Urbane Cafe — Restaurant in Encinitas

To say Urbane Cafe is one of my ALL-TIME favorite restaurants is an understatement. I fell in love with the food while working at USD over the last 16 years. I can tell you that when asking our college students what food I should order for events, Urbane Cafe is always the #1 request (especially as they have options for vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, and dairy-free foods! It makes ordering for a crowd SO easy!!! Boxes are labeled with names and orders, and Bea is fantastic at getting everything set with catering delivery)! The food is always so satisfying. Consistently on par with quality, flavor, and value. I was thrilled when the Encinitas Restaurant opened, as I have friends and family in North County. I've ordered for family gatherings and love to meet friends for lunch and dinner (I'd love breakfast too ... I can dream of breakfast sandwhiches on that incredible bread)! It's a great location to grab a quick bite when shopping or to hang out with friends and family. I've had everything on the menu over the years (and the seasonal specials and have several go-to menu items I choose from regularly), and everyone in my family has their favorites. Still, my all-time favorite is the Urbane Cafe Salad. The blend of moist chicken, nuts, pear, and avocado is fantastic! I rarely eat bread anymore... but the one bread that is an exception is the fresh delicious Urbane bread (dipping it into a bit of dressing ... awe, heaven)! We are living in Morgan Hill, CA, right now ... and the very first thing I get when I drive into town is Urbane Cafe in Encinitas. I time my drive to be there when they open, and I usually order at least two salads and keep one for the next day (they refrigerate beautifully). I pray you open an Urbane Cafe in Morgan Hill very soon! Morgan Hill is a Foodie's paradise! I know the health-conscious, food-loving valley residents would be in heaven (and the value would certainly be appreciated)! And as most of San Jose and Gilroy travel to Morgan Hill for good food, this would be an ideal location to start! ... Plus, you have an Urbane Cafe Lover (ME) who would gladly stand on the corner and give sworn testimony! I can't wait to get my next Urbane Cafe fix on 11/7 ... I'll see you then!...

First, from the outside, you do not realize how big and spacious the restaurant is. It had plenty of open seating.

Upon walking in, I noticed the massive menu, with so many delicious options to choose from. I also noticed the bread/focaccia making station, which assured me of how fresh my food was going to be.

The lady taking my order was so kind and she helped me by giving her suggestion of what Sandwich I should get, as I was stuck between two; their seasonal Mojo Chicken and the Bahn Mi Chicken. She suggested the Mojo Chicken and the Mojo Chicken is what I ordered.

While waiting for my lunch, I filled up my drink cup with half tea and half of their blueberry basil lemonade. SO GOOD!!!! When I left, I filled up on half tea, half Mango lemonade! Just as good as the blueberry basil.

When I received my sandwich, I was so excited to dig in. The cheese was ooey gooey and the veggies on my sandwich were grilled to perfection. The chicken was nice and juicy and the sauces on that sandwich were AMAZING!!!! I did not eat much of the salad, as I am not an arugula fan, but my problem, not there's. I will most definitely go for a cup of soup next time, as I am a soup lover and would love to try one of their soups of the day. Luckily the sandwich came with a bag of chips that left me more than satisfied!

The staff was amazing, so kind and offered up any help when needed!

Overall, I had a great experience and will be back. Healthy eating, but different and fun menu all at the same time. This location is a little out of the way for me, but the Mira Mesa Urbane Cafe has...

We were greeted by friendly staff and waiters, amazing people.

What i am still amazed about the food is hand baked bread, never had such a tastly bread for a sandwich. We ordered, Moroccan Sandwich, it came with perfectly cooked Roasted Harissa Chicken, with spicy Moroccan Aioli, and lot of veggies. Southwest Chicken Sandwich, I liked this the best. Yummy, Roasted Cajun Chicken with lot Avocado, Corn & Black Bean Salsa, Pepper Jack Cheese, Chipotle Aioli, yumm, the best And my Kid has his own cheese pizza, I also tried the cold nitro brew Pete's coffee. Everything was perfect.

If I go to a Sandwich place, Salads is not my first choice, but looking at this Menu for Salad, I have fallen in love. I am going to try all soon. But I tried “The Ahi Salad”.

The dressing was the best part of the salad, Yumm. The salad was Served with Japanese Chili Garlic Dressing, OMG, I still taste it. The salad had lot of greens with generous amount of sashimi grade ahi tuna. The greens included Asian greens, lot of avocado, some feta cheese, few edamame, cucumbers, red radish, tomatoes and sesame seeds. It also came with Fire-Baked Focaccia Bread , so soft and yumm.

Also tried their 50/50 Chocolate Chip and Chocolate cookie, it was nice and fresh. There were plenty of drinks options including three different flavors of...