Eats Meets West Bowls — Restaurant in Belmont

We first went there during a massive heat wave during a power outage a few weeks ago, and because we couldn’t cook at home we were looking for a place to eat with A\C. Unfortunately their AC was fairly minimal, so we didn’t get the cool relief we wanted. However the food was absolutely amazing and unique, not to mention healthy and very accommodating to special requests.

One person in our family is a vegetarian, another is strictly Keto, and another eats only like a meat eating cave man. All of us left very happy, including the cave man — even though he had no idea how to order, or why he was even there. Today we went there as a family for a second time and all loved it again — including the cave man, again. We gave him the choice to go with us or get something else, and he chose to go with us — a minor miracle considering he is a meat and potatoes guy. He loved it.

One really fun thing about it is that they serve their food in giant heart shaped bowls. I don’t know why I care so much, but this makes the food both fun to eat and tastes so much better somehow! I’ve even gone online to find the bowls so I can order some for home use. I absolutely loved using them and want a few for home.

SUGGESTION* If I were the restaurateur I would sell the bowls. I bet a lot of people would love to buy them. I would for sure. For that matter they should sell some of their special toppings, in to go containers. I would also buy those. And I’d buy the sauces in pint containers. There’s alot to love about this place.

I left feeling so light and healthy, which is rare for dining out. I didn’t over eat and I didn’t deviate from my keto plan. It was a very good feeling to get a healthy big meal without feeling uncomfortably stuffed.

After I got home I sent pictures of our meal to my best friend, and got back the response: “wow, that looks amazing. We are SO going there for lunch!” So, it looks like a have a new favorite restaurant! ♡ ♡

Lastly the decor and staff are extremely friendly, kind and warm people. I love seeing the family photos on the wall — all the kid pictures are so sweet. It’s a lovely touch and makes me genuinely love these people (who I don’t...

The owner is very sweet and kind but something about the place seems off. There was spoilt food/trash smell right as we entered. Wish we stuck to our gut and didn’t order. The concept itself is good but she definitely doesn’t comply with sanitary conditions. She didn’t wear gloves while adding any items in the bowl. The rice smelled very off and seemed like it was almost spoilt. Hope the owner takes care next time as this is something people can catch on to easily. The salad leaves were not feeling fresh either, it was definitely few days old left in the refrigerator. Spinach leaves were wilted and the lettuce had brown color to the ends so it definitely wasn’t fresh. Bottom line - if you aren’t able to give fresh ingredients to people you shouldn’t be charging $20 per bowl. So crazily priced for no quality. We didn’t get a traditional take out bowl where you could mix the sauces into this rice salad bowl. That was hard itself to do so we couldn’t eat this properly after we did take out. Given that the place is meant to mostly cater to people who come for take outs, it doesn’t meet...

Love that this is a small, woman-owned business!! I thought the flavors of the bowl were delicious, fun concept, very friendly service.

However, overall, I think the experience could be better. I don't like that there's limited indoor seating. It's cold outside!! I guess that's not a problem in the summer, but it's definitely a problem in the winter (and the weather right now is winter-like and it's April).

My second issue is that the menu, and ordering, is way way too complicated. The owner explained it to me, and I was still confused and floundering. I guess it's not a problem for a visitors, but for first timers or occasional patrons, it's just too confusing.

Finally, while the bowl was very tasty, I was hungry 2 hours later. I wish that a protein was included in the standard bowl. Having to pay more for protein...