cons: wheatgrass a little expensive

alllifeissacred

Points +74

Vegan

02 Jun 2008

My Favorite Restaurant - Edit

I can honestly say Roots is my all time favorite restaurant ever. Mostly because of the community I feel when going there but also because they are the only restaurant in town you can go to get an ethically produced meal without other aspects of the restaurant compromising itself for marketing purposes.

I've been a patron of Roots many years now and I have seen them grow. Ryan's ideals where great but he was too nice at times and was not always the best person when it came to finances and hiring people.

Since the change of ownership the quality of the staff has gotten not just better but actually great. They are friendly and helpful not the 20 minutes waiting to be served and the sometimes snotty attitudes often I got before.

The food as also improved with many new asian dishes. The Tom Ka, Pad Thai, and Green curry are all out of this world fantastic. Tuk Ta is an amazing cook and one of the most compassionate woman I know. She always a smile and kind word to say.

Today I had the biscuits and gravy which yes are vegan. They were smaller than the portions I remembered before which honestly were too much for me and I felt guilty about wasting them or a the take home container.

This time the biscuits weren't rocks which has happened a few times under past ownership. The sage gravy was incredible as well as the potato cake was honestly the best I have had yet.

Andy who is one of the new owners along with Tuk Ta knows how to hire and has hired some real quality staff remembers. I am on a first name basis with them all and look forward to my visits.

I sure hope vegetarians and vegans remember to vote with their dollars because Root's is a rarity in these parts and if we are mindful to feed what is compassionate and good it will help set the stage for others like it.

Personally when I do chose to go out to eat I eat at Roots about 70-80 percent of the time because I understand how powerful where we put our dollars can be.

Peace and blessings to any who read this : )

Pros: Friendly Staff, Ethic Food, Whoelsome Healthy Food

Cons: Not super cheap but not too spendy, Can takes a bit of time to get a juice, Occasional small parking issue

IUMom

Points +6

Non Veg

27 Feb 2007

Great food and great environment - Edit

I just love Roots Restaurant and Juicebar. I've been there many times and everytime I'm in town (I'm from Nothern IN) I have to stop in for some great food. I'm not a vegetarian and I rarely eat food without meat but I love going to Roots. All the food is fabulous and has tons of flavor. The sandwiches are great and the stirfry is also one of my favorites. They always give you tons of food and I always have to ask for a to-go box. I've never had bad service or cold/bad food here. I am a customer for life for Roots. Give them a try and you'll be plesantly surprised as to how amazing the food is.

Pros: Great Food!!!, Healthy Options, Beautiful Decor