Unfortunately, the pictures that I got at Pure Food & Wine did not turn out well. The restaurant is dimly-lit and the flash made the pictures too bright, especially against the white plates.
I had previously gotten a salad and some cookies from Pure Takeaway, so I knew the restaurant would be completely satisfying, and it was!
My companion got the Caesar salad without nori, and I ordered the aruluga and watercress salad with watermelon. Both were great. I loved the sweetness of the watermelon with the salad.
For dinner, I enjoyed the Chili Lime Tortilla Wraps, with some kind of (I think) sun-dried tomato spicy spread, guacamole, pico de gallo, nut sour cream, on delicious tortilla shells. I would definitely order this again.
He got the marinated and dried mushrooms with vegetable medley that I see is not on the website menu right now. I tried the vegetables, with peppers and snap peas. Not sure what was in it, but they were some of the best-tasting veggies I’ve ever eaten. The fungus, I’m told, was good as well. I did not partake. 
No dessert, except some brownies, thumbprint cookies, and caramel chocolates to go (yes, very indulgent), which were tasty and perfectly sweetened, just as before.
The waitress was very helpful. My only complaint about Pure is that they say everything is vegan, but when you read the menu and/or pry further, you must ask what is honey-free specifically, because apparently, they don’t understand or don’t want others to know that honey is not vegan. I’m sure some of the employees who are vegan realize this, but perhaps they’re directed to answer in a certain way. It would be nice if everything at Pure was exploitation- and cruelty-free, one day, just like Raweos, which I see are now vegan.
July 21, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I got Pure Takeaway when I was in NYC at the end of May and it was delicious! It’s been my experience at all raw restaurants where I’ve eaten that they include honey and bee pollen in their ingredients. Juliano’s Raw in Santa Monica gives the option of agave in certain dishes, but honey is inextricably ingrained in others. When I asked, the hostess said bee pollen and honey were considered super foods or something to that effect. I’m taking that as a grain of salt and am curious to know the real reason why honey is considered part of a raw vegan diet at these restaurants.
July 21, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Yeah, but it doesn’t matter if they are superfoods, like you said – they aren’t vegan, so it’s not correct to label or state out loud that they are. If someone chooses to call themselves “vegan” and eat an animal byproduct, that’s their choice, but they can’t expect the rest of us to change the definition of veganism to suit their whims or health concerns. Last I checked, honey isn’t a World Health Organization requirement for consumption by humans to maintain proper nutrition. Even if it were, honey still would be an animal product and, therefore, not vegan.
And of course people who choose to eat honey can be defensive – I’m not saying they are bad or wrong. I’m just saying it’s not vegan.