good earth

the good earth roseville was never great, but passable. they are one of those restaurants that try and use the words healthy and organic synonymously, which is misleading at best. i ordered food tonight for pickup, because i had a decent meal there through the week. unfortunately, not only was the order wrong, it was wrong due to extreme negligence. not only were my dietary restrictions ignored, but potato chips and bacon were haphazardly tossed on top of my order. i eat neither meat nor potato chips. when i called and spoke with the person in charge, alex, he told me that the meal usually comes with a side and there must have been a miscommunication. a miscommunication implies that there was some communication to begin with. i ordered a meatless meal, wasn't offered sides, and as a result, picked up a mess of a useless meal. although alex says he comped me for the errors, that's not the best solution. the best solution is hiring competent people in the first place. while i completely understand that customer service is often a difficult job, having committed leadership with strong interpersonal skills makes a tremendous difference. i won't be back and suggest the same for everyone. go to aplacewith staff invested in their products and customers, versus aplaceinvested in defending their mistakes

food was great and our waiter was very knowledgable and engaging. he brought out fruit for our 4 year old while we waited for our group. i had the curry coconut chicken and it was perfect. theplaceis a bit loud, but the food and service makes up for it.

it’s been a while since i went to good earth (in roseville, second location in edina), even though i love it there. you see, before i went off gluten, i couldn’t digest lots of fruits and veg, including spinach, broccoli, apples, basil (ok, any dark leafy green), oranges, and tons more.  and since pretty much everything at good earth, being aplacewith a focus on whole foods, had something i couldn’t digest, we just quit going. well, lucky me, doc finally helped me see that it wasn’t the veg at all . . . it was the gluten.  and within two months of going off of it, i could eat those foods again. that means i can go to good earth and enjoy a gluten free menu this long!: wowsas! that’salotta options!  (don’t worry, i took better somewhat pics of each of the sections – check ‘em out at the bottom of the posts) i had the bison burger with gf multigrain bread (which, as always, got a little soggy. when will i learn?). yummers. it came with terra chips. a nice touch is that they even brough