Mean Greens Café — Restaurant in Denton

FYI: entrance is from Avenue C just south of Maple St. Walk up the small staircase just north of the loading dock for Maple Hall on Ave C, and the entrance to Mean Greens will be a brief walk down the covered walkway and through the double doors on your right.

The chefs know what they're doing here! I tried breakfast, lunch, and dinner service all in the span of two days. For non-students, you can pay for any meal of the day for $9 + tax, all-you-can-eat. Tons of choices, and the variety keeps things interesting (e.g., veggie tofu scramble, red curry tofu, seitan yakitori, lentil shepherd's pie). The vegetable sides are cooked perfectly and seasoned beautifully (e.g., roasted broccoli & parsnips, spicy orange carrots, sweet potatoes). Infused water flavors change day to day (e.g., watermelon thyme, peach basil, strawberry ginger).

The only thing I would skip is any frosted cake: the icing is too sweet for my taste. But the chocolate chip bake and the brownie were both amazing. I turned them both into sundaes by topping them with vanilla soft serve.

Next time, I need to ask about the freshly made veganini (i.e.,...

This is the best food on campus. Everything is fresh and a large selection of food. It's much smaller than the others and has a good atmosphere. I am not a vegan but choose to eat here because of the good quality. The drinks are good too. No soda, so you are forced to make a good healthy choice. The only thing that's stopping this place from having 5 starts are the servers. 50% of them are fantastic. The other...

Love the variety of vegan foods they have here, from waffles, tofu scramble, and fresh fruit at breakfast time and the pizza, soups, fried rice, grilled vegetables, curry, and American choices that they offer at lunch and dinner time. For desserts you can choose from fresh ice cream, cakes, brownies and cookies. There is always a salad bar with lettuce grown using hydroponics and packed with...