360 Health Cafe — Restaurant in Marina

• To those on plant-based diets: beware.*

Very disappointed with the plant-based protein lunch options: only one option and there’s not much protein.

I’d eaten near this place several times at night when it was closed. I’d glanced briefly at the menu and was excited about the possibilities. I came for lunch today. While they seem to have a number of plant-based breakfast bowls (lots of carbs — I’m not sure how much protein, if any, is in them), they only have one plant-based protein lunch option: tofu panini. Normally it comes with the soup of the day. Today the soup was chicken soup, so I couldn’t eat it. They were not willing to make a substitution. (I suggested even something small like a shot of ginger, which costs less than the standalone cost of a cup of soup. They declined.) When I bit into the Panini, I discovered it was tons of bread – and very little tofu.

So, now I’m going to a nearby restaurant to buy something else that’s truly a meal and not mainly bread. Fortunately, within 50 yards there are three restaurants with solid plant-based protein options: Dametra Mediterranean, Deli Delicious, Teriyaki Madness. I suggest you go to those or...

Our first and last time here, we tried their acaí bowls and organic coffee. The "hot" coffee was served to us barely luke warm, which means they gave us old coffee. But the biggest disappointment was the acaí bowls. They had no flavor, I felt like I was just eating a bowl of sugar. It was covered in coconut shavings, granola and maple syrup, and beneath was a truly unappetizing mess of an "acaí bowl" base. It was super thick and not fully blended. There were entire frozen strawberries, banana and blueberry chunks and, unblended stems and leaf chunks of what I suspected was spinach. And it was brown. The worst part about it was that right behind us on the wall was a beautiful picture advertising acaí bowls, with a gorgeous, normal looking acaí bowl with fresh fruit all on top and a bright purple-pink characteristic acaí base underneath. Such false advertisement and such a waste of money. I didn't even want to eat mine it was so awful. I threw...

We tried the chicken panini, smoothies and milk tea boba. The soup is come with panini for free and which is good. The bread is crispy. Overall the food is good and staffs are friendly. The store emphasizes the ingredients are from local and organic. The smoothie and milk tea make a big difference! I drink milk tea and smoothie on daily basis so I can tell the difference. They make the smoothie without ice and sugar! What? No sugar and ice?? Instead, they put organic date and fruits! I know it is a little pricy but it really worth it. Other stores put a lot of ice and I will say half of the price is for ice! OMThey have house-made boba! The owner showed me they make the in house boba(tapioca). The boba is chewy and you know what you are eating. Other milk tea store buy boba from outside and you don’t know what is the “real” ingredients. This store is a hiding gems and I will come...